CFA independence, transfer and salary caps – are they possible?

Every transfer window, the Chinese Super League becomes the object of attention from football-watchers all over the world, primed for news...

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,...

Worker’s Stadium Revue: It could have been worse – Beijing Guoan 2016 ratings

After the discombobulated start to the 2016 season and fears about how bad it would get, Beijing Guoan ended up finishing...

Cheng: Lippi the best, only choice for China

Marcello Lippi will lead China for the first time tonight as the team faces off against Qatar in a World Cup...

Failure 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...

Understanding disinformation: The Sun’s scathing attack on Chinese football explained

Wild East Football was originally established way back in 2010 to report the Chinese game in as frank and constructive manner as possible to counter the...

Cheng: “Perfect” loss to Korea needs to lead to win over Iran

For over an hour on Thursday, it looked like China was headed for yet another embarrassing defeat, creating few chances and...

Cheng: National team’s extra time leads to extra pressure

While almost every league in the world played last weekend, the CFA decided it was best to start the CSL’s international...

Who needs the Manchester Derby when you have the Shanghai Derby?

The last minute cancellation of the Manchester Derby tells us an awful lot about where Chinese football is at right now...

Cheng: Gao guided China into next round, time for CFA to trust in him

It wasn’t quite mission impossible for China last night, but it was pretty close. China needed to beat group leaders Qatar...