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China's long suffering fans have seen their team slump to bottom of their World Cup qualifying group with just one point from four games. Photo: AFP

China, European Union, Guangzhou, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The man who needs a miracle

by Agence France-Presse November 10, 2016February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping listens to a speech during his visit to Britain's National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester in Manchester in October of 2015. Photo: AFP/Richard Stonehouse

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, World

Xi is spark for China’s unlikely passion for England’s north

by Richard Cook November 7, 2016February 18, 2020

Andre Villas-Boas, the newly announced football coach for Shanghai SIPG with general manager Sui Guoyang. Photo: AFP Johannes Eisele

China, Guangzhou, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Korea, World

Villas-Boas latest to join Chinese football boss merry-go-round

by Agence France-Presse November 4, 2016February 18, 2020

China's Guangzhou Evergrande's head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is unsure about his future with the club. Photo: AFP

China, Guangzhou, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Scolari and Lippi in Evergrande conundrum

by Agence France-Presse October 24, 2016February 18, 2020

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China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Italy, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Eight English football clubs with Chinese connections

by Richard Cook October 15, 2016October 15, 2016

Invented here? Chinese interest in football goes back nine centuries as illustrated in this painting depicting Emperor Taizu Song playing cuju (i.e. Chinese football) with his prime minister Zhao Pu and other ministers, by the Yuan dynasty artist Qian Xuan (1235–1305). Wikimedia Commons.

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Middle East, Shanghai, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

China has more than one goal in English football investments

by Richard Cook October 15, 2016February 18, 2020

China's coach Gao Hongbo has quit after his side lost 2-0 to Uzbekistan in a World Cup qualifying match in Tashkent. Reuters

China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

China football coach quits after latest World Cup defeat

by Agence France-Presse October 12, 2016February 18, 2020

China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

Syria stuns China in World Cup qualifier

by Ewen Campbell October 7, 2016

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

Afghan boy gets autographed Messi T-shirt to replace old ‘plastic bag’

by Admin February 26, 2016February 26, 2016

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And all for a little round ball …

by Pepe Escobar June 9, 2006August 21, 2020

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