China's Under-16 Team's Impressive Performances Indicate a Modern Soccer Style

1 week, 4 days ago

China's soccer requires cash injection at grassroots

Team China players trudge off the field after scraping a draw with Thailand in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on June 6. That is big news for soccer fans around the world, except for those in China who remain dismayed by the Chinese soccer team's failure to make it to the highest stage. After making …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Young Chinese shooters impress world: ISSF president

China Daily

ROME - China's performance in major shooting competitions in 2024 has been remarkable, showcasing the talent and professionalism of its young athletes to the world, said Luciano Rossi, President of the International Shooting Sport Federation Saturday in an interview with Xinhua. "China is running very well in the good direction," Rossi said, adding that ISSF also looks forward to China's …

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1 month ago

Goal in sight, despite brave defeat

China Daily

Lin Liangming scores for China during its World Cup Asian qualifying third-round Group C match against Japan at the Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Tuesday. XINHUA Its qualifying prospects remain bleak and its winless run against Japan continues, yet Team China enjoyed a big morale-booster by making the mighty Samurai Blue bleed in a hard-fought Asian qualifier loss. …

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1 month ago

Chinese skiers set to conquer world stage

China Daily

Chinese ski mountaineer Cidan Yuzhen of the Tibetan ethnic group climbs during the women's U18 individual race at the ISMF Youth World Cup's Italy leg on Feb 11, 2023. According to ISMF rules, the two top individual finishers and teams in the men's and women's sprint and the mixed relay events at the 2025 worlds, scheduled from March 2 to …

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1 month ago

Bayern boosts focus on youth in China

China Daily

Bayern Munich conducted youth training for its "Project Young Phoenix" in Munich, Germany, in August. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY German Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich is poised to delve deeper into youth training initiatives in China, solidifying its commitment to nurturing young talent. "We strongly believe in local communities having grassroots soccer schools to develop the soccer business here in …

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1 month ago

Bayern boosts focus on youth in China

China Daily

Bayern Munich conducted youth training for its "Project Young Phoenix" in Munich, Germany, in August. PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY German Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich is poised to delve deeper into youth training initiatives in China, solidifying its commitment to nurturing young talent. "We strongly believe in local communities having grassroots soccer schools to develop the soccer business here in …

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1 month ago

Branko's boys vow to stand their ground

China Daily

Team China's players take part in a training session in Xiamen, Fujian province, on Sunday. XINHUA With its confidence restored by a dramatic 1-0 win against Bahrain, Team China is hosting group leader Japan with renewed hope for a complete turnaround of its struggling 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. Just one minute after the host had its 87th goal disallowed …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Figuring out the future

China Daily

Men's singles skater Dai Dawei enjoys a light moment during a training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium. XINHUA No longer a world-class contender in events that were traditionally its strength, China's figure skating national program is bracing itself for a bleak Winter Olympic campaign in Italy, yet staying upbeat for the future beyond 2026. With some of the team's …

1 month, 1 week ago

Figuring out the future

China Daily

Men's singles skater Dai Dawei enjoys a light moment during a training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium. XINHUA No longer a world-class contender in events that were traditionally its strength, China's figure skating national program is bracing itself for a bleak Winter Olympic campaign in Italy, yet staying upbeat for the future beyond 2026. With some of the team's …

1 month, 1 week ago

Figuring out the future

China Daily

Men's singles skater Dai Dawei enjoys a light moment during a training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium. XINHUA No longer a world-class contender in events that were traditionally its strength, China's figure skating national program is bracing itself for a bleak Winter Olympic campaign in Italy, yet staying upbeat for the future beyond 2026. With some of the team's …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Guizhou and Spain reach youth football training cooperation agreement

China Daily

Guizhou and SD Huesca sign a cooperation agreement in Guiyang to build a football youth training system. They will jointly build a football youth training system in Guizhou according to the agreement. As one of the pilot areas in western China for integrating sports and education in football youth training systems, Guizhou is accelerating the development of its football youth …

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Team China Dominates World Short-Track Speed Skating Season, Setting Stage for 2026 Olympics

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2 months ago

Team China Dominates World Short-Track Speed Skating Season, Setting Stage for 2026 Olympics

