Li Xiaopeng, head coach of the Chinese national football team, led the franchise to a draw and three losses in the four 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier games in 76 days. The team again failed to reach the World Cup. Li admitted in an interview with China Media Group...
TIANJIN, China, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Branko Ivankovic, the new head coach of the Chinese men's national football team, said here Friday that his primary goal is to help China reach the Asian Qualifiers third round, with the ultimate goal of competing in the World Cup. It was the Croatia...
With a philosophy based on forming a competitive squad with a strong mentality and sense of sacrifice, coach Aleksandar Jankovic has vowed that his team will compete to win at home in Hangzhou. A TEAM WITH STRONG MENTALITY "The cornerstones of my philosophy are a strong mentality, sense of sa...
BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Football Association (CFA) Wednesday announced that the former China men's under-19 football team head coach Jia Xiuquan, will replace Sigurdur Ragnar Eyjolfsson as the coach of the China women's national football team. This is the second time that ...
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese men's football team is expected to feature more naturalized players as head coach Li Tie has reportedly decided to treat them as his priority. Some fans accused Li of favoring players from Wuhan Zall club, a Chinese top-flight club outfit he coach...
WUHAN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The former head coach of China's national men's football team and star footballer Li Tie was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for giving and receiving bribes. The sentence was handed down by the Intermediate People's Court of Xianning in Hubei Provinc...
WUHAN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Li Tie, former head coach of China's national men's football team, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for paying and taking bribes. The sentence was handed down by the Intermediate People's Court of Xianning in Hubei Province, central China, on Friday. ■...
HANOI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's national football team head coach Li Xiaopeng has urged his players to go all out to beat Vietnam in their upcoming FIFA World Cup Asian Zone qualifier here on Tuesday, which also falls on Lunar New Year's Day. ...
WUHAN, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Li Tie, the former head coach of China's national men's football team, stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Xianning, in central China's Hubei Province, on Thursday. Li was charged with paying and taking bribes when he served as head coach of...
The Chinese Football Association announced on Saturday that Croatian Branko Ivankovic has been appointed head coach of the Chinese men's national team, replacing Aleksandar Jankovic of Serbia following the poor results from the Asi...