Wilson: World Cup expansion doesn’t help China – or anyone else

I genuinely hate to appear to stand on the side of the European football establishment (I'll explain that one further down,...

China Cup Preview: Development more important than results as Chile, Croatia and Iceland come to Guangxi

Tuesday sees the kick-off of the first ever China Cup when the Chinese national team hosts Iceland in Guangxi. Despite speculation...

The first western club to tour China: New York Cosmos’ 1977 adventure

Pele’s farewell tour with the New York Cosmos in 1977 was the first time that a professional Western club had visited...

Lippi experiments with roster for China Cup

The inaugural China Cup kicks off in early January with China being joined by Chile, Iceland, and Croatia for the two...

China 0-0 Qatar: Disappointing result overshadows greatly improved performance in Lippi’s debut

A disappointing result has overshadowed what was otherwise a very bright beginning to the Marcello Lippi era, as China failed to...