(Reuters) -China coach Branko Ivankovic took responsibility for his team's exit from the World Cup qualifiers after they fell ...

How soccer explains a bit of China. The government touches every aspect of life in China. That top-down control has helped ...

In Group C, a first-half penalty from Ole Romeny in Jakarta was enough to end China’s chances of qualifying for the World Cup ...

Among the many international soccer matches taking place on Saturday, June 7 there is a friendly between Mexico and ...

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The U.S. women's national team returned to winning ways on Saturday at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota, beating China ...

The USWNT downed China, largely dominating a Saturday friendly that came with some signs that newer U.S. players are forging ...

One of the younger USWNT groups of recent years begins an important if leisurely summer stretch. The American national team ...

China coach Branko Ivankovic took responsibility for his team's exit from the World Cup qualifiers after they fell to a 1-0 ...

That top-down control has helped China become the largest manufacturer of everything from electronics to shoes to steel. It has tried to run soccer, but that rigid governance hasn't worked.

China has 1.4 billion people, the globe's second largest economy and won 40 Olympic gold medals last year in Paris to tie the United States. Why can't it find 11 elite men's soccer players?