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Starting with Guangzhou Evergrande’s ascendancy to the Chinese Super League, there’s been a lot of focus on win bonuses. These are common in China (and probably in the rest of the world as well) where a certain amount… Read More
Jiangsu Sainty have been one of the more interesting sides to watch this season after their overachieving results last year. This year it’s been up and down, striker Hamdi Salihi made an instant impact in place of injured… Read More
Dalian Aerbin 1-2 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League round 5 Hoarau 72′ ; Elkeson 48′ Barrios 64′ Attendance：21,288 Firstly, sorry if you’re expecting your usual correspondent GZ Biffo, he is at this very moment tormenting some poor R&F… Read More
Muangthong United 1-4 Guangzhou Evergrande ACL Group Stage Round 4 Sarawat Masuk 53′; Muriqui 40′, 43′, Zheng Zhi 56′, Feng Xiaoting 86′ Guangzhou Evergrande put four goals past Muangthong United for the second time in a week to almost certainly… Read More
There are few better placed in China to evaluate the football scene than Don O’Riordan. Following a long career in English football, the 55-year-old from Dublin started coaching in the UK then after returning home he managed two… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande 4-0 Muangthong United AFC Champions League Matchday 3 Conca 51′, 90′, Muriqui 57′, Gao Lin 84′ Attendance: 39,841 In what’s becoming a familiar pattern this season, Guangzhou Evergrande exploded into life after a frustrating first half… Read More
Dalian Aerbin 3-3 Shanghai East Asia Chinese Super League Round 3 Peter Utaka ’21, ’34, Guillaume Hoarau ’52; Zhu Zhengrong ’19, ’59, Wu Lei ’57; Attendance: 16,211 “We need at least three games to get used to it”, stated East Asia… Read More
Jiangsu Sainty 2-0 Buriram United AFC Asian Champions League Matchday 3 Lu Bofei ’42, Sun Ke ’43 Attendance: 35,756 Facing Thai upstarts Buriram United, Jiangsu Sainty had none of the problems that Guangzhou Evergrande faced last season, cruising… Read More
Pre-season expectations for Dalian Aerbin were extremely high, but they’ve started off with two losses in two matches and a lot of head scratching up north. Li Ming, the Aerbin GM, was forced to become the team’s manager… Read More
Shanghai East Asia 1-1 Guizhou Renhe CSL Round 2 Lü Wenjun 49 ; Zlatan Muslimovic 24 Attendance: 9,638 Both Shanghai East Asia and Guizhou had numerous chances to win the match but failed to capitalize upon them as… Read More
