While China is trying to handle the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese football is facing cancelled and delayed matches and the Chinese Super League opening matchday is in doubt.
Coronavirus Outbreak Breaks Chinese Football
Between Money and Ideology, China and Europe Can't Agree
China’s fight against Mesut Özil wasn’t the only political issue that the country has faced in the last week. With domestic conflicts and criticism abroad, football wasn’t left behind, and Europe had to chose between its ideology or Chinese money.
Brazil versus South Korea: A Head to Head Preview
Abu Dhabi will act as host for an intriguing friendly between Brazil and South Korea. We gathered our two specialists, one for each team, to answer five questions about the match.
AFC Cup 2019: North Korea and Lebanon's Top Moment
The AFC Cup is a fascinating tournament that always involves football with politics and other different issues.
The 2019 edition of the competition has gathered Lebanese champions Al-Ahed, who are related to the Hezbollah, and April 25 - North Korea’s biggest club. A football match between Hassan Nassrallah and Kim Jong-un. Game on!
Kenichi Yatsuhashi: An Interview With a Japanese Coach Transcending Borders
He’s been coaching in central Asia, the US, Middle East and West Africa. He nurtured football culture in Kyrgyzstan, worked at the famous Aspire Academy in Qatar and guided Hearts of Oak in Ghana. The amazing career of Kenichi Yatsuhashi is indeed a fascinating one. Walid Bylka interviewed him exclusively for BabaGol: They talked African football, the best food he had in his journeys, and where he was blamed to be an engineer rather than a football coach. A must-read interview.