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In his first exclusive television interview for what would appear to be a very long time, Nicolas Anelka appeared on CCTV5’s “Football Night” program last week. Although none of his answers are earth-shattering, Anelka’s appearance is nevertheless noteworthy… Read More
I always love that first look at a brand new schedule, going over the matches, seeing where the big games will be, how many road trips one can make, and trying to take guesses at how the season… Read More
It may have taken a long time, but now we finally have a final, complete schedule for the 2012 Chinese Super League season. There were only some minor changes from the preliminary schedule we posted almost a month… Read More
With just over a week before the Chinese Super League season kicks off, we’re finally getting news about season ticket prices. Across the country, ticket prices have gone up considerably, many teams raised prices by 25-50%， with Shanghai… Read More
With a mere 11 days to go before the season kicks off, Shanghai Shenhua’s Chinese Super League 2012 fixtures have finally been confirmed. There are no changes to the preliminary schedule that was published several weeks ago, despite… Read More
I ruminated a few weeks ago about how no transfer this season has been a simple, straightforward affair. However, Yu Dabao’s transfer takes the cake for craziest of the season and after all but submitting papers to the… Read More
Are you excited? It’s now just over a week until we first see our Men in Green take the field in the Asian Cup and an extra few days before the 2012 Chinese Super League season kicks off. … Read More
2012/02/28 Update: We’ve finally had Nike’s press conference presenting the “new” kits of 2012 (very few are actually new designs) and so we’ve updated the post to include a number of the new photos. Nothing unexpected beyond Guizhou’s… 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
Nanchang Hengyuan Shanghai Shenxin decided it was time to declare their presence after returning to Shanghai, though they did so in an unusual way. During a friendly against Shanghai Shenhua over the weekend, a multiplayer brawl broke out,… Read More
