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Footie fans in China’s capital are going through a tough period right now, their side, Beijing Guoan, hasn’t managed a league win since well before the World Cup break. Most recently the Beijingers have only managed draws against… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande will enter the summer break on top of Chinese Super League by a solitary point after the Cantonese side and nearest rivals Beijing Guoan played out a fiercely competitive top of the table clash at the Workers… Read More
ASIAN CUP QUALIFYING GROUP C Iraq 3 Younis Mahmood 22, 42 Adi Adnan 58 China 1 Zhang Xizhe (pk) 73 Despite an embarrassing 3-1 defeat against Iraq, China will take part in next year’s Asian Cup thanks to… Read More
The manager: Like Marcello Lippi, Gregorio Manzano had never managed outside his home country before coming to China, unlike Lippi he doesn’t come here with a mantle full of trophies. Manzano’s been managing in Spain for over 30… Read More
Asian Champions League Qualifying Beijing Guoan 4-0 Chonburi FC Guerron 1′,11′, Utaka 18′, Shao 89′ Attendance: 21,055 Beijing’s one-two punch of Peter Utaka and Joffre Guerron, combined with the cold weather and nightmarish pollution, were too much for… Read More
Beijing Guoan 6-0 Guangzhou R&F Chinese Super League Matchday 24 Shao Jiayi 12′, Zhang Xizhe 37′ (pk), 56′, 85′, Utaka 69′, 90(+1) Attendance: 33,968 It was a Beijing beat down for Sven and his Guangzhou R&F side, as… Read More
Beijing Guoan 4-0 Dalian Aerbin Chinese Super League Round 22 Guerron 21′, Zhang Xizhe 34′ (pen), 70′ (pen), Shao Jiayi 86 Attendance: 41,131 On a day when Beijing Guoan skipper Darko Matic missed out through suspension and former… Read More
Beijing Guoan 3-3 Jiangsu Sainty Chinese Super League Round 19 Zhang Xizhe 15′, Shao Jiayi 70′, 86′; Wu Xi ’72, Krimets 73′ (OG), Sun Ke 78′ Attendance: 43,500 In a true back-and-forth, extremely entertaining clash for neutrals, Beijing… Read More
Beijing Guoan was one of the few (if not the only) remaining teams in the Chinese Super League who hadn’t been bloodied by Guangzhou Evergrande since the Cantonese side joined the league, last night changed that. The Beijingers put… Read More
On Sunday night, China’s win over Australia meant they finished second in the East Asian Cup, a respectable finish for a country that was previously struggling. Here we offer a few thoughts on China’s performance in the competition… Read More
