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I get out of a cab and find myself in the middle of nowhere, a big mall’s nearby, across the elevated highway is a massive housing project, and in front of me is what appears to be your… Read More
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Modernleifeng.com in July 2010. At that point, days before the World Cup final between Spain and Holland, there was a lot of discussion in Chinese media and online about the… Read More
New contributor Andrew Crawford delves deeper into Derek Riordan’s Chinese Super League career and previous history following his odd disappearing act, reminiscing over Riordan’s one and only appearance at Shanghai’s Hongkou football stadium back in September. It was… Read More
When even Chinese media starts referring to the “Cultural Revolution” and “Red Guards”, you know you aren’t going down the right path. Such is the situation in Hangzhou these days, manager Wu Jingui has been removed from the… Read More
A strategic partnership between the Deutsch Fussball Federation (German FA) and the CFA broke ground at the second Sino-German Football Forum in Beijing last Saturday. The meeting, designed to highlight key developmental issues in Chinese and German football,… Read More
The Chinese Super League will return to the nation’s television screens next season, as part of yet another comprehensive plan to revitalise Chinese football. CCTV5, China’s national sports channel, decided to cease coverage of the country’s best-supported pro… Read More
Imagine China facing off against Brazil in a men’s Olympic football final, sound like a dream? What about losing narrowly to Spain in an international football semifinal? While Chinese football is once again in the duldrums, there is… Read More
One of the very few positives to come out of Shanghai Shenhua’s 2011 season has been the emergence of midfield playmaker Cao Yunding. Whilst perhaps not making as obvious an impact in his first season as fellow promising… Read More
Zhi Gin Lam, a German-Hong Kong player for the Bundesliga’s Hamburger SV, made his first appearance of the year for the side over the weekend. Many people may be wondering how many Chinese Diasporas footballers there are plying… Read More
Xinjing Newspaper (新京報) has conducted an interview with Philippe Troussier, the current manager of Shenzhen Ruby. Troussier is known for managing the Japanese National Team from 1998-2002, leading the Blue Samurai to Asian Cup glory in 2000. There… Read More
