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Playing their first match after the return of head coach Chang Woe-Ryong’s, Qingdao Jonoon was unable to hold off a persistent Jiangsu Sainty as the home side emerged with a 1-0 victory last Sunday evening at Nanjing Olympic… Read More
A hat-trick from Rafael Coelho and two goals from David gave R&F their biggest win of the season and pushed them up into second spot in the Chinese Super League. Changchun, for whom Lu Jianjun was sent off… Read More
A goal from substitute Cao Yunding midway through the second half was enough to give Shanghai Shenhua a deserved victory against Guizhou Renhe last night. In something of a departure from previous games in which they avoided defeat,… Read More
It was the story of two sides at opposite ends of the table last night in Jinan as Guangzhou Evergrande and Shandong Luneng faced off, but in the end both teams had to satisfy themselves with a point… Read More
‘s fan’s-eye Shenhua preview returns at an awkward time for the Hongkou side, as the boys in blue sit in a shambolic state ahead of the visit of an in-form Guizhou Renhe. Last Time Out While Guizhou continued… Read More
In this week’s Pub Talk your intrepid correspondents go where no man has gone before – the mind of Nicolas Anelka. The Frenchman was up to his old tricks again in the eyes of many, but Bcheng and… Read More
After a great road victory, their first of the year, Beijing Guoan return to Worker’s Stadium and Friday night under the lights for a match against struggling Dalian Aerbin. With Aerbin close to the bottom of the table… Read More
Yesterday Shenhua were in the international news headlines yet again, when Anelka threatened to leave Shenhua, ostensibly over the imminent arrival of former Argentina manager Sergio Batista. News outlets quoted a Xinmin Evening News report published on Monday… Read More
Jose Antonio Camacho has named his squad for the upcoming Chinese friendly against Spain and it has a number of surprises. The biggest was Camacho’s failure to name Piao Cheng to the roster, despite widespread expectations that he… Read More
We at love a great Chinese football story when we can find one, unfortunately positive stories and Chinese football tend to be an oxymoron. However, this year Xinjiang football is presenting an absolutely wonderful story that has amazed… Read More
