Wu Lei became the first Chinese player to ever score in La Liga on Sunday, and the first in over a decade to score in a big European league.
More than 25 million fans in China were estimated to have watched online as Wu Lei become the first Chinese player to score a goal in one of the big five European leagues for 3,731 days on Saturday.
Wu joined Espanyol from Shanghai SIPG in January, and the international star grabbed the third as Los Periquitos defeated Real Valladolid 3-1 to move into 11th in La Liga.
A source at PPTV, the official broadcaster of La Liga in China, told ESPN that the ratings had grown since the forward’s debut against…
Son-Heung min set up both goals as South Korea overcame China 2-0, with both teams still booking their place in the Round of 16.
After failing to find the all-important winning goal against Jordan, Palestine must wait to find out their Asia Cup fate.
Tom Rogic’s injury-time winner over Syria confirmed Australia’s place in the Asia Cup knockout rounds.
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South Korea have Son Heung-min, and China have Wu Lei. The two may not be at the same level in terms of talent or renown, but the Chinese attacker is as important to Marcello Lippi’s side as Son is to Paulo Bento’s. This was made all the more clear on Wednesday when the teams met in their final group game at the Asian Cup.
The Chinese were always going to find it tough against South Korea in Abu Dhabi. But without Wu — sidelined by a shoulder injury — it was almost mission impossible as they sank…
Wu Lei has been nominated for the Asian Football Confederation’s Player of the Year award.
China international Wu Lei says he has turned down the opportunity to further his career in Europe as he bids to win titles with Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG.
SIPG endured a frustrating campaign this season, finishing as runners-up in both the Chinese Super League and the Chinese FA Cup while also reaching the semifinals of the AFC Champions League.
That, though, has not stopped Wu from being recognised as one of the continent’s leading players, with the 26-year-old nominated for the…
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Relentlessly and predictably, Guangzhou Evergrande further cemented their status as China’s dominant force, securing a seventh straight Chinese Super League (CSL) crown last week, with two games remaining. It makes them the envy of their deep-pocketed, big spending counterparts for another season at least.
Billions of renminbi have been spent collectively by Shanghai SIPG, Hebei CFFC, Tianjin Quanjian and others in an attempt to prize the domestic title out of the hands of the southern Chinese giants….
Guangzhou Evergrande have a one-point lead atop the CSL over Andre Villas-Boas’ Shanghai SIPG.
Brazil star Oscar sparked a melee that saw two players sent off during Shanghai’s 1-1 draw with Guangzhou.
Shanghai SIPG meet Guangzhou Evergrande on Saturday in the biggest game of the 2017 Chinese Super League (CSL) campaign so far.
Andre Villas-Boas’ second-placed side will aim to avenge their loss to the league leaders earlier in the season, and finally move back into pole position.
With just one point separating two with 13 games remaining in the season, it will be a pivotal evening in determining the destination of the CSL crown for 2017.
Here are five things to look out for:
The impact of Oscar’s…
Brazil star Oscar sparked a melee that saw two players sent off during Shanghai’s 1-1 draw with Guangzhou.
Shanghai SIPG trio Andre Villas-Boas, Hulk and Wu Lei have been handed two-match bans and fined 50,000 RMB each for wearing shirts bearing slogans in support of Oscar.
The former Chelsea midfielder was banned for eight games after he was adjudged to have instigated a melee during the draw with Guangzhou R&F two weeks ago.
Hulk and Wu came out in support of Oscar following last weekend’s 4-1 win over Henan Jianye, which kept SIPG four points adrift of league leaders Guangzhou Evergrande.
Villas-Boas,…
Hulk has had an uneven start since arriving at Shanghai SIPG.
Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas has said Brazilian striker Hulk and China international Wu Lei will be available for the start of their Asian Champions League group campaign against South Korean champions FC Seoul on Tuesday.
Hulk, who joined for €55 million from Zenit St Petersburg in June, has so far appeared just seven times in the Chinese Super League because of injuries.
But Villas-Boas said: “Both Hulk and Wu Lei are in good shape and are 100 percent prepared.
“Wu Lei has recovered…