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Tianjin Teda earned a much needed three points last night, defeating Liaoning Whowin 1-0 off a late penalty. With the win, their Asian Champions League hopes remain, hough the odds are still against them to once again represent… Read More
Tianjin failed to seize their chance to move up the table over the weekend, drawing 1-1 against Dalian Shide. Despite the international break, there were three fixtures over the weekend, this match being the only one that wasn’t… Read More
Tianjin Teda came to the home of the defending champions intent on not conceding a goal and surely went home satisfied with their night’s work after the match finished 0-0. Having lost only once in the past eight… Read More
The fiercely contested JingJin derby ended in favor of Tianjin Teda despite Frederic Kanoute opening his league account for stuttering Beijing Guoan. Kanoute’s goal was sandwiched by a divine Sjoerd Ars volley and a gloriously worked goal from substitute… Read More
A furious Tianjin Teda supporter stormed into a press conference unveiling new head coach Alexandre Guimaraes, bearing a banner telling club chairman Li Guangyi to “fuck off”. Chinese sports reports did not carry specific details of the fan’s… Read More
A seemingly managerless Shanghai Shenhua tamely surrendered their proud record of never having lost at home to Tianjin Teda with a dreadful performance in a match played in bizarre circumstances. Shenhua’s match preparations were reduced to an utter… Read More
Your weekly Shenhua preview returns in optimistic spirits ahead of this Friday’s bottom-half clash. Last Time Out Shenhua’s tricky start to the season continued with their second early-season local derby. Tigana opted for a more orthodox 4-4-2 featuring… Read More
On a magical night in Beijing, the result was never in doubt, as Beijing Guoan cruised to a 3-1 victory over Tianjin Teda in this big derby match on the back of Xu Liang’s best performance so far,… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande headed to Korea to face off against Jeonbuk Hyundai last night and showed that despite this being the club’s first ever Asian Champions League match, they were up to the challenge and then some. Unlike fellow… Read More
I ruminated a few weeks ago about how no transfer this season has been a simple, straightforward affair. However, Yu Dabao’s transfer takes the cake for craziest of the season and after all but submitting papers to the… Read More
