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Disorderly scenes erupted last night in the aftermath of China’s hugely disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Iraq, which saw furious Chinese fans mob their national squad bus outside Shenzhen stadium, demanding that the Guozu disband. According to Chinese… Read More
I feel like a broken record at this point, but there’s probably a reason why. Every time China gives its fans a bit of hope, it very quickly finds a way to crush that hope in new and… Read More
For some nations, making it to the World Cup is an expectation, a requirement, that fans view as their birthright and anything less is considered unacceptable. However, international soccer is getting more and more competitive, most nations cannot… Read More
While the attention of international tournaments in China is usually reserved for high profile clubs such matches do not always impact the development of the game in China as expected. In fact the uber-publicized and over-promoted matches of… Read More
One of the very few positives to come out of Shanghai Shenhua’s 2011 season has been the emergence of midfield playmaker Cao Yunding. Whilst perhaps not making as obvious an impact in his first season as fellow promising… Read More
China beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in a friendly last night, but here on that’s about all you’ll find out about the match. I can tell you that Sun Xiang and Gao Lin were your goal scorers… Read More
This week, Bcheng is absent from the pub during China’s national week holiday, sensibly choosing to travel abroad. Shanghai Ultra takes full advantage of there being no Beijing presence this week to pull in a passer-by on the… Read More
An outbreak of violence between Shenhua Shenhua and Hangzhou Greentown fans which erupted a few blocks away from Hongkou stadium last Wednesday was in retalitation for an incident at last year’s Hu-Hang derby in Hangzhou which left several… Read More
The boys meet in the pub once again. This week, they discuss Guangzhou’s wrapping up of the league title and what that could mean for manager Lee Jangsoo as well as the Asian Champions League. There’s also a… Read More
The big news from this round is Guangzhou securing the title with four matches remaining, but a lot of interesting action across the country, as well as some fan violence in Shanghai and Tianjin fans attacking the Dalian… Read More
