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The fixtures are coming up thick and fast for a patched-up Shanghai Shenhua — next up, a run of local and national derbies. ‘s weekly insight into all things Shenhua casts an eye over the side’s prospects. The… Read More
A few weeks ago I was offered the chance to go and watch Fujian Chaoyue (Fujian Broncos) play at home in this their first voyage into Chinese association football. Previously I had only watched one Chinese game live and… Read More
Lang Zheng is the Chinese football equivalent of Gus Triandos. If you don’t know who that is, you either don’t go very deep in knowledge of 1970s Baltimore Orioles players (very forgivable) and/or you’re not a fan of… Read More
The past few years whenever Beijing Guoan goes on the road, anything can happen and such was the case at Hanghai Stadium on Sunday night as the capital club travelled to struggling Henan Jianye and came home empty… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s new-look strikeforce made the difference with a double from Lucas Viatri in a game which saw a Chamanga-inspired 10-man Liaoning almost snatch an unlikely point. CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE ROUND 16 Shanghai Shenhua 3 Cao Yunding 8′… Read More
Eleilson’s own goal gave Guangzhou R&F a 2-0 lead with half an hour left but Jiangsu’s Brazilian centre back went from zero to hero with a 95th minute equaliser before immediately going back to zero as part of… Read More
It’s a dictionary-definition six-pointer this Sunday evening as Liaoning travel to Hongkou, with both sides looking warily over their shoulders in the second half of the 2014 CSL season. Will a patched-up Shenhua be able to see off… Read More
Domestic football has returned and after the appetiser of the CFA Cup in midweek, the main course of CSL action resumes on Saturday. Both Guangzhou R&F and Jiangsu Sainty had strong starts to the season and only a… Read More
Dragan Okuka made waves two seasons ago by leading unfashionable Jiangsu Sainty to runners-up spot in the CSL, pushing powerhouse club Guangzhou Evergrande all the way. The Bosnian Serb head coach is now back in China at another… Read More
Brazilian forward Rafael Coelho, who joined Changchun Yatai from Guangzhou R&F in February, has left the club after failing to replicate the impressive form that saw him brought to the North-East. Coelho had an impressive two-year stint with… Read More
