Evergrande has been front and center of Chinese soccer over the past three years; especially since winning last year's Asian Champions League trophy.
Soccer officials, club officials and players considered Chinese soccer's spring is coming when the government Monday published an overall reform plan to boost the sport.
Li Ning Co Ltd is teaming up with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to produce a new generation of "smart" running shoes this year.
Cultivating football at the grassroots level with qualified coaches training young players is the way to go for China, rather than concentrating on gold medalists. That way, future football stars can be nurtured through education.
Compilation of new soccer textbooks for Chinese primary and middle schools will be completed around the end of March, after the sport was named a compulsory part of the national curriculum.
The domestic soccer league matches rely too heavily on sponsorship and hardly derive any profits from the televizing of matches.
Reform plan includes institutional restructuring, boosting both professional and amateur soccer, and bidding for the FIFA World Cup.
Four-time Algarve Cup winners Sweden eased past their final Group A rivals China 3-0 on Monday with three first-half goals at the annual women's soccer invitational tournament.
Ricardo Goulart's hat trick led Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande to a 3-2 win over titleholder Western Sydney in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.
A soccer match attracted dozens of local amateurs, most of whom shared the same dream when they were younger - to became professionals and even join the national team.
Former champion Jeonbuk Motors maintained its unbeaten run in the Asian Champions League by beating Shandong Luneng 4-1 on Tuesday.
Former champions Jeonbuk Motors maintained an unbeaten record in the AFC Champions League this season as second half goals from Han Kyo-won, Lee Jae-sung and Leonardo secured an eye-catching 4-1 away win over Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on Tuesday.
China should learn from the United Kingdom's experience in developing soccer, Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Prince William on Monday.
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