China Daily

Team China is gearing up for glory in the new ISU World Tour season, with a strong roster of Olympic and world champions, as well as rising young stars. The team participated in joint practice sessions with national teams from the host, France and Australia, offering them valuable international exposure and adaptation to local conditions. The appointment of Zhang, along …

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2 months ago

Team China Dominates World Short-Track Speed Skating Season, Setting Stage for 2026 Olympics

China Daily

Team China is gearing up for glory in the new ISU World Tour season, with a strong roster of Olympic and world champions, as well as rising young stars. The team participated in joint practice sessions with national teams from France and Australia, offering them valuable international exposure and adaptation to local conditions. The appointment of Zhang, along with the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

China's Fight for Survival: Can They Escape the Asian Qualifiers?

China Daily

China secures a crucial win against Indonesia in the third phase of their World Cup Asian qualifying Group C match, but remains rooted at the bottom of the group on goal difference. Despite the narrow victory, Branko Ivankovic's men receive a morale-boosting boost from the first win from their second home game in the current stage. However, they must navigate …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Century-old home of soccer scores with international exchanges

China Daily

The recent Asian University Sports Federation Football Cup, in Longjing, Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Jilin province, welcomes participants from home and abroad. "The prefecture has built 276 soccer venues, with an average of 1.42 per 10,000 people, which ranks among the top tier in China," says Jin Guofan, director of Yanbian Sports Bureau, adding that to further meet the people's …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Century-old home of soccer scores with international exchanges

China Daily

The recent Asian University Sports Federation Football Cup, in Longjing, Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Jilin province, welcomes participants from home and abroad. The 25-year-old player from Thailand represented the team, College of Asian Scholars, at the 2nd Asian University Sports Federation Football Cup in Longjing city, Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Northeast China's Jilin province. The weather in Longjing was "a …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Century-old home of soccer scores with international exchanges

China Daily

The recent Asian University Sports Federation Football Cup, in Longjing, Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Jilin province, welcomes participants from home and abroad. The 25-year-old player from Thailand represented the team, College of Asian Scholars, at the 2nd Asian University Sports Federation Football Cup in Longjing city, Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Northeast China's Jilin province. The weather in Longjing was "a …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Soccer sparks passion in Tibetan middle school

China Daily

Students at Luqu Tibetan Middle School participate in a variety of sport activities, in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Gansu province. Professional soccer coaches are brought in from outside the school to train both the club members and the school teams. "Our students have excellent physical fitness, largely due to their enthusiasm for sports, especially soccer," said another Physical …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese soccer appears to be getting worse despite President Xi’s pledge to make it better

Associated Press

TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is reported to be a big soccer fan, and he promised in a 2015 document to resuscitate the men’s national team, damaged by abysmal results on the global stage and widespread corruption in local leagues. Japan defeated China 7-0 on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier in Saitama, Japan, a brutal loss that came …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Team China steels itself for tough test

China Daily

Team China players during a training session in Tokyo on Tuesday. WU ZHIZHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY Despite being outranked in almost every metric of the game by the Samurai Blue, Team China refuses to give up fighting, as it heads to Japan to kick off the third stage of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. But, it doesn't mean …

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4 months, 1 week ago

A winning assist

China Daily

Race walker Yang Jiayu and her Italian coach, Patrizio Antonio Parcesepe. Despite dealing with cultural differences and a language barrier, as well as the fierce on-field competition, Team China's foreign coaches and their assistants have hit on a medal-winning formula with the country's hard-working Olympians, leading them to a series of historic "firsts", huge ranking leaps and long-awaited revivals at …

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4 months, 1 week ago

A winning assist

China Daily

Race walker Yang Jiayu and her Italian coach, Patrizio Antonio Parcesepe. Despite dealing with cultural differences and a language barrier, as well as the fierce on-field competition, Team China's foreign coaches and their assistants have hit on a medal-winning formula with the country's hard-working Olympians, leading them to a series of historic "firsts", huge ranking leaps and long-awaited revivals at …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Amid mixed Olympic results, U.S. men’s soccer did achieve one important goal

LA Times

You can make an argument the U.S. men’s team turned in a great performance in the Paris Olympics soccer tournament, playing four games in 10 days, winning two of them by a combined score of 7-1 and losing only to France and Morocco, countries that made the semifinals of the last World Cup. I think the takeaway is that there …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Victor Wembanyama, France survive an Olympics scare against ‘underdogs’ from Japan

