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Professional football is making a bold expansion into China’s hinterland this year with the debut of a newly established club in Ningxia province, Yinchuan Helanshan FC after the new outfit was officially unveiled last November. Head coach of… Read More
While we won’t get to see these kit designs on the pitch until this weekend, here’s a look at what your side will be wearing in the new year. Nike is in the middle of a ten year… Read More
The departure of Brazilian manager Sergio Farias from Guangzhou R&F midway through last season saw high-profile former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson arrive at the Yuexiushan Stadium. While Farias departed, though, remnants of his backroom staff have remained at the… Read More
February has been a very rich month for Chinese football with a number of new sponsorship agreements being signed marking a new level of confidence and investment in the domestic game. It was less than 10 years ago… Read More
Even to seasoned correspondents, the lower reaches of the Chinese football league system can have an air of mystery about them. With the China League One season kicking off on March 15, Wild East Football delves into this… Read More
delves deep into Chinese football culture to bring you the full repertoire of one of its best-known and most respected fan groups, Shanghai Shenhua’s Blue Devils (Lanmo) and its assorted sub-groups. Well-known for their use of Shanghainese dialect… Read More
A curiosity of the 2013 season was the continued reign of Guizhou Renhe’s Gong Lei as ‘caretaker’ manager at the club despite being in charge for the entirety of a successful CFA Cup winning and AFC Champions League… Read More
What is your impression of China? Can you use chop sticks? Do you speak Chinese? For too long the foreign football player in China has been subject to the same questions from interviewers and we at Wild East… Read More
In ‘s first foray away from the mainland and into covering Hong Kong, Christopher KL Lau takes a look at the rich footballing heritage of the SAR and one of its greatest rivalries. The crowds are smaller, the… Read More
The close season is in full swing and solid news is a little hard to come by – transfer rumors and pictures of sides training in warmer climates dominate. So Wild East Football digs deep to take a… Read More
