March 26 – A former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery in the latest crackdown on the country’s corruption-plagued football landscape.
February 26 – Conflicting reports have emerged from China over the fate of Li Tie, former head coach of the men’s national team.
February 23 – Argentina is to replace its cancelled tour of China with two matches in the United States next month.
February 12 – The fallout from Lionel Messi’s failure to play for Inter Miami in an exhibition match in Hong Kong has spread with both of Argentina’s upcoming friendly matches as part of a tour of mainland China cancelled by local authorities.
January 17 – In a war of attrition, China played out their second goalless draw of the tournament, failing to find the net against Lebanon in their Group A encounter.
January 16 – Ahead of their second group game with hosts Qatar, Tajikistan and their coach Petar Segrt are dreaming of making history at the Asian Cup, by scoring their first-ever goal and taking another step toward qualification for the last 16.
January 13 – China and Tajikistan drew their opening match 0-0 in the Abdullah bin Khalifa stadium in Doha Group A after a late goal by China was ruled out for offside.
January 3 – In a warm-up match for the Asian Cup that was as much about symbolism as football, Hong Kong beat China for the first time in nearly 30 years in a friendly in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
It is a very different Asian Cup for China than what their fans expected. This edition of the tournament was supposed to be held on Chinese soil last year but a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus in the country led to dropping out of hosting.
November 2 – Inter Miami’s postseason parade of China with superstar Lionel Messi has been cancelled just four days before the team were due to play their first game.
October 17 – Inter Miami are poised to make the most of their MLS playoff absence, announcing a two-game tour of China to flex their Messi muscles and gain exposure in the Asian region next month.
October 16 – Song Kai has been named as the new chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.
October 11 – China has ordered the arrest of a former top sports official as Beijing maintains a crackdown on corruption.
September 14 – Serie A front runners Inter are poised to further expand their academy network by opening a new academy centre in the city of Fuzhou, China, just weeks after introducing its Strikers academy in the US.
August 31 – Liu Jun, chairman of the Chinese Super League (CSL) company, is the latest high-profile figure to be placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law.