A website about Chinese football, in English
People often ask me about why I watch Chinese football, my reply is always something along the lines of crazy atmosphere, being amongst dedicated hardcore fans, and that sometimes the quality of play is very good. The first… Read More
What’s the easiest way to win a football match? Play against a team that never really intended on scoring. That certainly appeared to be the case at Gongti last night, as it took Guoan almost 75 minutes to… Read More
On February 14th, 2011, out of the blue, the Korean League’s Daejeon Citizen announced they had signed a Chinese youth star named Bai Zijian. This news raised many eyebrows among Chinese netizens as they had never heard this… Read More
Shaanxi Chanba set a new record yesterday by beating Chinese Super League pace-setters Guangzhou Hengda 12-11 on penalties after the match in Xian finished 1-1 after 90 minutes. In an epic 13-round penalty shoot-out battle which saw both… Read More
Guoan kicked off it’s CFA Cup experience at Gongti Wednesday night in what was a boring match from start to finish with few interesting points to discuss, nevertheless, I press on. I was surprised by Pacheco’s approach in… Read More
BCheng and the Editor meet up for another virtual pint. In this week’s pub talk, the eccentric duo lament the state of China’s playing surfaces, and discuss the CFA cup and three big Chinese Super League games, whilst… Read More
Just the other day bcheng declared Honduran midfielder Walter Martinez‘ goal in Beijing Guoan’s 3-0 victory at Nanchang to be an early candidate for goal of the season. Here it is for you to decide for yourself. A… Read More
We’ve talked about the weirdness of the competition, but now its time to forget about that and focus on what matters most, the actual matches. The Men in Green will face off against a club from Shanghai (9-1,… Read More
Going into this final Asian Champions League (ACL) group game I had hoped for an open and attacking contest since both teams had nothing to play for. Shenhua, coming off the back of a dissapointing 0-0 draw away… Read More
3-0, 3 times in a row, 9 points, 272 minutes without giving up a goal, 2 of the 3 wins coming on the road, what more needs to be said? A lot actually. Granted this post is coming… Read More
