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Shanghai Shenhua tune up for the cup final with a Halloween dress-rehearsal at Hongkou with Jiangsu Sainty visiting this Saturday. Will the triple-header start with a bang, or will the coaches aim to hide their hands for this… Read More
By 9:23 on the evening of Saturday 17th October, all hope was lost. Faced with what, from the outset, appeared to be the rather straightforward task of beating an attractive, but ultimately weaker visiting Shijiazhuang side, SIPG FC… Read More
It’s been another rollercoaster week in the north-east with joy and hope being the overriding themes of the weekend’s action. Yanbian clinched the League One title in style while Dalian and Liaoning kept their respective goals in their… Read More
There was celebration and heartache in the penultimate weekend of the League One season. Hebei CFFC are just one point away from the Super League after a win in Guizhou. However, their recent run is not without controversy… Read More
The penultimate weekend of the League One season is upon us and there’s still plenty to play for in the second tier. Yanbian Changbaishan can add the league title to their promotion with a win and Hebei CFFC… Read More
It’s all about the CFA cup for Shanghai Shenhua this week, with the Hongkou side putting Beijing Beikong to the sword to qualify for a grudge-match final with Jiangsu Sainty. Sunday afternoon’s trip to Liaoning could round off… Read More
In our last CSL run-in piece we predicted Beijing Guoan would win, but fall out of the title race, Shanghai SIPG to draw, and Guangzhou Evergrande to stay on top by winning. That’s exactly how it turned out in… Read More
League One returned after a three week absence, and there was only one story in town as Yanbian Changbaishan earned promotion to the Super League. It wasn’t easy, though as Wuhan Zall put up a fight in a… Read More
The north-eastern Super League clubs once again failed to make an impact last weekend with both Changchun and Liaoning failing to pick up three-points. Yanbian stuck to the script by securing promotion in Wuhan while Dalian Aerbin comfortably beat… Read More
Club football returns after yet another international break. Shanghai Shenhua kick the week off with a dictionary-definition dead-rubber at Hongkou before heading up to Beijing for a crucial cup tie. Nobody Said it was Easy September 30th feels… Read More
