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For those new to the CSL, and even sometimes for longtime watchers of the league, club names can seem very odd and ever changing. There are a number of factors involved in this, including bad (or various) English… Read More
Dalian Shide FC, China’s most decorated club with eight championships to its name, is clinging on for dear life despite emotional scenes at the end of last season as players and fans believed the club had played its… Read More
Manchester United, the world’s biggest club, found a new revenue stream yesterday when it announced two new strategic partners. The new partners are Wahaha, the Hangzhou based beverage company, and China Commercial Bank, one of China’s largest state banks,… Read More
The fallout over the sensational transfer of Shenhua club legend Yu Tao to rivals Shanghai Shenxin has continued with club owner Zhu Jun threatening the midfielder with legal action over his move. Zhu was quoted by the Liberation… Read More
The sale of Dalian Shide to the Aerbin group, who own Dalian’s other CSL club, is a huge development which has many implications for football in China. looks at how the fans of the eight-time Chinese champions are… Read More
On Wednesday, Beijing Guoan hosted an investment promotion business event at a venue next to Worker’s Stadium. The invitation only event was an odd mix of media, players, businessmen, and supporters. The event itself was severely lacking in… Read More
Chengdu Blades were met with huge fan fare when visiting Sheffield in 2007, they became the first foreign-owned Chinese side with the Chengdu Sports Centre becoming home to the familiar red and white stripes and crossed swords logo…. Read More
Eintracht Braunschweig has announced that it acquired Chinese striker Zhang Chengdong, on loan for one year, from C.D Mafra. Last season, Zhang was loaned to Beira-Mar in the Portuguese Superliga where he scored six goals in 26 matches…. Read More
Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka’s short Shanghai Shenhua careers may already be over due to an imminent financial crisis at the club, according to an alarming story in today’s Oriental Sports Daily. The Shanghai-based newspaper today alleges that… Read More
Spanish football giants FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have expressed unwillingness to participate in the Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF) plans to host the next five Supercopa competitions in Beijing. The agreement betwen the RFEF and promoter United Vansen International… Read More
