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The Manager: With the departure of Gao Hongbo following the close of last season, control over the side was handed to his assistant, Xi Zhikang. As the new manager’s only previous experience of first-team management came at rivals Shanghai Shenhua during the… Read More
A few weeks ago I sat down with Wu Lei at the national team’s hotel in Beijing. The young striker didn’t dominate the room when he entered, in fact few in the lobby paid attention to him, nor… Read More
It’s no secret that Chinese football has not developed as hoped over the past decade. Ten years ago the likes of Sun Jihai, Yang Chen, Li Tie and Shao Jiayi were blazing a trail for the country in… Read More
Tomorrow sees the first “proper” Shanghai derby in seven years as Shenhua take on newly promoted Shanghai East Asia – a match the local media are billing as the long-awaited return of a genuine Shanghai football rivalry. ‘s… Read More
The 2013 Chinese Super League season kicks off tomorrow night. As we lead up to the start of the new season, we’ll preview a number of the sides, this time it’s the newly promoted Shanghainese club. The manager: Though… Read More
Shanghai East Asia are the newest addition to the Chinese Super League and will be bringing a lot of hope, hyperbole and expectation with them as they prepare for their debut season in the big time. Throughout 2012,… Read More
Having booked their spot in the Chinese Super League for 2013, this season has been a defining coming of age moment for the youthful Shanghai East Asia players and Xu Genbao’s football project itself. Now its time to… Read More
The chairman of China League side Shanghai East Asia FC has raised eyebrows by saying he hopes his club can merge with city rivals Shanghai Shenhua. Xu Genbao (徐根宝), who is also founder of East Asia, made the… Read More
