Evergrande has been front and center of Chinese soccer over the past three years; especially since winning last year's Asian Champions League trophy.
CFA pledges at its national congress to build a solid grassroots foundation by expanding school systems and optimizing youth training programs.
China's Guangzhou Evergrande beat Mexico's Club America 2-1 to set up a semifinal with European champions Barcelona in the Club World Cup.
Brazilian manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has high hopes for Guangzhou Evergrande at the Club World Cup, saying the Chinese champions have the potential to exceed their fourth-place finish in the tournament two years ago.
China maintained their 84th position in the newly released FIFA world rankings on Thursday and moved back to the top eight in Asia.
China's future soccer fortunes could rest on investing some of its own fortune in the great teams of the world.
The Chinese club swapped a sponsor's ad with its own without agreement in the second leg of the AFC Champions League final.
Four years have passed since Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo decided to hang up his boots. Nonetheless, the retired star - full name Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima - continues to stir passions in China.
The Chinese Football Association has apologized for the national team's poor performances in qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Captain Zheng Zhi believes 2013 winner Guangzhou Evergrande will lift its second AFC Champions League title in three years on Saturday at Tianhe Sport Centre despite sharing a scoreless draw in the first leg with Al Ahli from the United Arab Emirates earlier this month in Dubai.
Eight months after a plan was unveiled aiming to catapult China to a future World Cup title, the nation's high hopes ran aground again on Tuesday as Team China tied Team Hong Kong Special Administration Region in a scoreless qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Once holder of the record for most goals scored in World Cup finals, Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo Nazario on Monday revealed his plans for a soccer school in Beijing.
Guangzhou Evergrande take the advantage back to China for the second leg of the Asian Champions League final after a scoreless first leg with Al Ahli on Saturday.
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