It's 22 years to the day since Sun Jihai became the first East Asian player to score in the Premier League. In just his second campaign at City, the Chinese full-back had already gained a cult ...

Sun Jihai joins legendary figures in National Football Hall of Fame - er, WHAT?

Sun Jihai has revealed he was unaware of the Man ... "Pre-season for Premiership players is important, but I couldn't join in which is a problem. "But I hope to take any chance to show I can ...

football clubs have also taken an interest in Chinese footballers. Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce has praised Jihai’s versatility and said that the player was missed when he was off the ...

South Korean-born Son Heung-min probably springs to mind, and if you dig a bit further back, you might know Park Ji-sung or Sun Jihai. But what about players ... Asians in football and we want ...