China's FA seeking coach worldwide for its women's football team
9 months, 3 weeks ago

China's FA seeking coach worldwide for its women's football team

China Daily  

China's players celebrate scoring during the women's bronze medal match against Uzbekistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 6, 2023. BEIJING -- The Chinese Football Association announced on Tuesday that a recruitment process has been launched to seek the new head coach for its senior women's team. The statement noted that the applicants also must be aware of the international and Asian football development trend as well as the status quo of the Chinese team. The Chinese women's team has been without a head coach since last November when Shui Qingxia stepped down following her team's failure to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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Pushing the ball forward
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Pushing the ball forward

China Daily  

Infinite, an amateur women's football team based in Beijing, organized an international women's football tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on July 6. Organized by Infinite, an amateur women's soccer team based in Beijing, the tournament attracted 16 teams with players from more than 12 countries. "This marks the first instance of a Chinese amateur soccer team organizing an international tournament …

Team China's form courts criticism
7 months ago

Team China's form courts criticism

China Daily  

Coach Cai Bin reacts as outside hitter Wu Mengjie falls to the ground during China's straight-sets loss to Italy in the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League on Sunday in Macao. Although apparently not in peak form, Zhu, a 1.98-meter tall outside hitter who led Team China to a golden finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics, remains one of the world's …

Team China's form courts criticism
7 months ago

Team China's form courts criticism

China Daily  

Coach Cai Bin reacts as outside hitter Wu Mengjie falls to the ground during China's straight-sets loss to Italy in the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League on Sunday in Macao. Although apparently not in peak form, Zhu, a 1.98-meter tall outside hitter who led Team China to a golden finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics, remains one of the world's …

Xie Lijun becomes Chinese Super League's first female referee
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Xie Lijun becomes Chinese Super League's first female referee

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- After taking charge of the match between Shanghai Port and Shandong Taishan in the 2024 Chinese Super League on Monday, Xie Lijun became the first woman to referee a top-flight men's football match in China. "In 2023, I was the only one to referee in the women's World Cup, and I hope to have more Chinese female referees …

Xie Lijun becomes Chinese Super League's first female referee
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Xie Lijun becomes Chinese Super League's first female referee

China Daily  

SHANGHAI -- After taking charge of the match between Shanghai Port and Shandong Taishan in the 2024 Chinese Super League on Monday, Xie Lijun became the first woman to referee a top-flight men's football match in China. "In 2023, I was the only one to referee in the women's World Cup, and I hope to have more Chinese female referees …

China's FA seeking coach worldwide for its women's football team
9 months, 3 weeks ago

China's FA seeking coach worldwide for its women's football team

China Daily  

China's players celebrate scoring during the women's bronze medal match against Uzbekistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 6, 2023. BEIJING -- The Chinese Football Association announced on Tuesday that a recruitment process has been launched to seek the new head coach for its senior women's team. The statement noted that the applicants …

Shui pays price for Olympics setback
1 year, 1 month ago

Shui pays price for Olympics setback

China Daily  

Shui Qingxia's tenure as Team China women's head coach has ended after the squad's failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. CFA parts ways with women's head coach after failure to reach Paris Games Head coach Shui Qingxia has bid farewell to the Chinese women's soccer team after failing to earn the "Steel Roses" a place at next year's Paris …

Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games: Indian football schedule, men’s and women’s team match timings, venue, live streaming info
1 year, 3 months ago

Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games: Indian football schedule, men’s and women’s team match timings, venue, live streaming info

The Hindu  

The Indian football men’s team returns to the Asian Games after nine years and will start its campaign, set to be played from September 23-October 8, 2023, in Hangzhou against host China. Indian men’s football team schedule for Asian Games: September 19: China vs India - September 21: India vs Bangladesh September 24: Myanmar vs India September 27 or 28: …

Women’s World Cup 2023: China star says ‘we are no role models’ after World Cup thrashing
1 year, 5 months ago

Women’s World Cup 2023: China star says ‘we are no role models’ after World Cup thrashing

The Hindu  

Tearful Chinese star Wang Shuang said her team were “not particularly good role models” after they were dumped out of the Women’s World Cup with a 6-1 humiliation at the hands of England. China was once a leading power in women’s football, but its heyday, when it came fourth in 1995 and reached the final four years later, now looks …

Coach Shui Qingxia takes on pressure as China keep World Cup 2023 last 16 hopes alive
1 year, 5 months ago

Coach Shui Qingxia takes on pressure as China keep World Cup 2023 last 16 hopes alive

The Hindu  

China coach Shui Qingxia brought her Asian Cup-winning team to Australia hoping to move a step closer to restoring the Steel Roses to their former glories, more than two decades after losing to the United States in the Women’s World Cup final. “When we arrived in Australia for the World Cup, I told the players not to feel pressured,” Shui, …

Team China braced for tough challenge
1 year, 5 months ago

Team China braced for tough challenge

China Daily  

Coach Shui keeping lid on World Cup expectations, admitting Steel Roses face uphill task to make deep run Shen Mengyu and Tang Jiali connect for a goal attempt during a Team China training session on Tuesday in Adelaide, Australia, ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup which kicks off on Thursday. Xinhua Head coach Shui Qingxia has urged fans to …

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: China finalises squad, targets quarterfinals
1 year, 6 months ago

