Delayed Chinese Super League season to kick off on July 25
4 years, 6 months ago

Delayed Chinese Super League season to kick off on July 25

The Hindu  

The Chinese Super League will kick off on July 25 after a delay of almost five months from its scheduled start, the Chinese Football Association said on Wednesday. “China's battle to prevent and control the epidemic has achieved major strategic results and the national epidemic prevention and control situation continues to improve,” the CFA said in a statement. “To satisfy the people's eagerness to see the Super League resume, the Chinese Football Association decided, after a study, that the 2020 Chinese Super League will be held in Suzhou and Dalian.” Chinese media has reported the teams will need to arrive in the two city hubs -- Suzhou near Shanghai and Dalian in the northeast of China -- by July 21. Shenzhen FC will replace it in the CSL and is among the eight teams in the Dalian hub along with Fabio Cannavaro's reigning champion Guangzhou Evergrande, while Suzhou will host last year's runner-up Beijing Guoan and seven other sides.

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Chinese Super League: Former champion Guangzhou FC denied permission to play in 2025
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2 days, 23 hours ago

Chinese Super League: Former champion Guangzhou FC denied permission to play in 2025

The Hindu  

Former Asian champion Guangzhou FC will not play professionally in 2025 after the Chinese Football Association did not grant the eight-time Chinese Super League winner permission to play in the coming campaign due to the club’s financial issues. Property developers China Evergrande purchased the club after relegation to China’s second tier in 2010 and invested heavily, paying inflated transfer fees …

What is ailing the Chinese Super League? History, issues and the way forward
1 week, 1 day ago

What is ailing the Chinese Super League? History, issues and the way forward

The Hindu  

In 2017, Brazilian attacking midfielder Oscar completed a move to the Chinese Super League for a record fee of 60 million pounds - one that is yet to be broken. CSL’s day in the sun One could argue that the initial high of the Chinese Super League began when then Vice-President Xi Jinping laid out a tripartite plan to make …

Indian Super League Season 10 to Start on September 21, Will Not be Postponed for Asian Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian Super League Season 10 to Start on September 21, Will Not be Postponed for Asian Games

News 18  

The Indian Super League will not be postponed and will start on the pre-decided date of September 21, a Football Sports Development Limited spokesperson confirmed to News18.com on Thursday. The Indian Super League is slated to start on September 21 with the Asian Games beginning a day after on September 23 in Hangzhou, China. “We very much understand that this …

AIFF urges ISL clubs to release Asian Games 2022-bound footballers
1 year, 4 months ago

AIFF urges ISL clubs to release Asian Games 2022-bound footballers

The Hindu  

The All India Football Federation has urged the 10 Indian Super League franchises to release players selected for the upcoming Asian Games, keeping the “national interest in mind”. “We very much understand that this Asian Games is outside the FIFA window, and you are not obliged to release the players,” AIFF secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran wrote in a letter to …

Tickets sell out ‘in five minutes’ as China football fans relish return
1 year, 8 months ago

Tickets sell out ‘in five minutes’ as China football fans relish return

The Hindu  

The new Chinese Super League season kicks off on Saturday after three years of Covid controls with tickets reportedly selling out in just five minutes for the biggest match of the opening weekend. After restrictions placed on Chinese football since the Covid pandemic, including games in secure “bubbles” and limits on attendances, fans will be able to see their beloved …

China reverts to home-and-away format as COVID restrictions lifted
1 year, 11 months ago

China reverts to home-and-away format as COVID restrictions lifted

The Hindu  

All matches in the Chinese Super League will be played using the home-and-away format this year, the Chinese Football Association said on Tuesday, bringing to an end three seasons of COVID-19 restrictions. The Chinese league system was heavily disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions, with matches played in centralised biosecure hubs without spectators during the first two years of the pandemic. Efforts …

China’s reopened borders raise hopes for soccer resurgence
1 year, 11 months ago

China’s reopened borders raise hopes for soccer resurgence

Associated Press  

After three years of isolation and financial struggles in Chinese soccer, the country is reopening its borders and economy to the outside world. “It almost feels like there has been no league in the past three years with delays, months without games and strange schedules,” Shanghai Shenhua supporter Wang Yi told The Associated Press. “Some fans have lost interest but …

