A website about Chinese football, in English
The Chinese football corruption trials have restarted in Liaoning province and there’s a lot to report out of those trials. It is an embarrassing, interesting, and crazy situation that hopefully will bring about the close of a period… Read More
International media interest in Shanghai Shenhua is peaking once again, this time over the Jean Tigana saga. gives the definitive word on the affair in a must-read feature article for all Shenhua fans. This is a modified version… Read More
A self-made owner, crazy about sports (some would say just plain crazy), likes to meddle in team management and decisions, and decides to bring in a big-name manager and a star player from the world’s top league. Cross-cultural… Read More
The best part of being a sports fan is that you never have to be completely faithful to your team. Polygamy should be the flavor of the day in Shanghai, especially when Shenhua is out of town. With… Read More
A few years ago, an internet meme spread across China regarding a “Brother Sharp“. It started when a picture of a homeless man with a unique sense of style was photographed smoking a cigarette with a brooding look… Read More
Joel Griffiths spent three years in China’s capital as a hero, two of those spent playing alongside his brother making an Aussie power pair who were fan favorites. This past offseason, he did the unthinkable to many Beijingers,… Read More
Tom Byer is arguably the greatest pioneer of grassroots football this century. Situated at the heart of Japanese football’s rise Tomsan has become an icon in the Japanese youth soccer world, appearing in over 2,000 development soccer events… Read More
What a difference a couple of months make. As recently as the start of December, as raked over the ashes of Shenhua’s dismal 2011 campaign, we pontificated over the likelihood of Shanghai seeing a Chinese Super League championship… Read More
As Editor for Sambafoot.com, it didn’t take me long to realise that Brazilians are everywhere in world football and China is no different. Last night for instance, Guangzhou Evergrande marked their AFC Champions League debut with a 5-1… Read More
A football stadium reflects society, you have supporters of all different age groups and economic backgrounds that attend matches each week. However, like Chinese society in general, the disabled are not very well represented at football matches. We… Read More
