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As Cristiano Ronaldo found out when Real Madrid came to China this summer, the Chinese media is interested in all details of a star’s life and wants demands full access. Therefore, this time of year you’ll find two… Read More
Here at we have a bit of a culture clash whenever the topic of relocation comes up. To someone from the UK, the idea of a team relocating is unheard of, akin to an iconic building in the… Read More
In the United States, the baseball offseason is referred to as the “hot stove league”, calling to mind the fans in the old days sitting around a stove in the winter talking about all the rumors about where… Read More
Season 2011 is now well and truly over with the Chinese Super League concluded, the CFA cup won by Tianjin, and the national team out of the World Cup qualifers. In the first in a series of posts… Read More
There are many things about this match that make it an “Only in the Chinese Super League” special edition, truly unusual circumstances. For starters, this cup final was played just days before a major international game, meaning each… Read More
Your two intrepid correspondents are back this week and talking about the Chinese national team’s failure, amazingly the name Ma Chongchong comes up. There’s also discussion of the CFA Cup (11/19, 16:00 kick off) between Shandong and Tianjin. … Read More
Chinese football is in the news lately, for some reason it seems foreign media can’t get enough of it this week, so here’s some of the better stories we’ve seen in the foreign (and domestic) English language media. … Read More
Since coming to Beijing in 2009, the Australian import Joel Griffiths has been an important part of Guoan’s offense, with 27 goals in 76 matches, including an impressive 10 goals this season. Over the past two season he… Read More
ACL positioning Guangzhou （68 points） Beijing （53 points） Liaoning （50 points） Jiangsu （47 points） Shandong （47 points） Qingdao （45 points） Changchun （45 points） There wasn’t much to play for on the last day of the season, but the… Read More
Chengdu 2 – 2 Guangzhou, Attendance 6,000 What a difference a year makes, huh? Last year these two sides came up to the Chinese Super League, this year, Guangzhou won the title while Chengdu heads back down, they’ll… Read More
