Football in China is being run by people without the skill to do so, as those with talent sit on the sidelines, former international Li Weifeng has said in a withering assessment of the game in the country. Speaking during a live stream on social media, Li, who stopped playing in 2015, said the decision to axe head coach Bora Milutinovic, who guided China to their only Fifa World Cup appearance to date in Japan and South Korea in 2002, was a classic case in point. Rather than being rewarded with...
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August 29, 2026 at 10:06 AM
China football talent left sat on sidelines as game is ruined, ex-captain Li says
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