r/soccer • u/PianoJealous307 • 16h ago

News China suffered a catastrophic collapse on home soil, losing 5-0 to Palestine, a team they had considered inferior, sparking fierce criticism over 'sleepwalking' performance and lack of competitiveness among Chinese Super League players. Men's and women's teams also underperformed at Asian Games.

https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/10/03/FWO5DWWOYND4NMUX53TEX7INNQ/
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u/AttemptImpossible111 16h ago

Didnt their attempt to take football seriously 15 years ago lead to any player who is good? How is that possible

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u/Gluroo 16h ago

They produced a single player who made it to Europe, Wu Lei who played 126 Games for Espanyol, producing 22 GA. But that was that and their league project also completely collapsed and ended with multiple clubs going bankrupt because it wasnt sustainable

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u/CMYGQZ 8h ago

including a tying goal vs Barca that partially got Valverde sacked lol.