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Having exceeded expectations by making it through to the last eight by topping a group featuring Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and North Korea, China now face the unenviable task of taking on host nation Australia for a place in… Read More
There were two major surprises when China’s final 23-man squad for the Asian Cup was confirmed on Tuesday, as Guangzhou Evergrande’s defensive pair of Feng Xiaoting and Li Xuepeng were both left off of the list. Feng’s omission… Read More
Jamie McIllroy cuts through the gossip to look at which deals are done and dusted so far in the close season Beijing Guoan Perhaps the most significant transfer news of the month so far is that of Beijing… Read More
Beijing Guoan is considering playing some of it’s 2015 matches, perhaps including the Asian Champions League matches, at the empty, soulless edifice in northern Beijing called the Bird’s Nest. Doing so would be the ultimate in outrages. As… Read More
This was a record breaking season for Beijing Guoan, one in which they came oh so close to a title win, but fell oh so short on the final day. If they would have had some of their key… Read More
Sadly, the Chinese domestic season is over but with significant investment reportedly coming the way of a few teams – most notably Sven Goran Erikson’s Shanghai SIPG – this year’s winter transfer window is expected to be an eventful… Read More
A last gasp Ryan McGowan header gave Shandong Luneng a 5-4 aggregate victory over Jiangsu Sainty in an emotional FA Cup Final second leg in Nanjing. A pair of controversial penalties two weeks ago in Jinan had given… Read More
The Shanghai International Port Group officially announced their takeover of Shanghai East Asia on Tuesday afternoon, in a wide-ranging press conference which brought with it a number of significant changes for the Xujiahui-based side. First and foremost, as… Read More
Shanghai East Asia’s second season in the CSL featured great goals, memorable victories and intense derbies. Despite a late slump which put an end to their Champions League ambitions, the club can look back on 2014 with a great… Read More
Changchun Yatai have confirmed that their Bosnian Serb manager Dragan Okuka will not be returning to lead the club next season. The former Jiangsu Sainty boss signed a 6 month contract with the team and had another one-year… Read More
