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A self-made owner, crazy about sports (some would say just plain crazy), likes to meddle in team management and decisions, and decides to bring in a big-name manager and a star player from the world’s top league. Cross-cultural… Read More
Last week, after the draw against Kashiwa, Guangzhou Evergrande manager Lee Jang-soo sat down and talked with a reporter from the local football newspaper “Soccer News”. The “struggling” manager talks about his three foreign stars (Muriqui, Cleo, and… Read More
Another week in the books. Two scoreless draws in big matches this weekend led to some boredom. Results (and attendance) continues to dip in Guangzhou this season. Another impressive weekend for African MVP Christopher Katanga winning a tight… Read More
Going on the road is never easy, but Beijing Guoan has to be regretting getting only a single point out of their visit to Dalian Shide in a boring 0-0 draw. After a rough first half, Guoan’s second… Read More
Led by striker Yang Xu, Liaoning Whowin got back to winning ways with a 2-0 home defeat of Qingdao Jonoon. The victory means Liaoning are at the top of the table, if only temporarily, and remain one of… Read More
Due to the ACL, Beijing Guoan has a shortened week to prepare for their trip to Dalian this weekend. After having struggled at the start of the season, Guoan is starting to come together and has put in… Read More
Dalian Aerbin announced this morning that Aleksandar Stanojević, formerly in charge of FK Partizan in the Serbian league, was taking over as the club’s manager effective immediately. Holidays are usually slow news times, people are travelling and not paying… Read More
Another week of derby matches didn’t fail to provide some excitement. In Shanghai, the cash cows played a boring match, with Tigana and Shenhua continuing to struggle. With four days of football to enjoy, Henan delivered a great… Read More
On a magical night in Beijing, the result was never in doubt, as Beijing Guoan cruised to a 3-1 victory over Tianjin Teda in this big derby match on the back of Xu Liang’s best performance so far,… Read More
Mama said there’d be days like this…. What else can I say, a goal that was but wasn’t given and a penalty that should have been given. Much like last year, expectations aren’t high when Guoan goes on… Read More
