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There was a lot of excitement in Beijing and Shanghai this week about the arrival of Bayern Munich and Manchester United, respectively. Both matches were “away” games for the Chinese Super League sides that hosted them, with fans… Read More
Editor’s note: Last night’s friendly between Beijing Guoan and Bayern Munich was a very one sided affair, but that’s to be expected when Guoan starts a reserve side against Bayern’s stars. I attended to participate in the pre-match… Read More
Henan Construction 1 – 2 Guangzhou Evergrande Attendance: 24,086 Jiangsu Sainty 3 – 2 Tianjin Teda Attendance: 28,546 Guizhou Renhe 3 – 1 Shanghai Shenxin Attendance: 30,011 Beijing Guoan 0 – 2 Hangzhou Greentown Attendance: 21,909 Changchun Yatai… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s eccentric owner Zhu Jun is set to heap embarrassment and ridicule on his side again by appearing for his club on the pitch in tomorrow night’s friendly with Manchester United at Shanghai Stadium. According to a… Read More
Chinese authorities tend to do a good job when it comes to keeping fans, especially visiting fans, safe. However what they’ve yet to figure out how to deal with is local derbies. Having followed Chinese football for many… Read More
Beijing Guoan hosted Hangzhou Greentown at Worker’s Stadium Saturday night in the midst of the biggest rain to hit Beijing in 60 years, to add to the somber mood, Guoan lost 2-0 to the visitors. Despite the horrible… Read More
Didier Drogba wasted no time in making his presence at Shanghai Shenhua felt, coming off the bench to set up his new side’s equalizer and grab a 1-1 draw in a tough game away to Guangzhou Fuli. The… Read More
For the third game in a row, Shanghai East Asia threw away the chance to extend their lead at the top of China League One. This time, a 1-0 loss to then second-from-bottom Shenyang Shenbei condemned the league… Read More
With both sides coming off a big derby win in their last league fixture, we could be set for a tasty clash down in the south, with the potential of an African striker shootout looming. Last Time Out… Read More
The two chairmen of Guangzhou R&F and Guangzhou Evergrande got so inebriated during a pre-match banquet that neither was able to leave the restaurant to take in their teams’ city derby last weekend, it has emerged. According to … Read More
