Inter Milan vice-president Javier Zanetti expects Steven Zhang to soon return to Italy.The club president has remained in China throughout the season and so missed last night's Scudetto celebrations after victory against AC Milan

· Published4 hours agoOn 1 January Hong Kong beat China in a football game for the first time in almost 30 years.Actually, the official result of the pre-Asian Cup warm-up was Hong Kong, China 2-1 China

A former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, according to the country's state media.In January, he pleaded guilty to taking bribes worth a total of 81 million yuan ($11

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China captain Zhang Linpeng has reversed his decision to retire from international football following a draw against Singapore that he labelled "disgraceful".China threw away a two-goal lead to be held 2-2 by Singapore in Kallang