Chinese Super League disrupted again by zero-COVID policy
2 years, 3 months ago

Chinese Super League disrupted again by zero-COVID policy

The Hindu  

Barely a month after the Chinese Super League returned to its home-and-away format for the first time in more than two years, the country’s COVID-19 policy is causing further disruption to a competition still reeling from the pandemic. Wuhan, last season’s China League One winners, hold a four-point advantage over defending champions Shandong but when the clubs will be able …

Premier League pre-season: Where are Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea heading
2 years, 6 months ago

Premier League pre-season: Where are Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea heading

Daily Mail  

After two Covid-disrupted years, it comes as little surprise that the Premier League powerhouses are desperate to jet off all over the world for their pre-season preparations. Fixtures: July 8 vs Nuremberg ; July 16 vs Everton ; July 20 vs Orlando City ; July 23 vs Chelsea ; July 30 vs Sevilla Total air miles: 9,784 Emile Smith Rowe …

China gives up hosting rights for 2023 AFC Asian Cup due to Covid-19 situation
2 years, 7 months ago

China gives up hosting rights for 2023 AFC Asian Cup due to Covid-19 situation

India Today  

The Asian Football Confederation on Saturday confirmed that China has given up on the hosting rights for the 2023 Asian Cup football tournament due to the Covid-19 situation in the country. Notably, the Asian Cup news comes weeks after the Asian Games, which was set to be held in September in the Chinese city of Huangzhou, were postponed until 2023 …

Asian Games in China postponed due to COVID-19 fears
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Games in China postponed due to COVID-19 fears

The Hindu  

May 06, 2022 12:21 pm | Updated 06:54 pm IST - Hong Kong The Asian Games that were set to be held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed, organisers said on Friday, as China continues to battle a spread of COVID-19 cases. The Olympic Council of Asia said, following a meeting with the Chinese Olympic …

Covid19: China's Guangzhou closes to most arrivals as outbreak grows
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid19: China's Guangzhou closes to most arrivals as outbreak grows

India TV News  

Highlights The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals amid rising Covid cases Shanghai has taken the brunt of the rise, with another 26,087 cases announced on Monday Schools have switched to online mode after an initial 23 local infections were detected last week The manufacturing hub of Guangzhou closed itself to most arrivals Monday as China battles …

Guangzhou, Suzhou to host Chinese Super League's opening rounds
3 years, 9 months ago

Guangzhou, Suzhou to host Chinese Super League's opening rounds

The Hindu  

The opening rounds of the 2021 Chinese Super League season will be held in bio-secure hubs in Guangzhou and Suzhou, the Chinese Football Association have announced, with the new campaign to begin on April 20. Eight-time champions Guangzhou FC, who was runners-up last year, will feature in group A in their home city alongside Chinese FA Cup winners Shandong Taishan …

Defending CSL champions Jiangsu FC withdraw from Asian Champions League following financial collapse
3 years, 9 months ago

Defending CSL champions Jiangsu FC withdraw from Asian Champions League following financial collapse

Firstpost  

Jiangsu won the Chinese Super League for the first time in November, but ceased operations last month after their struggling owners pulled the plug. Kuala Lumpur: China’s Jiangsu FC have withdrawn from the Asian Champions League following their financial collapse, officials said Thursday, in another sign they are on the brink of being disbanded. Their Champions League exit comes after …

China's dream of becoming a football power by 2050 totters on shaky foundations
3 years, 10 months ago

China's dream of becoming a football power by 2050 totters on shaky foundations

Firstpost  

Five years ago, China under President Xi Jinping pledged to become a football power by 2050. Citing Chinese Football Association statistics, Xinhua said average expenditure in the 2018 season for the Super League’s 16 clubs was about 1.1 billion yuan, against average income of 686 million yuan. ‘Last straw’ Journalist Ma Dexing said that in 30 years covering Chinese football …

Football: Chinese Super League champions Jiangsu FC have ceased operations
3 years, 10 months ago

Football: Chinese Super League champions Jiangsu FC have ceased operations

The Hindu  

Stunned Jiangsu FC fans are holding out hope that new backers will come to the rescue of the Chinese Super League champions after the club was sensationally shut down by owners Suning this week. The Suning Group, who bought Jiangsu in late 2015 and who also own Italian Serie A club Inter Milan, announced on Sunday the club would cease …

Chinese Super League: State media urge football rethink after financial collapse of champions Jiangsu FC
3 years, 10 months ago

