Grassroots
What a Shanghai youth tournament can teach us about football in China
It’s easy to be cynical when writing about football. The money pouring in globally and lining executives pockets, pay TV walls, working-class fans priced out as...
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Asia
/ 3 years agoEx-FIFA Referee Jimmy Chan “I attended games at the old HK stadium and there used to be crowds of 20,000”
Jimmy Chan has seen most of the highs and lows of Hong Kong football from a great vantage point; as a...
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Grassroots
/ 3 years agoShock as trainer with manslaughter conviction for schoolboy’s death joins China u15 coaching team
A football coach who was convicted of manslaughter after a young player under his care died in an incident in 2009,...
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Grassroots
/ 3 years agoXu Genbao: “Current crop of Chinese football coaches are not good enough”
Chinese football legend Xu Genbao, who managed two clubs to the Jia-A championship and helped guide Shanghai SIPG’s forerunners, Shanghai Dongya,...
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Features
/ 3 years agoSIPG’s Mads Davidsen – Cultural intelligence for foreign coaches in China, working under Sven, and brown rice v white rice
Former Wild East Football contributor Mads Davidsen is now technical director at Shanghai SIPG, having previously been the team’s U-23 team...
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Grassroots
/ 3 years agoWild West Football – Will China’s first superstar player come from somewhere you never heard of?
When it comes to most things in China, the eastern seaboard is the most developed part of the country and is...
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China National Team
/ 4 years agoFailure is necessary for greater grassroots focus
The men’s national side’s struggles should see China prioritise its grassroots programme and learn from Iceland’s success. Just prepare for a proportionately...
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China National Team
/ 6 years agoFollowing Asian Cup performance, football in China faces reforms
The Chinese national team put in a surprise performance at the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, losing 2-0 to hosts and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPremier Skills: Signs of a Positive Chinese Football Revolution
During the last month in Hangzhou, Zhejiang five English Premier League coach instructors delivered two professional development football courses to over 60...
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Fan Culture
/ 6 years agoInto the third tier: A day out at Fujian Broncos
A few weeks ago I was offered the chance to go and watch Fujian Chaoyue (Fujian Broncos) play at home in this...