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There was a big surprise Saturday afternoon when Tianjin Teda’s 18 man roster was released, Yu Dabao wasn’t on it. Yu was one of Tianjin’s brightest stars during the 2011 season, contributing 6 goals (and 6 assists) in… Read More
Yesterday I complained about how boring this transfer window has been to date, today there’s major news about a bid for two players that would represent a massive shifting of power in the Chinese Super League. Dalian Aerbin… Read More
The most eagerly anticipated Chinese Super League season ever will open with a bang on March 10 with an local derby between Shanghai Shenhua and Nanjing-based Jiangsu Sainty. Games involving the Yangzte Delta-based clubs, Shenhua, Sainty and Hangzhou… Read More
Rumors have persisted for awhile about contact between newly promoted Serie A side Novara and Tianjin Teda star Chen Tao, but it always seemed unlikely. Novara is far from a cash rich side and was offering a very… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande have been given a baptism of fire in the Asian Champions League (ACL) after being drawn in group H with Jeonbuk Motors, Kashiwa Reysol, the reigning champions of South Korea and Japan respectively, and the as… Read More
We continue our look back at the past season with a brand new concept – the very first annual Chinese Football awards. Your team of dilligent correspondents highlight the very best – and in some cases worst –… Read More
There are many things about this match that make it an “Only in the Chinese Super League” special edition, truly unusual circumstances. For starters, this cup final was played just days before a major international game, meaning each… Read More
Your two intrepid correspondents are back this week and talking about the Chinese national team’s failure, amazingly the name Ma Chongchong comes up. There’s also discussion of the CFA Cup (11/19, 16:00 kick off) between Shandong and Tianjin. … Read More
＃¥）＊％＃＃—¥！ Oh wait, this is my own blog, I can swear if I want…FUCK! Yang Zhi has failed to stop a penalty kick all year long. The CFA Cup semifinal went to penalties on Wednesday night and when… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s season is all but over after crashing out of the CFA cup semi-final away to Tianjin, in a game marred by two harsh sendings-off, and an ugly bottle-throwing incident. Midfielders Yu Tao and Jiang Jiajun were… Read More
