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This week, Bcheng is absent from the pub during China’s national week holiday, sensibly choosing to travel abroad. Shanghai Ultra takes full advantage of there being no Beijing presence this week to pull in a passer-by on the… Read More
An outbreak of violence between Shenhua Shenhua and Hangzhou Greentown fans which erupted a few blocks away from Hongkou stadium last Wednesday was in retalitation for an incident at last year’s Hu-Hang derby in Hangzhou which left several… 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
The big news from this round is Guangzhou securing the title with four matches remaining, but a lot of interesting action across the country, as well as some fan violence in Shanghai and Tianjin fans attacking the Dalian… Read More
Beijing Guoan traveled to Jinan last night and, in the rain, could only manage to walk away with a single point, handing the league title to Guangzhou in what was already a foregone conclusion. Two of the main… Read More
Season 2011 will surely go down as Shenhua’s most bizarre season ever. In contention for the Chinese Super League title up until the half way point of the season, the team then crashed spectacularly, taking just 7 points… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande clinched their first ever Chinese Super League title last night with four rounds of the league still left to play. The Cantonese side won their match against Shaanxi 4-1, but with that game an early 5pm… Read More
To get you past hump day, here’s a song and video by local Beijing rapper, Nasty Ray. The song’s done to the “Empire State of Mind” beat, I’ve always loved this beat and am a big fan of… Read More
The top two spots look the same as always, but that crucial third position changes as Liaoning beats Chengdu and Changchun only manages a point away at Dalian. Jiangsu jump up the table and are right in the… 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
