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Hamburger SV have announced plans for two friendlies against the CSL’s pair of Guangdong clubs. It will be a very early pre-season trip for Hamburg but, with the CSL’s extended break for the World Cup, will fit nicely… Read More
In only their second season in top flight football, Shanghai East Asia have gone from mid-table dwellers to potential ACL challengers thanks to the addition of some much needed foreign firepower, a dramatic improvement in the performances of goalkeeper… Read More
Following a managerial change, Hangzhou’s ‘youth revolution’ has produced mixed results for the club, as the side faded away after a bright start. With the club only 5 points off the relegation zone and winless in May, the… Read More
The double-winning Cantonese side’s 2013 was always going to be a hard act to follow, and the departure of pivotal midfield maestro Dario Conca in the winter hasn’t made it any easier. Performances have been wildly variable over… Read More
Thanks to a much improved defensive and away record compared to the previous two seasons Guangzhou R&F are third in the Chinese Super League. There are several clubs chasing that spot but if new signing Abderazzak Hamdallah continues… Read More
In the first of a series of mid-season previews of some of the CSL’s more interesting clubs, we take a look at perennial headline-hoggers Shanghai Shenhua. The Hongkou Stadium side have been pretty much out of the limelight… Read More
Shanghai East Asia sealed a valuable 3 points in their final game before the summer break, as they saw off a spirited Harbin side at Shanghai Stadium in midweek. The hosts took the lead through Li Haowen in… Read More
Reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande will face A League side Western Sydney Wanderers in the quarterfinal of the 2014 AFC Asian Champions League, following the draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday afternoon. Evergrande are the first side to… Read More
Following a disappointing defeat in Jiangsu on Sunday evening, East Asia face one more game in front of their own fans before the CSL closes shop for the summer as they welcome CSL debutants Harbin Yiteng to Shanghai… Read More
Sven-Goran Eriksson, currently coach of high-flying Guangzhou R&F, makes an amazing revelation in an interview originally published in his club’s match day program. The decorated former England, Roma, Lazio and Manchester City coach reveals he once offered to… Read More
