HENAN, Central China — In the final minutes of the game, kung fu master-turned-soccer player “Mighty Steel Leg” Sing launches into the air and, with a seemingly light kick, sends the ball flying at ...

The development of Chinese soccer may be taking an odd turn as a dedicated kung fu master is nurturing young talents through a combination of Chinese martial arts with soccer, despite the sport's ...

Shaolin Soccer: Action comedy. Starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat, Vicki Zhao. Directed by Chow. Written by Chow and Tsang. Kan Cheung (PG-13. In Cantonese with English subtitles. 87 minutes. At the ...

Korean soccer stars are becoming victims of Chinese kung fu soccer. The South Korean national soccer team, led by coach Hong Myung-bo, achieved a scoreless victory against Hong Kong in the 2025 East ...

A group of men showcase their athleticism in viral footage of a sport that can best be described as volleyball meets kung fu meets soccer. The video "Kung Fu Volleyball or Kung Fu Soccer?" shows two ...

If you haven't seen it, you need to watch Shaolin Soccer right now. This 2001 Chinese bonkers Martial Art movie was based on a popular Japanese Manga series called Captain Tsubasa. Creator Steven Chow ...

What the Marx Brothers were to the drawing-room comedy, Shaolin Soccer is to the martial arts movie. A combo platter of The Matrix and Bend It Like Beckham — and Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger and ...

A player launched a flying kung-fu kick at a referee as tensions boiled over at the end of a match. Neftchi Fergana and Turon Yaypan were battling it out in a winner-take-all promotion clash on the ...

“Shaolin Soccer” is a silly sports comedy that I quite enjoyed. This a rip-roaring, special-effects-packed farce from Hong Kong is about a “Cinderella” kung fu soccer team led by martial arts ...

In a BBC interview last week with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona, here’s what the Frenchman said about his infamous kung-fu kick against a Crystal Palace supporter… “When I did the kung-fu kick ...