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Chinese Super League ‘to allow fans’ for 2021 season
The Chinese Super League will allow fans into just over half of the 112 games planned for the first phase of the new season, set to kick off on April 20
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 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.
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…
February sporting events in China cancelled or under threat due to coronavirus
Several major sporting events in China and Asia have been postponed, cancelled, or under threat due to the coronavirus outbreak
Foreign player salary cap will help domestic players and finances, Chinese FA says
The Chinese Football Association has said it's new salary cap for foreign players is aimed at improving domestic players and 'deflating financial bubbles'
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.
CFA halts player contract talks ahead of salary cap
The Chinese Football Association has instructed Chinese clubs to halt player contract talks as it prepares to introduce new regulations, including a salary cap, next month
CFA refutes reports on changes in CSL foreign player quota
After local media reported an increase of the Chinese Super League's quota for foreign players last week, the Chinese Football Association released a statement on Tuesday saying those reports are "completely …
Chinese Football Association to hand control of Super League to clubs
Control of the Chinese Super League, China's top football league, is being handed over by the Chinese Football Association to the competition's clubs in an effort to encourage its commercial development