Chinese Super League: State media urge football rethink after financial collapse of champions Jiangsu FC

Firstpost  

Shanghai: The “shocking” collapse of champions Jiangsu FC is a watershed for Chinese football that should prompt a rethink from top to bottom, state media said. Jiangsu, who are owned by the conglomerate Suning — which also owns Italy’s Inter Milan — said Sunday they will “cease operations”, just over three months after winning the Chinese Super League. “It seems …

Shanghai Port get Asian Champions League spot after expulsion of Shandong Taishan
3 years, 10 months ago

Shanghai Port get Asian Champions League spot after expulsion of Shandong Taishan

Firstpost  

China’s Shanghai Port have been handed a play-off spot in the Asian Champions League after a rival club was expelled from the region’s top club tournament, officials said. The side — previously known as Shanghai SIPG — were Champions League semi-finalists in 2017 and won the Chinese Super League the following year. Two-time champions Guangzhou FC have moved to Shandong’s …

China to allow football fans for first time in stadium for CSL match since coronavirus pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

China to allow football fans for first time in stadium for CSL match since coronavirus pandemic

Firstpost  

It is a major step towards normalising football in China, where the virus was first detected last year, and paves the way for a limited number of supporters to attend selected future fixtures. The Chinese Super League will allow 1,000 fans into a high-profile match on Saturday, the first time spectators can attend a game since the coronavirus pandemic. Football …

Chinese Super League starts season more than 5 months late
4 years, 5 months ago

Chinese Super League starts season more than 5 months late

The Hindu  

Eight-time champion Guangzhou Evergrande began its Chinese Super League title defense on Saturday after a five-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Guangzhou played Shanghai Shenhua at the Dalian Sports Center Stadium while Wuzan Zall took on Qingdao Huanghai at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. Sixteen teams have been divided into two groups to play without spectators in hubs …

Coronavirus: Economic woes take toll on Chinese football clubs
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Economic woes take toll on Chinese football clubs

The Hindu  

Economic woes are taking a toll on China’s professional football clubs, with 11 being disqualified for failing to pay wages and five closing shop on their terms, including last season’s Chinese Super League side Tianjin Tianhai. READ| Tianjin Tianhai withdrew on May 12 amid heavy debts, only three seasons after former World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro guided it into the …

China football draws up coronavirus battle plan
4 years, 7 months ago

China football draws up coronavirus battle plan

The Hindu  

The Chinese Super League will be stripped of exuberant goal celebrations - and fans - as it attempts to start during the coronavirus pandemic, reports said on Wednesday. The CSL has ambitions of launching the season in late June or early July, and Chinese football authorities have drawn up detailed plans to keep players and fans safe. The Chinese Football …

Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Tianhai fold amid bankruptcy
4 years, 7 months ago

Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Tianhai fold amid bankruptcy

The Hindu  

Chinese Super League club Tianjin Tianhai has declared bankruptcy and ceased operations. Tianjin, which was previously coached by Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro and count Alexandre Pato and Axel Witsel among their former players, has struggled financially since its owner Shu Yuhui was arrested for organising and leading a pyramid scheme last year. READ | "After a period …

China include three foreign-born players in national squad for first time as team gets ready for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
4 years, 7 months ago

China include three foreign-born players in national squad for first time as team gets ready for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Firstpost  

China has included three naturalised players in the national squad for the first time as coach Li Tie has gathered the side in Shanghai for training. Titan Sports reported Brazilian-born Elkeson and Aloisio, and former Arsenal player Nico Yennaris, who was born in England, joined the camp as China begin preparations for 2022 World Cup qualifiers postponed in March due …

Coronavirus: How Europe's top league will react to Ligue 1 cancelling their season
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: How Europe's top league will react to Ligue 1 cancelling their season

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Chinese Super League season may get underway in late June or early July, says Guangzhou Evergrande CEO
4 years, 8 months ago

Chinese Super League season may get underway in late June or early July, says Guangzhou Evergrande CEO

Firstpost  

The Chinese Super League looks set to start its new season at the end of June or in early July and will not have to shorten the campaign, Guangzhou R&F CEO Huang Shenghua has said. “Based on the assessment of the current situation, the new season will start at the end of June or the beginning of July,” Xinhua quoted …

COVID-19: Chinese football agonises over wage cuts
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: Chinese football agonises over wage cuts

