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As Shanghai East Asia’s second year in the CSL draws to a close, the club can look back upon eight months of steady, sustained progress, tinged by more than a faint sense of disappointment over what could have been…. Read More
3-0 down away to Shandong with twelve minutes left, Guangzhou R&F pulled off their greatest comeback of the season to earn a draw and ensure that a win against Harbin on Sunday will be enough to clinch third… Read More
Wuhan claimed four points from their last two games to maintain faint hopes of promotion as rival Shijiazhuang stutter in Xinjiang. Zheng Bin’s team continues to under perform while a Brazilian understudy gets his fifteen minutes of fame. The Games… Read More
The tightest Chinese Super League in many years enters its penultimate round this weekend, with 11 of the 16 teams still having something to play for with just two matches left. In an effort to ensure sporting integrity,… Read More
Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson will join Shanghai East Asia as head coach next season, a source familiar with the matter told Wild East Football. Rumours emerged in the Swedish press over the weekend that the 66-year-old Swede… Read More
Guangzhou R&F travel to Jinan knowing that a win over Shandong will secure third place and entry into next season’s ACL whilst a loss would really put the pressure on the blue and whites for the final two… Read More
Following a week’s break to recover from their CFA cup semi-final first-leg collapse, a Shenhua side with little realistic hope of anything to play for head to Nanjing twice in a week to face-off again with Jiangsu Sainty… Read More
Hong Kong correspondent Christopher KL Lau brings a regular round-up of latest news and developments and other footballing points of interest from the SAR. Star-studded Argentina too strong for Hong Kong With an overwhelming display of technical and… Read More
Zheng Zhi and Wu Lei scored early goals and China held on against a late rally to defeat Paraguay 2-1 in Changsha, Hunan. Following a comfortable win against a weak Thailand in Wuhan on Friday night, Alain Perrin’s… Read More
Wuhan snapped a three game losing streak last weekend, but it is likely to prove too little too late in their quest for an instant return to the top flight. Still, lumbering Brazilians aside, there’s room for optimism… Read More
