Chinese Super League

Rafa Benitez abruptly quits as coach of Chinese Super League club Dalian Professional citing personal reasons

Benitez had one more season left on his estimated 12-million-pound-a-year ($16 million) contract at Dalian, in China's northeast.

Chinese Super League set to lose some of its overseas luster with new salary cap introduced

Chinese football bosses, who will expand the league from 16 to 18 teams by 2023, want to see clubs achieve greater value for money, citing the more successful neighboring leagues of South Korea and Japan as an example.

Chinese Super League: Slaven Bilic named Beijing Guoan boss after West Brom sacking

The 52-year-old from Croatia has signed a contract until the end of 2022 and replaces Frenchman Bruno Genesio, Beijing said.

Chinese Super League: Hulk ends four-year stay at Shanghai under cloud after coach row

Hulk, signed from Zenit St Petersburg in 2016 for then Asian record 55.8 million euros, had made it clear prior to being dropped that he would not extend his SIPG contract.

'So angry': Chinese Super League football clubs ordered to change names as part of reform plans

New Chinese champions Jiangsu Suning, Fabio Cannavaro's two-time Asian title-holders Guangzhou Evergrande and Oscar's Shanghai SIPG are prime among those likely to have to rebrand themselves.

Chinese Super League: Brazilian forward Alex Teixeira stars as Jiangsu Suning wins first league title

The second leg of the championship decider belonged to the 30-year-old Teixeira, who was strongly linked with a move to Liverpool before joining Jiangsu for 50 million euros in 2016.

China wants football to be 'bridge to work with the world', says association's secretary general Liu Yi

Along with building a football infrastructure and overhauling grassroots, school and youth systems, the CSL is a crucial part of the determination to be a superpower in the sport.

Chinese Super League: Shenzhen FC forward John Mary files complaint of racial abuse against Shanghai Shenhua

Mary alleged that the abuse came from the Shenhua bench and Shenzhen have made a complaint to the Chinese Football Association, a source said.

Fabio Cannavaro opens up on receiving online abuse from Chinese Super League fans

Cannavaro, who captained his country to World Cup glory in 2006, won his first major title as a coach with Evergrande reigning over Chinese football last year.

China to allow football fans for first time in stadium for CSL match since coronavirus pandemic

It is a major step towards normalising football in China, where the virus was first detected last year, and paves the way for a limited number of supporters to attend selected future fixtures.