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: China finalises squad, targets quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Asian champions China is targeting a spot in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals after coach Shui Qingxia named her 23-player squad for the tournament. China’s squad for the competition, which is being hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to Aug. 20, features nine players with World Cup experience including captain Wang Shanshan and star striker Wang Shuang. …

Wang Shanshan named Chinese Women's Footballer of the Year
1 year, 8 months ago

Wang Shanshan named Chinese Women's Footballer of the Year

China Daily  

Wang Shuang of China in action during the International Womens Friendly match between Switzerland and China at Swissporarena on April 6, 2023 in Lucerne, Switzerland. BEIJING - Veteran Wang Shanshan has been named the 2022 Chinese Women's Footballer of the Year with her masterclass performances at last year's AFC Women's Asian Cup. "This award belongs to all the people who …

Team China weighs up overseas upgrade to bolster Paris push
1 year, 9 months ago

Team China weighs up overseas upgrade to bolster Paris push

China Daily  

Tall task Pursuing naturalized talents is a controversial topic within China's sports community, and is indicative of just how desperate the CBA is to secure Paris 2024 qualification. Working with a young, work-in-progress squad, Team China head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic faces a major challenge at the World Cup, with ambitious co-hosts Japan and the Philippines as well as a surging …

Steel roses look to bloom
1 year, 10 months ago

Steel roses look to bloom

China Daily  

China's women's soccer team will play a series of tune-up matches in Spain and hopes to make its mark at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup this summer in Australia and New Zealand. Under coach Shui, women's players are honing their skills and mental qualities China's women's soccer team is looking forward to making its mark at the 2023 FIFA …

Steel roses look to bloom
1 year, 10 months ago

Steel roses look to bloom

China Daily  

China's women's soccer team will play a series of tune-up matches in Spain and hopes to make its mark at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup this summer in Australia and New Zealand. Under coach Shui, women's players are honing their skills and mental qualities China's women's soccer team is looking forward to making its mark at the 2023 FIFA …

China's women's basketball team gets one step closer to gold
2 years, 3 months ago

China's women's basketball team gets one step closer to gold

China Daily  

Steph Talbot of Australia dribbles under the defense of Wang Siyu of China during the semifinal match at Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept 30, 2022. After guiding China to a 61-59 close defeat over the host-country, Australia, Zheng led the Chinese squad to the final of FIBA Women's World Cup, formerly the world championships, for the …

China national men's, women's basketball teams unveil training camp rosters
2 years, 7 months ago

China national men's, women's basketball teams unveil training camp rosters

China Daily  

BEIJING - The Chinese Basketball Association on Tuesday announced the 2022 training camp rosters for China's national men's and women's basketball teams. Compared with rosters of nearly 30 players in previous years, this time men's and women's teams selected just 16 players each, with the aim of preparing for events this year with improved efficiency. The men's team, coached by …

AFC Women’s Asian Cup: China marks ‘new start’ for women’s game by reaching final, says coach
2 years, 11 months ago

AFC Women’s Asian Cup: China marks ‘new start’ for women’s game by reaching final, says coach

The Hindu  

China has marked a “new start” for women’s football by reaching the final of the Women’s Asian Cup for the first time in 14 years, head coach Shui Qingxia said on Thursday. “For the whole team and for women’s football in China it’s a new start because we hadn’t qualified for the finals for many years,” Qingxia told reporters. As …

Shui Qingxia confirmed as new China head coach
3 years, 1 month ago

Shui Qingxia confirmed as new China head coach

The Hindu  

Former international midfielder Shui Qingxia has been named head coach of the Chinese national team ahead of January’s Women’s Asian Cup in India. The Chinese Football Association confirmed Shui’s appointment on its official website and she takes on the role from Jia Xiuquan, who led the team to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Shui had been favourite for the role …

China women's hockey team aiming to improve on Rio's ninth place
3 years, 5 months ago

China women's hockey team aiming to improve on Rio's ninth place

China Daily  

TOKYO - Ranked 11th in the world, the China women's hockey team will not be among the title favorites when the Olympic hockey tournament gets underway on July 24. Yet the Chinese side, who are making their sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics, still hope to improve on their ninth place at the Rio Games five years ago. "It is …

Women's Asian Champions League to Kick Off in 2023
3 years, 9 months ago

Women's Asian Champions League to Kick Off in 2023

News 18  

A women’s AFC Champions League will be launched in 2023, Asia’s football governing body has told AFP, with the new international club tournament aiming to increase the strength of the female game across the continent. But the Asian Football Confederation is now preparing to launch a female version of the Champions League in two years’ time, said the governing body’s …

China women's volleyball team begins 2020 Olympic training
5 years, 9 months ago

China women's volleyball team begins 2020 Olympic training

China Daily  

Team China coach Lang Ping instructs her players during the world championship match against the Netherlands in Yokohama, Japan, Oct 20, 2018. BEIJING - China's national women's volleyball team, led by coach Lang Ping, has begun a five-week training program in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, according to the Zhangzhou Sports Training Center. This …

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019: Italy, China and Scotland hand men World Cup lesson
5 years, 10 months ago

FIFA Women's World Cup 2019: Italy, China and Scotland hand men World Cup lesson

The Hindu  

They missed out on the men's World Cup in Russia last year, but the good news for fans in countries from Italy to China and Scotland is that they will be present at the women's tournament in France in June and July. In an interview with AFP just before Collovati's outburst, the Italy women's team coach, Milena Bertolini, said this …

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