Zhu hauls Shenhua partners to court

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The football and former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was officially presented as the new head coach of Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F on Monday. The 65-year-old Swede resigned as technical director of ...

It's that turning point in a footballer's career, when the world is at their ever-expensive feet and clubs are fighting tooth and nail for their signature. There are so many things to consider; from the playing time on offer, to the ambition of the ...

Beijing Guo'an players celebrate after playing to a 0-0 draw with Sanfrecce Hiroshima on April 30. The club qualified for the knockout stage, as did league rival Guangzhou Evergrande. [Provided to China Daily] Recent continental success might ...

(Hindustan Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Football World Cup winning captain, Argentinian Diego Maradona will take home more than $490,000 (about Rs. 2.85 crore) after a Beijing court ruled in his favour in a dispute ...

Argentinean football legend Diego Maradona, Dubai's Honorary Ambassador of Sports since September 2012, will be awarded 3 million yuan ($326,129) as compensation from three Chinese companies for using his name in an online game without his consent. ...

ISTANBUL -- Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has hit out at racist Fenerbahce fans who bombarded him and fellow Ivorian Emmanuel Eboue with monkey chants during the two sides meeting last weekend. The former Chelsea star posted a message on the ...

Despite the distractions of their country's tragic internal situation, the Syrian national team seem determined to prove that football can rise above the most difficult of circumstances. Indeed, on the back of their victory at the 2012 WAFF ...

Soccer legend Maradona has won a lawsuit against Chinese firms, for using his name in an online game without his consent. A Chinese court awarded the judgement to a lawsuit filed by former Argentina national coach. He will get 3 million Yuan (USD ...

FREE State Stars did not win the tournament they featured in in China, but they are happy it served as a platform to expose their players to international soccer. The tournament was organised by the Shanghai Football Association. Ea Lla Koto ...