View from the North: Beijing 3 – 1 Chengdu
It was a true tale of two halves last night at Worker’s Stadium: an unbelievably dull first half followed by a tense, action packed second half. In the end, the Men in Green came out on top once… Read More
by bcheng
Posted: 18/08/2011
It was a true tale of two halves last night at Worker’s Stadium: an unbelievably dull first half followed by a tense, action packed second half. In the end, the Men in Green came out on top once… Read More
Category: Beijing Guoan, Chinese Super League
Tags: Chengdu Blades, Wang Changqing, Xu Liang, 中超, 北京国安
by bcheng
Updated: 23/08/2011
We know the CFA is an incredibly frustrating body to deal with, but to the point of quitting Chinese soccer? Guangzhou Hengda’s star Muriqui, whose been one of the brightest stars on a team filled with good players… Read More
by bcheng
Updated: 16/08/2011
It’s been a depressingly long time since Guoan supporters were able to celebrate a victory, the last one coming at Worker’s Stadium against Jiangsu. Saturday night the club got back into the win column and picked up 2… Read More
by bcheng
Updated: 09/08/2011
When the story of Beijing’s 2011 season is written, the club’s failure to win the title will come down to one thing, away draws. Once again, Guoan went on the road to face a team in the lower… Read More
by bcheng
Updated: 09/08/2011
Last night’s match between Beijing and Guangzhou was to be the most important match of the season to date, not only for the two teams involved, but for the entire league. With all that hype, it would seem… Read More
Updated: 10/08/2011
Just when Shenhua fans thought their side’s recent form couldn’t get any worse, the team from Hongkou conjured up another eyebrow-raising defeat away to rock-bottom Shenzhen. It was a shocking result in a weekend of assorted surprises, in… Read More
Category: Chinese Super League, Shanghai Shenhua
Tags: Huang Fengtao, Shenzhen Ruby, wang dalei, 上海申花, 中超, 申花夏季综合症
by bcheng
Updated: 01/08/2011
Guangzhou last came to Gongti as an average side low on talent but very scrappy. That was October 2009, Guoan’s title hopes rested heavily on that match. I was just married, happy and very agreeable, so I didn’t… Read More
Updated: 09/08/2011
With the Chinese Super League season about to resume after its traditional mid-summer break, now is the time to take a look back at how the first half of the Chinese Super League 2011 has gone for Shanghai… Read More
Category: Chinese Super League, Features, Shanghai Shenhua
Tags: Darío Conca, Miroslav Blažević, Shenhua Summer Syndrome, 上海申花, 中超, 申花夏季综合症
by bcheng
Updated: 09/08/2011
1. Guangzhou’s dominance I admit, I’ve been a hater and have argued the big spending southerners are going to fall apart at some point, but now with a 9 point lead, it appears they have a stranglehold on… Read More
Updated: 12/07/2011
Guangzhou Evergrande’s $10 million signing Darío Conca was given a heroes welcome by around 100 fans at the city’s Baiyun Airport yesterday afternoon, as the player finally arrived in China following his record-breaking transfer last week. Sina Sports… Read More
Category: Chinese Super League, Fan Culture, Guangzhou Evergrande
Tags: Darío Conca, transfers, 中超, 孔卡