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“Singing aye-yi-yippee Sun Jihai.” Last night saw Sun Jihai return to Manchester and be honored by the club and crowd at halftime of Manchester City’s win over Liverpool. Sun’s time at City was during a different era for… Read More
Brazilian champions Corinthians have recently agreed to a two year loan deal with Chinese youngster Chen Zhihzhao, who will be the first Chinese player in Brazil’s top flight. Much like Dong Fangzhuo going to Manchester United, the move… Read More
Mao Jianqing (Shaanxi Chanba to Beijing Guoan) Beijing Guoan started its winter training in Beijing this week and among the players, there was a new face in green as new signing Mao Jianqing reported to camp. Mao burst… Read More
FC Barcelona, the club who plays the most beautiful football in the world, is building its success in China, and they’re approaching the market in a way that no other club has done before. Last month, Sandro Rosell,… Read More
The big news this week was Guangzhou Evergrande jumping the gun on the transfer window and announcing their new signings ahead of time. The defending champs picked up national teamers Zhao Xuri (from Shaanxi) and Rong Hao (from… Read More
With the year rapidly running out, there’s just enough time to cast one last look back over Chinese Super League 2011 and see how ‘s semi-serious pre-season predictions matched up to the Chinese Super League final placings. At… Read More
Shandong Luneng has reached an agreement with Dutchman Henk ten Cate to take over as the club’s manager for the upcoming season. Ten Cate has had a very nomadic career, coaching at a number of different clubs, mostly… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s promising winger Feng Renliang is in Spain and will shortly begin trials with La Liga side Villareal , according to Chinese and Spanish media reports. No specific transfer fee has been mentioned in the event of… Read More
The year 2011 was a huge success for which saw the site establish itself as the premier English language source of news, information and analysis on Chinese football. Take a look back at what were the most popular… Read More
Following on from the Chinese Super League resurgence part one feature, part two, a analysis piece recently published on goal.com, looks at how the signing of Nicolas Anelka blew the lid off Chinese football and what it means… Read More
