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Guangzhou Evergrande headed to Korea to face off against Jeonbuk Hyundai last night and showed that despite this being the club’s first ever Asian Champions League match, they were up to the challenge and then some. Unlike fellow… Read More
There was a big surprise Saturday afternoon when Tianjin Teda’s 18 man roster was released, Yu Dabao wasn’t on it. Yu was one of Tianjin’s brightest stars during the 2011 season, contributing 6 goals (and 6 assists) in… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande are about to make a stunning $20 million swoop for Bourussia Dortmund’s Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios, according to Chinese reports. Sina sports claims both the transfer fee and salary for the 27-year-old will surpass the record-breaking… Read More
A lot has been made of the ever larger amounts of money being spent by Chinese Super League teams, but the country’s second division, the China League, has also seen a growing influx of big spenders as ambitious… Read More
I hate Gao Lin. If you’ve ever read this blog before, it’s probably obvious to you. He’s from Zhengzhou, he played for Shanghai, and now he’s on Guangzhou, when it comes to my degrees of hatred, I don’t… Read More
The Chinese Super League has released a full preliminary fixture list for 2012 which has been circulated around all 16 league clubs pending their feedback. There may be a few changes to this list, and some games involving… Read More
The most eagerly anticipated Chinese Super League season ever will open with a bang on March 10 with an local derby between Shanghai Shenhua and Nanjing-based Jiangsu Sainty. Games involving the Yangzte Delta-based clubs, Shenhua, Sainty and Hangzhou… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande will punish its entire South American contingent, Dario Conca, Muriqui, Cleo and Paulo, for failing to report for training on January 3, according to Chinese media reports. The quartet of stragglers have all since returned to the… Read More
The big news this week was Guangzhou Evergrande jumping the gun on the transfer window and announcing their new signings ahead of time. The defending champs picked up national teamers Zhao Xuri (from Shaanxi) and Rong Hao (from… Read More
Only a handful of well-known foreign players have appeared in the Chinese top league since pro football was launched in 1994. But in the last few years, Chinese Super League clubs had almost exclusively turned to importing complete… Read More
