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In the eyes of most rational observers, Guangzhou Evergrande’s narrow defeat in the Quarter-Final of the Asian Champions League can be seen as a step in the right direction for both the club and Chinese football. Ultimately, the… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande fell to a 4-2 defeat in the away-leg of their AFC Champions League quarter-final clash in Saudi Arabia, having twice taken the lead on the night. Goals from Gao Lin and Huang Bowen had given the… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande’s Argentine midfielder Darío Conca is in buoyant mood ahead on Wednesday night’s AFC Champions League clash with Al Ittihad, believing that the Cantonese side are well prepared to come away with a good result. Conca, 29,… Read More
Drogba Who? Wild East Football analyses those who have already made an impact on the Chinese Super League before this summer’s influx of football mega stars. With Mr. Drogba and Mr. Anelka unfairly grabbing the headlines again by… Read More
A lot has been made of the ever larger amounts of money being spent by Chinese Super League teams, but the country’s second division, the China League, has also seen a growing influx of big spenders as ambitious… Read More
The big news this week was Guangzhou Evergrande jumping the gun on the transfer window and announcing their new signings ahead of time. The defending champs picked up national teamers Zhao Xuri (from Shaanxi) and Rong Hao (from… 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
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
The boys meet in the pub once again. This week, they discuss Guangzhou’s wrapping up of the league title and what that could mean for manager Lee Jangsoo as well as the Asian Champions League. There’s also a… Read More