The Hindu  

Chinese Super League players were under growing pressure on Tuesday to take a pay cut in line with the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as coronavirus hits football hard. State-run Xinhua news agency published a lengthy article debating whether CSL clubs should follow Messi’s Barcelona and Ronaldo’s Juventus in temporarily cutting salaries by as much as 70 percent. …

Premier League in 'advanced talks' with government over football returning in June
4 years, 9 months ago

Premier League in 'advanced talks' with government over football returning in June

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Relentless rise of Chinese football and Super League leaves second-tier clubs like Liaoning FC on verge of closure
4 years, 9 months ago

Relentless rise of Chinese football and Super League leaves second-tier clubs like Liaoning FC on verge of closure

Firstpost  

Liaoning have dropped down to China’s second-tier and now stand on the cusp of closure as financial issues start to affect the game outside the Chinese Super League, the top flight of the country’s professional pyramid Hong Kong: Three decades ago Liaoning FC were the standard-bearers of Chinese football, sweeping aside all before them domestically and across Asia, but their …

Premier League club suggests possibility of finishing current season in China
4 years, 9 months ago

Premier League club suggests possibility of finishing current season in China

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

No resumption of sports events in COVID-19-scarred China
4 years, 9 months ago

No resumption of sports events in COVID-19-scarred China

The Hindu  

China's government, on Tuesday, ruled out an immediate resumption of major sporting events, including football and basketball, as the country faces a second wave of coronavirus cases from abroad. There had been speculation that the Chinese football and basketball seasons could get going in the next few weeks, after numbers of locally transmitted cases dwindled. The General Administration of Sport …

Coronavirus UK: National League set to CANCEL season which would have knock on effect for League Two
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus UK: National League set to CANCEL season which would have knock on effect for League Two

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Premier League clubs facing the threat of legal action as agents demand up to £300million in fees
4 years, 9 months ago

Premier League clubs facing the threat of legal action as agents demand up to £300million in fees

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Premier League's plan to save the season: Start again on June 1, play all matches in just SIX weeks
4 years, 9 months ago

Premier League's plan to save the season: Start again on June 1, play all matches in just SIX weeks

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Liverpool 'set to be given Premier League title' if season is ended now due to coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Liverpool 'set to be given Premier League title' if season is ended now due to coronavirus

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

The Premier League is suspended and no Six Nations… but here's what IS going ahead this weekend
4 years, 9 months ago

The Premier League is suspended and no Six Nations… but here's what IS going ahead this weekend

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Premier League clubs may REFUSE to resume season when coronavirus crisis calms
4 years, 9 months ago

Premier League clubs may REFUSE to resume season when coronavirus crisis calms

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

Sport will rebound in China but coronavirus exposes flaws
4 years, 10 months ago

Sport will rebound in China but coronavirus exposes flaws

The Hindu  

The coronavirus exposes an ignorance of China's lucrative sports market and poor contingency planning, experts say, after Formula One became the most high-profile casualty of a mass pullout from the country. “The current health issues have exposed how distant many international sport stakeholders are from China, in terms of both geographic distance and cultural understanding,” Chadwick said. In the summer …

Coronavirus: Three AFC Champions League group games postponed
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Three AFC Champions League group games postponed

The Hindu  

Chinese clubs in the AFC Champions League have seen their first three group games postponed due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. The AFC's decision came after an emergency meeting in Kuala Lumpur was called after failed initial attempts to have all four Chinese clubs play their first three group games away from home. The AFC put forward …

Chinese Super League postponed due to coronavirus
4 years, 11 months ago

Chinese Super League postponed due to coronavirus

The Hindu  

The Chinese Super League has been postponed following the Chinese Football Association's announcement amid the coronavirus outbreak. READ | IAAF World Indoor Athletics championships in China postponed due to coronavirus "The Chinese Football Association will continue to maintain close communication with national authorities, determine the timing of each season's events in combination with the actual development of the epidemic situation …

China delays start of football season as Wuhan coronavirus cases top 7,000
4 years, 11 months ago

China delays start of football season as Wuhan coronavirus cases top 7,000

CNN  

CNN — All football matches in mainland China will be postponed because of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, according to the country’s governing football body. This year’s Chinese FA Super Cup game, a match between China FA Cup winner Shanghai Shenhua and Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande, had been scheduled for February 15. In a statement on its website, the …

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