New York Times

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — The little guys almost won. In an Olympic men’s basketball game of extreme contrast in size between France and Japan, the host team that features the likes of Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert was almost taken down by 5-8 point guard Yuki Kawamura. With 1:06 left in regulation, he found big man Josh Hawkinson on the inside …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US men’s soccer team knows its Olympic future is likely on the line against New Zealand

Associated Press

MARSEILLE, France — The United States men’s soccer team earned respect despite losing to France 3-0 in its opening game at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. faces New Zealand in Marseille on Saturday knowing another loss likely would end its chance of advancing to the quarterfinals before its final group-stage game is played. We are now two days after the …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

China's U19 basketball team triumphs in Quzhou challenge

China Daily

ezhejiang.gov.cn| Updated :2024-07-26 China's U19 men's basketball team secured a 90-83 victory over Germany on the final day of the 2024 Youth International Men's Basketball Challenge in Quzhou, Zhejiang province, on July 26. China's starting lineup featured Duan Ruiqi, Yang Yi, Ma Haosen, Guo Fengwei, and Zhang Boyuan. Though China's offensive efficiency dipped in the third quarter, their defense remained …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Without big names, young soccer stars get chance to shine

China Daily

Kylian Mbappe wanted to take part in this year's Olympics in his home city, while there were hopes that Lionel Messi would feature for Argentina, but instead the men's soccer tournament at the Paris Games will be largely devoid of the game's star attractions. As captain of France, and the most famous athlete in the country hosting this year's Games, …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Return to Olympics after 16 years ends in disappointing loss for US Men’s Soccer Team

The Independent

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5 months ago

U.S. men’s soccer team fades in 3-0 loss to France after 16-year Olympics absence

LA Times

France celebrates after Michael Olise scored the second of three goals against the United States in the Olympics. And that’s not necessarily a good thing for the U.S. men’s soccer team, which returned to the Olympics after a 16-year absence Wednesday, falling 3-0 to France before a crowd of 67,000 at the Orange Velodrome, the largest attendance for an Olympic …

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5 months, 1 week ago

E-sports competition fosters cross-cultural exchange in Jinan

China Daily

United by passion for gaming, young competitors from diverse backgrounds display their youthful vigor and unwavering determination during the e-sports matches. The Shandong Energy Cup Youth e-Game competition, a unique highlight of the 2024 Global Youth Conference and China-US Youth Camp, took place in Jinan, Shandong, on July 14. Young players from China, the United States, Romania, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tibetan team hoping for its 1st American football victory

China Daily

Kelsang Lhundrup, the 25-year-old owner of a coffee shop in Lhasa, is also a member of Xizang's only amateur American football team. The 25-year-old isn't just a cafe owner; he's also a passionate member of Xizang's only amateur American football team, and for the past two years, Monday nights have been dedicated to practice. In June 2023, Kelsang Lhundrup and …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Tibetan team hoping for its 1st American football victory

China Daily

Kelsang Lhundrup, the 25-year-old owner of a coffee shop in Lhasa, is also a member of Xizang's only amateur American football team. The 25-year-old isn't just a cafe owner; he's also a passionate member of Xizang's only amateur American football team, and for the past two years, Monday nights have been dedicated to practice. In June 2023, Kelsang Lhundrup and …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Finally, something to Sing about

China Daily

Chinese fans look nervously on during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier between China and South Korea at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday. Xinhua Lady Luck's benevolent smile shone brightly on Team China, whose odds-defying survival in the fight for World Cup qualification has given long-suffering fans a way overdue reason to celebrate — though not yet enough …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Finally, something to Sing about

China Daily

Chinese fans look nervously on during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier between China and South Korea at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Tuesday. Xinhua Lady Luck's benevolent smile shone brightly on Team China, whose odds-defying survival in the fight for World Cup qualification has given long-suffering fans a way overdue reason to celebrate — though not yet enough …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dismal result leads to Seoul search

China Daily

Team China players trudge off the field after scraping a draw with Thailand in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Thursday. Team China's narrow escape from a home defeat to Thailand has granted its World Cup qualifying campaign seemingly nothing more than a stay of execution, leaving fans frustrated by the beleaguered side's bleak future …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dismal result leads to Seoul search

