View from the North: Beijing 3 – 0 Henan
Without any visiting supporters from Henan making the trip, it was up to the players on the pitch to get revenge for the fans and they did a good job of it. In the prematch buildup, a few… Read More
A website about Chinese football, in English
Shenhua 1-0 Yanbian: Shanghai through to CFA cup semi-final
Shanghai Shenhua turned over second division Yanbian 1-0 on Wednesday night to make it to the semi-finals of the relaunched CFA cup. Despite their awful league form, the boys in blue maanged to overcome their lower-league opponents without… Read More
Philippe Troussier: Chinese football lacks creativity
Xinjing Newspaper (新京報) has conducted an interview with Philippe Troussier, the current manager of Shenzhen Ruby. Troussier is known for managing the Japanese National Team from 1998-2002, leading the Blue Samurai to Asian Cup glory in 2000. There… Read More
Pub Talk: Guangzhou lose at last!
This week in their regular pub discussion, Bcheng and the editor discuss a very exciting development in the Chinese Super League – Guangzhou losing their first game all season. The pair share their views on Guangzhou’s false position… Read More
All the goals from CSL round 24
Some exciting stuff in this round, not least of which was Guangzhou being defeated for the first time this season – a result which gladdens the hearts of all Chinese Super League fans outside of the capital of… Read More
Expat Football in China: A Rough Guide
has assembled a compilation of information surrounding the international soccer communities among expats in Chinese cities. Compiled from online resources as well as personal and professional networks, hopes the information will be useful for developing soccer communities in… Read More
CFA Cup Quarterfinals: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shandong All Advance
Beijing Guoan headed to Jiaxing last night to take on Hangzhou Greentown in an important CFA Cup and came away with what may have been the most impressive win over Pacheco’s short coaching career with the capital side…. Read More
CSL BY THE NUMBERS：ROUND 24 ATTENDANCE & ACL/RELEGATION WATCH
Another great weekend of Chinese Super League action, here are the scores and attendances from the weekend that was: Chengdu 2 – 0 Shanghai, Attendance: 2,000 Henan 2 – 0 Nanchang, Attendance: 11,000 Liaoning 0 – 0 Qingdao,… Read More
A Euro Shopping Spree in China?!? Or Just Scouts Out to Watch a Match?
The European transfers silly season is over and yet there are tons of rumors flying around about Chinese players these days. We recently reported about a two million euro bid from Tottenham for Shenhua starlet Feng Renliang, today… Read More
Chengdu 2-0 Shenhua: How low can you go?
Shanghai Shenhua plumbed new depths on Saturday night by losing to a team which is bottom of the league and had not won at home all season. In a shocking result which dragged Shenhua back towards the relegation… Read More