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World superstar Didier Drogba will officially join Shanghai Shenhua tomorrow, according to local media reports, putting to an end months of speculation in one of the CSL’s longest-ever running transfer sagas. Reports in Shanghai media initially said Drogba… Read More
Liaoning’s Zhang Jinyang scored the quickest goal of this year’s CSL season, knocking one in 26 seconds into the match, a goal that would be enough for Liaoning to take all three points. Its tough days for the… Read More
Beijing Guoan hosted bottom of the table Qingdao Jonoon last night and despite dominating the match, Guoan couldn’t find a way to break down Qingdao’s packed defense. The Beijingers put in a solid performance, but unlike in previous… Read More
Shanghai East Asia remain the team to beat in China League One after a hard-fought away victory against Chengdu Blades at the Chengdu Sports Centre. The visitors retained their five-point lead in the standings after Columbian striker Luis… Read More
In a battle between the newly promoted clubs, three goals in five second half minutes gave Dalian Aerbin only their third victory of the year. A bad-tempered first half saw David sent off for Guangzhou R&F and despite… Read More
Sentences were handed down in corruption trials targeting former Chinese Football Association officials as well as players yesterday in northeastern Liaoning province. The sentences have fans hoping that this is the blow necessary to stamp out corruption and… Read More
Things are off to a slow start in the Pub this week, with Shanghai Ultra having fallen asleep at the back of the house, the Euros and time zones to blame. Your pundits rise from their slumber however… Read More
It seems like forever since we were last discussing a Chinese Super League match so its great to once again be talking about a match. This weekend, yes no more Friday night matches for awhile, its Qingdao Jonoon… Read More
Chengdu Blades (5th) – Shanghai East Asia (1st) On paper, this should be a daunting tie for the unlikely league leaders but the hosts’ standing in the table is somewhat misleading – Chengdu are going through a tricky… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande is once again pursuing a proposal to expand the number of foreigners each CSL team is allowed to carry on the roster. The team would like to see an additional two roster spots go to foreigner… Read More