China Daily

Team China players trudge off the field after scraping a draw with Thailand in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Shenyang, Liaoning province, on Thursday. Team China's narrow escape from a home defeat to Thailand has granted its World Cup qualifying campaign seemingly nothing more than a stay of execution, leaving fans frustrated by the beleaguered side's bleak future …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

It's do or Thai for threadbare Team China

China Daily

China's Ai Kesen and teammates share a light moment during a training session at the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center. With key starters suspended and several attackers still nursing injuries, the Chinese men's national team, coached by Croatian manager Branko Ivankovic, is apparently not at full strength, with just a week to go before it's due to host Thailand in Shenyang, …

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7 months ago

Olympic qualifier boosts youth's passion for sport

China Daily

People try rock climbing in an exhibition area at the venue for the Paris Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai on Friday. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY The ongoing Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, besides providing berths at this year's Olympic Games in Paris, has triggered the younger generation's passion for the four fast-rising street-style sports. The four-day sporting gala features professional competitions …

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7 months ago

Olympic qualifier boosts youth's passion for sport

China Daily

People try rock climbing in an exhibition area at the venue for the Paris Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai on Friday. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY The ongoing Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai, besides providing berths at this year's Olympic Games in Paris, has triggered the younger generation's passion for the four fast-rising street-style sports. The four-day sporting gala features professional competitions …

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7 months, 1 week ago

China into U17 Women's Asian Cup semifinals

China Daily

Dong Yujie of China vies with Fukushima Noa of Japan during the Group B match of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup 2024 between Japan and China in Bali, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. JAKARTA - Despite a 4-0 loss to Japan in the final group game here on Monday, China still advanced into the semifinals of the 2024 AFC U17 …

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8 months, 1 week ago

China loses to 10-man Japan in U23 Asian Cup

China Daily

China's Behram Abduweli goes for the ball against Japanese player Kuryu Matsuki during their U23 Asian Cup group match in Doha, Qatar on April 16, 2024. DOHA -- With Kuryu Matsuki's early goal, a 10-man Japan team sailed to a 1-0 victory over China in the first round of group stage of the U23 Asian Cup here on Tuesday. The …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yao: Team's Olympic pain must drive change

China Daily

Yao Ming As excitement builds for a clash of titans at this summer's Olympic basketball tournament, China's men's team is lamenting its absence from the showpiece as the domestic game's administrators vow to beef up efforts to revive the struggling program. Chinese Basketball Association chairman Yao Ming insists there is no quick fix to the squad's slide down the global …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Yao: Team's Olympic pain must drive change

China Daily

Yao Ming As excitement builds for a clash of titans at this summer's Olympic basketball tournament, China's men's team is lamenting its absence from the showpiece as the domestic game's administrators vow to beef up efforts to revive the struggling program. Chinese Basketball Association chairman Yao Ming insists there is no quick fix to the squad's slide down the global …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Going for goal on the Loess Plateau

China Daily

Zhidan county in Shaanxi province has built a strong soccer culture through the years, with the dedication of coaches such as former China international Wang Tao and government funding helping local teams enjoy consistent success on the pitch. XINHUA A decade since a transformative trip abroad, the soccer players of Zhidan county, nestled in the Loess Plateau of Northwest China's …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuremberg teen Can Uzun is starring in Germany’s second division. Where will he go next?

Associated Press

BERLIN — One of Germany’s most exciting players isn’t even playing in the Bundesliga. “Such a decision is not a career decision like changing clubs, but a choice of the heart,” Uzun told broadcaster Sky. “You have to feel the national team and my heart and gut told me Turkey was the right choice for me.” German soccer federation managing …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Soccer body to welcome supervision

China Daily

Want to help make soccer a cleaner and fairer sport? As part of China's ambitious soccer revival project, the Chinese Football Association has introduced a public supervision system, inviting ordinary fans, media representatives and local disciplinary inspectors to oversee daily operations of the sport's governing bodies at all levels and report any wrongdoings or disciplinary violations as whistleblowers. Qualified public …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Youth development plan signals hope for future

China Daily

Chinese soccer is looking to the future with a renewed focus on youth development following the publication of new government white paper on the game. A total of 12 government departments, including the General Administration of Sport of China, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the Chinese Football Association, jointly issued the "Implementation Guidelines on the Reform …

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