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Club football returns after yet another international break. Shanghai Shenhua kick the week off with a dictionary-definition dead-rubber at Hongkou before heading up to Beijing for a crucial cup tie. Nobody Said it was Easy September 30th feels… Read More
With the dongbei sides struggling to make an impact in the Super League this season, it seems to have fallen to rank-outsiders Yanbian Changbaishan to bring glory to the region. Here we take a look back at how… Read More
Dalian Transcendence and Guangdong based Meizhou Wuhua secured promotion to League One with comfortable victories in their League Two semi-final play-offs. Transcendence overcame Sichuan Longfor 5-2 on aggregate, while Meizhou trumped Nanjing Qianbao by an even more convincing… Read More
Last week, Ti’ao Dongli set a record for Chinese Super League broadcasting rights, paying RMB8 billion for the next five seasons. The figure is mind blowing for a league that could barely be found on television just a… Read More
So here we are again; Shanghai Shenhua kick off the two-legged CFA Cup semi-finals with a home tie. Will promotion-chasing Beijing BG prove an easy route into the final, or a potential banana skin? Stumbling in Shijiazhuang Shenhua’s… Read More
Yanbian Changbaishan delighted their fans with a clinical demolition of Beijing BG, but a controversial draw in Harbin means their wait for promotion extends to another game. Hebei CFFC go two points clear in second with a win… Read More
There were more twists and turns in round 26 as League One hurtles towards its exciting conclusion. The top two of Dalian Aerbin and Yanbian Changbaishan played out a draw in front of the largest crowd of the… Read More
League One returned from its first weekend off of the season with a bang as round 25 featured some massive shocks, big wins and plenty to talk about. Tianjin Songjiang gave table-topping Yanbian Changbaishan their first defeat of… Read More
Thanks to China’s World Cup qualifying matches, last week didn’t feature a full round of League One games, but we were treated to 13 goals in the two matches that were played. Hebei CFFC came back to get… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua kick-off the final stretch of the league season following another long international break. With relatively meaningless league games sandwiching a two-legged cup semi, can Shenhua keep their focus with a visit to a side desperate for… Read More
