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It’s something most fans have probably thought about after watching their side fall foul of poor refereeing: take the stadium mike and get the crowd to join in a chant questioning the match officials’s parentage. It’s usually impossible… Read More
Beijing Guoan 1 – 3 Hangzhou Greentown I was excited about this match all week, it had me looking forward to the weekend for a reason other than the 2 days away from the office, so perhaps this… Read More
It’s finally here, Sunday night will see the Men in Green open up their season at home against Hangzhou Greentown, pitting watermelon kit vs. watermelon kit (though Hangzhou will be in their change whites), Griffiths vs. Griffiths, and… Read More
China’s not a sports loving country. In the US or much of Europe, even if you aren’t a sports fan, you know a bit about how the local side is doing that year, you’ll see it on the… Read More
by bcheng
We’re already a week into the Chinese Super League season and I’ve yet to do my picks, so here goes. Much respect to your Editor in Chief for picking the rankings, I’ve tried that before and don’t have… Read More
Many believe that you can find a nation’s identity in how it plays soccer, often leading commentators to tie the rampant corruption in Chinese society with the corruption that exists in the Chinese game. Match fixing is not unique to China, even… Read More
is greatly honoured to welcome aboard B. Cheng aka A Modern Lei Feng – a name which may be familiar to many in the Chinese bloggersphere. Cheng has been the other lonely soul blogging in English about Chinese… Read More
Injury-hit Shenhua are in Australia looking for their first victory of the season against Sydney tonight in the Asian Champions League group stage. The odds are stacked against the boys from Hongkou though, first choice keeper Wang Dalei… Read More
The Chinese Super League 2011 season is now of course already underway (see video, official opening ceremony footage). The first Shenhua Chinese Super League game kicking off on Friday night instead of the Saturday caught us off guard… Read More
The least said about this match the better. To give readers a true fan perspective, I’m going to cut and paste the real-time SMS updates I sent during the game itself to a follower of this blog, who… Read More
