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So here we are again; Shanghai Shenhua kick off the two-legged CFA Cup semi-finals with a home tie. Will promotion-chasing Beijing BG prove an easy route into the final, or a potential banana skin? Stumbling in Shijiazhuang Shenhua’s… Read More
Yanbian Changbaishan delighted their fans with a clinical demolition of Beijing BG, but a controversial draw in Harbin means their wait for promotion extends to another game. Hebei CFFC go two points clear in second with a win… Read More
Last week in our title run-in watch we predicted that since none of the top four were playing each other, the chances were “not many points will be dropped the race will intensify yet further.” Our forecast turned… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua head north with a couple of selection headaches for both this game and the midweek CFA Cup semi final — expect as much scrutiny of Francis Gillot’s teamsheet as the result itself. Fairytale Ending? Sunday evening… Read More
There were more twists and turns in round 26 as League One hurtles towards its exciting conclusion. The top two of Dalian Aerbin and Yanbian Changbaishan played out a draw in front of the largest crowd of the… Read More
Fresh from worsening the relegation fears of Guizhou Renhe, Shanghai Shenhua will Sunday evening host a side with concerns at the opposite end of the table – can Shandong Luneng leave Hongkou with the three points they need… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande now have the upper hand after their big victory in Shanghai over SIPG, but still face a very difficult run-in, whilst the pressure is growing on Shandong and particularly Beijing to stay in the race. In… Read More
League One returned from its first weekend off of the season with a bang as round 25 featured some massive shocks, big wins and plenty to talk about. Tianjin Songjiang gave table-topping Yanbian Changbaishan their first defeat of… Read More
Hong Kong correspondents Christopher KL Lau and JRP Borthwick bring their regular round-up of all the very latest news, developments and other footballing points of interest from the SAR. Hong Kong Launch Brave Fightback in Five Goal Thriller… Read More
Thanks to China’s World Cup qualifying matches, last week didn’t feature a full round of League One games, but we were treated to 13 goals in the two matches that were played. Hebei CFFC came back to get… Read More
