A website about Chinese football, in English
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
Guangzhou Evergrande have been given a baptism of fire in the Asian Champions League (ACL) after being drawn in group H with Jeonbuk Motors, Kashiwa Reysol, the reigning champions of South Korea and Japan respectively, and the as… Read More
In the United States, the baseball offseason is referred to as the “hot stove league”, calling to mind the fans in the old days sitting around a stove in the winter talking about all the rumors about where… Read More
Chinese football is in the news lately, for some reason it seems foreign media can’t get enough of it this week, so here’s some of the better stories we’ve seen in the foreign (and domestic) English language media. … Read More
Sunday 16th October 2011 is a day that will live long in the memory of every Guangzhou Evergrande supporter, it was a time to celebrate their team’s first ever league title and reflect on a job well done…. Read More
The boys meet in the pub once again. This week, they discuss Guangzhou’s wrapping up of the league title and what that could mean for manager Lee Jangsoo as well as the Asian Champions League. There’s also a… Read More
is pleased to welcome a new contributor to our team, Piers Hunday, who is based in Guangzhou. Piers has been living and working in Guangdong’s provincial capital for several years and has followed Guangzhou for three seasons. He’s… Read More
Xinjing Newspaper (新京報) has conducted an interview with Philippe Troussier, the current manager of Shenzhen Ruby. Troussier is known for managing the Japanese National Team from 1998-2002, leading the Blue Samurai to Asian Cup glory in 2000. There… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua returned to their losing ways with a disappointing 2-0 home deafeat to runaway Chinese Super League leaders Guangzhou Evergrande on Wednesday evening at Hongkou Stadium. The match was a greatly anticipated one, having been postponed twice… Read More
