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Shanghai Shenhua’s coach was so enraged by the play-acting of his own midfielder that he stormed angrily onto the pitch and dragged the offending injury-faker to his feet. The incident happened in the closing stages of Shenhua’s clash… Read More
When even Chinese media starts referring to the “Cultural Revolution” and “Red Guards”, you know you aren’t going down the right path. Such is the situation in Hangzhou these days, manager Wu Jingui has been removed from the… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua have encountered a real buzz about the CFA cup in northern China – although not in the way they may have imagined. The club are mystified as to why their training sessions ahead of their CFA… Read More
It’s Friday, you’re waiting for the weekend to finally begin, you want to get out of the office, I do too. Therefore, I’m not going to write a long post about the possibilities of Beijing Guoan going public,… Read More
No, this isn’t an indictment on the crappy, used-once-a-year pitch at China’s National Stadium. How do you follow up hosting a major international match between two of the most famous clubs in the world? Why, by having a… Read More
Saturday night offered a number of tough choices for football fans in northern China. The Bird’s Nest hosted the annual major match to celebrate the anniversary of the Olympics, this year’s was a truly unique occassion, seeing AC… Read More
AC and Inter Milan are both in Beijing for Saturday night’s Italian Super Cup clash. The sides both arrived an hour apart at Capital Airport and were met by massive crowds. It’s hard to walk around Beijing the… Read More
When you’re supposed to be the authority on Chinese soccer, it doesn’t feel good to get pipped by the Huffington Post. I’m sort of the Minister of Propoganda for the site and prefer to focus on the positive… Read More
A player sending out an explitive filled tweet. Another one openly questioning a referee’s decision via a tweet. A player’s wife using tweets to attack a referee. Does it all sound like another example of players and WAGs behaving badly in… Read More
This is Part 1 in a series that is sure to have many parts as the season goes on, the unique, some would say crazy, nature of Chinese football almost guarantees it. As much as we love Chinese… Read More
