Evergrande has been front and center of Chinese soccer over the past three years; especially since winning last year's Asian Champions League trophy.
For hundreds of millions of Chinese soccer fans including President Xi Jinping, hosting a World Cup is the most common wish. But a consensus is yet to be reached on when to lodge a bid.
Shopping by Super League clubs went up a notch on the 2014/2015 transfer market as they spent 108 million euros ($121.2 million) on players.
Britain's Prince William said on Monday that he likes to see more Chinese players in action in the English Premier League (EPL).
An avid soccer fan, President Xi has made a number of public comments related to Chinese soccer to express his support and has high hopes for the national team.
The goal of turning China into a soccer power has moved closer to being realized, with a top-level policymaking team approving a comprehensive reform plan to boost the sport from playgrounds to stadiums.
China's women's soccer team hope to better their fifth place in last year's Algarve Cup, said head coach Hao Wei on Friday.
The Chinese dream of one day winning soccer's World Cup moved a step closer with a plan being passed during a meeting of the country's leading group for drafting overall reform.
Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory has confirmed that defender Adrian Leijer will join Chinese Super League team Chongqing Lifan on Thursday.
Former Portugal forward Luis Figo kicks the ball as he attends a Figo Football Academy training session in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, February 4, 2015.
Italian soccer star Alessandro Nesta expressed his bid to improve Chinese soccer level as he came to Beijing to participate in a teenager soccer trainning program.
Australian premiere football veteran Tim Cahill said on Tuesday to leave the New York Red Bulls and join Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League.
Coach Alain Perrin said that Team China has shaken off pressure in preparing to face DPR Korea in Canberra on Sunday as the Asian Cup Group B leaders.
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