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CFA regulations create casualties on Chinese football clubs’ hard road to sustainability
The Chinese Football Association’s tough line on football club finances has cooled spending at the top level and is pushing lower-tier teams toward oblivion. Chen Yaolin reports.
A 2021 Club World Cup can deliver on both Chinese and Fifa ambitions
Why Fifa has chosen to host the 2021 Club World Cup in China, and how the competition is a step forward towards China's football ambitions. Zhang Dan reports.
The real reason the CFA is letting the CSL fly free: money, of course
Chinese policy towards state ownership of sports leagues has performed a massive U-turn, with oversight of the Chinese Super League being passed to a private entity. SportBusiness looks at why, and what will happen next.
Chinese Super League plans to restart in June
The Chinese Football Association has drawn up a series of plans for a return of top-flight competition in the country
Chinese football team Tianjin Tianhai being given away ‘for free’
Indebted Chinese Super League football club Tianjin Tianhai has said it is available to a new owner for free
CFA demands League 2 clubs prove salary payments
The Chinese Football Association has ordered League 2 clubs Suzhou Soochow, Jiangxi Liansheng, Sichuan Jiu Niu and Kunshan FC to submit documentation proving they have been paying players, coaches and…
CFA postpones domestic football season due to coronavirus
The Chinese Football Association is postponing the start of the 2020 season of its national football leagues at all levels, including the top-tier Super League, in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak…