China's football governing body said Friday it had appointed Serbian Aleksandar Jankovic the new coach of the men's national team, as authorities probe several of the domestic game's top officials for alleged corruption.... more »
Slaven Bilic saw his side concede a goal after 45 seconds Wednesday as the former West Brom and West Ham manager lost for a second time in as many games in China with defeat to Marko Arnautovic's Shanghai Port.... more »
Guangzhou Evergrande players say they are homesick and desperate to return to China after being stuck in Qatar following their elimination from the AFC Champions League.... more »
High-profile Brazilian striker Hulk has confirmed his exit from Shanghai SIPG as four years at the Chinese Super League club ended in acrimony and a bust-up with the coach.... more »
Andres Iniesta and Daigo Nishi struck either side of the break as Vissel Kobe edged out Shanghai SIPG 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League on Monday.... more »
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors outclassed Shanghai SIPG with a 2-0 victory in the Asian Champions League on Friday, a result that helped the two-time champions from South Korea bow out of the competition with some of their pride intact.... more »
Shanghai SIPG coach Vitor Pereira said out-of-favour forward Hulk lacked the "right spirit" after a spat that may have brought the Brazil international's time at the club to a bad-tempered close.... more »
Hulk looks to have played his last game in the Chinese Super League after the Brazilian striker wrote a message of thanks to his club Shanghai SIPG and football in the country.... more »
Substitute Luo Jing hit a sumptuous winner in extra time as 10-man Jiangsu Suning stunned Oscar's Shanghai SIPG 3-2 on aggregate to reach the championship final of the Chinese Super League on Monday.... more »
Marko Arnautovic says he underestimated the Chinese Super League after joining last year from West Ham United, admitting "I didn't look after my body" and gorged on fizzy drinks.... more »
Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy has joined Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG from Brighton for an undisclosed fee, the English club said on Friday.... more »
Enterprising Chinese Super League football fans skirted a coronavirus ban on spectators by renting rooms at a hotel overlooking one of the closed stadiums.... more »
Marko Arnautovic might not have the superstar status of China's biggest football imports, but the volatile Austrian will provide goals and drama in equal measure after he completed a move from West Ham to Shanghai SIPG on Monday.... more »
Defending Asian champions Kashima Antlers face a tough showdown in the AFC Champions League quarter-finals after being drawn Tuesday against Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou Evergrande, two-time winners of the competition.... more »
Jeonbuk Motors got off to a flying start in the AFC Champions League last 16 on Wednesday, scoring in the first minute in Shanghai before being pegged back by SIPG in a 1-1 draw.... more »
Former Chelsea star Oscar hit a hat-trick, including a wonderful curling effort from outside the box, to fire Shanghai SIPG into the AFC Champions League last 16 on Tuesday.... more »
Chinese teams and media heaped praise Wednesday on the diminutive Argentine who put Chinese football on the map with a record-breaking move in 2011, paving the way for the arrivals of Didier Drogba, Oscar and Hulk.... more »
Chinese title-holders Shanghai SIPG suffered a setback in their quest for a first AFC Champions League crown when they lost 1-0 to South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai on Wednesday.... more »
Wu Lei's transfer to La Liga is "massive" for Chinese football, says a former international who made a similar journey 19 years ago and helped convince the forward to take the plunge in Europe.... more »
Brazilian bulldozer forward Hulk said on Saturday that his side Shanghai SIPG must be better than last year if they are to retain their Chinese Super League (CSL) title.... more »
Chinese Super League (CSL) top-scorer Wu Lei, who has been linked with a transfer to Wolverhampton Wanderers, says he would move abroad for the right offer.... more »