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Did you hear that loud blowing noise on Saturday night? That was the sound of thousands of Shanghai Shenhua fans breathing a sigh of relief as, at long last, their side won for the first time in ten… Read More
I love writing about the Chinese Super League, but there are some matches, well, it’s not always an easy job, then I remember it’s just a hobby, then it gets even harder. Saturday’s match is a perfect example… Read More
We’ve talked before about how soccer in China is all encompassing, if you are a close watcher of the game, it’s hard not to come across a wide variety of issues, be it corruption, business, politics, or social… Read More
There was a full slate of matches over the weekend, but without home matches for the better attended clubs, the stats look a bit anemic. Qingdao vs. Beijing – 12,180 Changchun vs. Jiangsu – 12,000 Chengdu vs. Shaanxi… Read More
Little did Dražen Besek know that, as he walked out of Shandong Luneng’s provincial stadium after Shenhua’s final match of the 2010 season, as Miroslav Blazevic’s assistant, he would return to the same stadium in his first game… Read More
Sunday afternoon’s match was one of those very bad Chinese Super League experiences, leaving me feeling so dirty I wanted to run to the showers afterword. Fortunately, Qingdao’s ground is less than 10 minutes from the beach, so… Read More
Eccentric refereeing decisions robbed luckless Shanghai Shenhua of a first victory in two months as Tianjin grabbed a late winner to consign their opponents to a fifth consecutive defeat last night at TEDA Stadium. Incredibly, it was only… Read More
It’s Friday, you’re waiting for the weekend to finally begin, you want to get out of the office, I do too. Therefore, I’m not going to write a long post about the possibilities of Beijing Guoan going public,… Read More
Last Wednesday night Jiangsu Sainty played host to Shandong Luneng in Nanjing Olympic Sports Stadium. The match had a lot on the line for both teams. A win for the visitors would further cement their third place position… Read More
Shenhua continued their rapid descent to the abyssal depths of the Chinese Super League last night with their seventh defeat in eight games. Since the start of July, Shenhua have lost every game except for a solitary home… Read More
