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Newcastle Jets team captain Nigel Boogaard

China Football: Newcastle Jets pulls off 2-1 win over Eastern SC in China tour, welcomes back skipper Nigel Boogaard from injury

A-League club Newcastle Jets FC pulled off a 2-1 win over Hong Kong Premier League champions Eastern Sports Club in a friendly match held at the Bao’an Stadium in Shenzhen, China on Wednesday.

Aston Villa owner Dr. Tony Xia

Premier League: Aston Villa's Dr. Tony Xia stirs controversy after quoting Mao Tse-Tung regarding potential transfer targets

Aston Villa’s notorious owner Dr. Tony Xia got himself into another controversy after quoting Chinese communist revolutionary, leader, and founder Mao Tse-Tung in trying to express his opinion about the club’s potential transfer targets.

Sampdoria forward Antonio Cassano

China Football: Sampdoria's Antonio Cassano turns down China move to stay in Italy

Sampdoria forward Antonio Cassano had recently admitted that he turned down an offer from China just to stay with his club in Italy even as his relationship with team president Massimo Ferrero continued to deteriorate.

Atletico Madrid co-owner Wang Jianlin

China Football: Wang Jianlin warns investors that China's 'football splurge' could cause economic ruin

China’s richest man Wang Jianlin had recently warned Chinese investors that the country’s current worldwide “football splurge” could cause economic ruin for a financier and owning a football club is more about “influence” than making money.

Chinese AFL player Chen Shaoliang

China Football: Chen Shaoliang continues to pursue AFL dream despite injury

Chen Shaoliang is reportedly keen on continuing to pursue his dream of becoming China’s first ever professional Australian Rules Football player despite suffering a debilitating ACL tear during training with Australian Football League (AFL) team Port Adelaide Football Club.

Liverpool FC's home stadium of Anfield

China Football: Chinese firm Everbright approaches Liverpool for potential takeover

China Everbright Group, a state-owned Chinese enterprise, had recently approached Liverpool FC for a potential takeover of the English Premier League side, according to recent reports.

Chinese Football Association first vice-president Zhang Jian (middle)

China Football: CFA 'strengthen ties' with UAE in recent Dubai visit

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) had met with the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) in their headquarters in Al-Khawaneej, Dubai on Monday with the aim of “strengthening the ties” between the two nations’ football governing bodies.

China women's team captain Li Dongna

Rio Olympics 2016 Women's Football: ‘Steel Roses’ wants to win medal in Rio, go as deep as possible in knockout stages

The Chinese women’s national football team are eyeing loftier goals after advancing to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics women’s football tournament following their goalless draw with Sweden in the final round of group competitions.

Stoke City head coach Mark Hughes

China Football: Stoke City trains 60 Chinese coaches in England

English Premier League side Stoke City FC had accepted to train 60 Chinese association football coaches in Staffordshire, England in line with the country’s move to become a world superpower of the sport by the year 2050.

Newcastle Jets owner Martin Lee during the turnover ceremony last month

China Football: Newcastle Jets owner Martin Lee hopes closer ties between China, Australia football

Fresh from his takeover last month, new Newcastle Jets owner Martin Lee had recently expressed his desire for closer ties between his home country of China and Australia when it comes to the sport of football.

Juventus defender Medhi Benatia

China Football: Juventus scores close 2-1 decision over South China

Italian Serie A champions Juventus FC survived a tough challenge from Hong Kong Premier League giants South China AA to come away with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory in a preseason friendly match held at the Hong Kong Stadium last Saturday.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho in a training session during their recent China pre-season tour

China Football: Manchester United reaches home safely from China amidst storm threat; Zlatan Ibrahimović ready to join team this week

English Premier League team Manchester United reached home safely from their spoiled pre-season tour in China which was threatened by a storm that caused the cancellation of their would-have-been historic derby with Manchester City in the country’s capital city of Beijing on Monday.

China PR head coach Gao Hongbo

China Football: CFA reveals names of China PR players competing in FIFA World Cup qualifiers

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has recently announced the complete roster of the Chinese national football team that will compete in the third round of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers this September.

Jose Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes

China Football: Jose Mourinho's agent linked to Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Chinese takeover

The agent of Manchester United’s new head coach Jose Mourinho, Jorge Mendes, is reportedly linked to the Chinese takeover of Football League Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, according to recent reports.

Manchester United vice-chairman Ed Woodward

China Football: Manchester United chair Ed Woodward shuns China preseason tour to pursue Paul Pogba in Italy

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has skipped joining his team’s China preseason tour in exchange for pursuing Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in Italy.

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