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Anyone following the first round of the Chinese Super League over the past weekend was immediately in for some surprises. Friday night saw perennial relegation-avoiders Qingdao taking away all three points from Guizhou – despite the Guiyang side… Read More
Continuing the trend of high scoring games on the opening weekend of the CSL, Guangzhou R&F lost 4 -2 to Liaoning Whowin in an action packed game at Yuexiushan. Debutant Edu scored twice for the visitors but R&F… Read More
Beijing Guoan’s history of starting the season on the right foot continued this year as the club managed an impressive 4-1 win over newly promoted side Shanghai East Asia. The match had everything you could ask for with… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande 5-1 Shanghai Shenxin CSL Round 1 Conca 50′, Elkeson 61′,71′, Gao Lin 65′, Muriqui 88′; Yang Jiawei 89′ Guangzhou Evergrande got their 2013 CSL campaign off to a flying start with a 5-1 victory against Shanghai… Read More
This year at we have decided to man up and simply predict the exact placings each team will finish in rather than use the vague banding system of last season – prepare to laugh heartily at us in… Read More
It’s about that time again! The CSL is about to kick off just hours from now, and the boys give it a good old preview before B dashes out the door to make his way to Gongti. Excitement… Read More
We continue the build up to the new season as Founding Editor Cameron Wilson takes in an in-depth look at the league’s most talked-about club, Shanghai Shenhua and analyses their prospects for 2013. Don’t miss our more bite-sized… Read More
I feel slightly hesitant about writing this match preview. Sunday’s Super Cup defeat to Jiangsu came as a surprise to nearly everyone, not least Evergrande themselves. The 3-0 win against Japanese side Urawa Reds in the Asian Champions… Read More
Close-seasons always feel like an eternity — and are particularly torturous when all the news emanating from your club is negative. Undeterred, Hongkou’s very own Nostradamus* is back and looking forward to starting the season with a unique… Read More
The 2013 Chinese Super League season kicks off tomorrow night. As we lead up to the start of the new season, we’ll preview a number of the sides, this time it’s the newly promoted Shanghainese club. The manager: Though… Read More
