Abstract: Using the methods of literature review and context analysis, the present paper makes a diachronic review of Chinese football discourse construction at the various stagesduring the period from the early 1950s to 2015, and sums up the change of Chinese football discourse construction agent, discourse construction issue and discourse style, thus making clear the development path of Chinese football discourse development, working out an outline and making an enlightenment for study of Chinese football discourse. Conclusions: (1) the agents of discourse construction become more and more diversified and each agent is an integral part in opening up the door of constructing Chinese football discourse; (2) the scope of discourse construction issues evolved gradually from football specific ones to social public ones, showing China football discourse construction'sconcern for public interest; (3) discourse style evolved from emotionlessone to subjective judgment of sarcasm, metaphor, and overgeneralization, highlighting the critical spirit and discourse democracy consciousness in modern society; (4) discourse construction agent, discourse construction issue, and discourse construction style underwent constant changes, forming a dynamic picture of China football discourse construction.

Key words: Chinese football, discourse construction agent, discourse construction issues, discourse construction style, discourse change