Arecentheadcoachappointmentmadebytop-flightChinesesideShandongLunenghasarousedheatedonlinedebateinthecountryaboutthefutureoflocaltalentinitsdomesticfootballleag
Afterathree-hourdriveandwalkingonatreacherouscountryroad,69-year-oldfootballveteranWangSuishengandhisteamfinallyarrivedattheirdestination:DaqingPrimarySchoolinS
WithawhistlehangingfromherneckassheshoutsinstructionsinperfectEnglish,teenagerAthmarHabeblooksverymuchathomerefereeingafootballmatchinSydney.Yetitwasonlyfouryea
Heisknownasthe"GodfatherofShanghainesefootball",isaformerplayerandmanageroftheChinesenationalteam,andownsasideintheSpanishleague.Now,attheageof73,thecharismatic
AndreiandhisfellowRussianfootballhooligansflewtoFrancefortheEuro2016tournamentwithonlyonegoalinmind:togiveEngland'ssupportersagoodkickingbeforetheWorldCup."Itwa
Chinahasaddedeightexperimentalzonestopromotefootballonschoolcampuses,takingthetotalnumberofsuchareasto12,accordingtotheMinistryofEducation.The12experimentalzone
ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Oct.16(APD)–IndonesiangoalkeeperplayerservingforanEastJavaprovince’sfootballclubdiedaftercommittedaseveretragiccollisionwithhisteamma
Withlessthantwoyearstogo,theofficialemblemandsloganforFIFAWomen'sWorldCupFrance2019wereunveiledintheMuseedel'HommehereonTuesday.Theemblemfeaturesthecompetitiont
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DemobilizedfightersfromColombia'sleftistFARCrebelswanttoformaprofessionalleaguefootballclub,officialssaidFriday.TheRevolutionaryArmedForcesofColombiahavedisarme
Amassive150-poundOklahomaUniversityfootballstadiumcakemadeforgroomSamuelCoxonhisweddingdayhasgoneviral.FrostedArtBakeryandStudioinDallassaidtheycreatedthemaster
The Portuguese revenue authority is investigating alleged tax fraud by clubs and football players, including Portuguese footb
AneraofDavidBeckham’sdominanceinfootballcametoanendasheannouncedhisretirementfromfootballonMay16,2013.Beckham,whohadabigimpactonthegame,wasexpectedtosignacontra
Chinese President Xi Jinping, an avid football fan who is not shy from showing off his skills, has added an important chapter to his sports diplomacy.
Brazilian football club Chapecoense, which was virtually wiped out in a plane crash last week, was crowned winner of the South American Cup (Copa Sudamericana) on Monday.
"My sole intention for playing football is to promote equality and display my talent as a female in this male-dominated society," Zulina Samimi, 20, told Xinhua at a sport stadium here.
Tributes have poured in for former FIFA president Joao Havelange, who died on Tuesday aged 100. The Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro confirmed Havelange died of complications resulting from a lung infection.