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Despite the Chinese Super League season still being off in the distance, the Asian Champions League begins in earnest today with the group stage matches and there are some interesting clashes in this opening round. For all four… Read More
China’s on the verge of qualifying for the Asian Cup in Australia next year, but to get there China needs at least a point when they face Iraq on March 5th in the UAE. The team’s manager, Fu… Read More
After spending two years on the sidelines at famed Brazilian side Corinithians, Chen Zhizhao, or “Zizao” as he was referred to in Brazil, is back in China and looks set to join Beijing Guoan. Chen returned to China… Read More
Runner up in the 2013 Chinese Super League, Shandong Luneng have filled their final foreign player allocation for the season ahead with the capture of defensive midfielder Junior Urso from Coritiba for around 15 million RMB (1.8 million… Read More
The 2014 Chinese Super League will bear the name of a new sponsor in the form of Ping’an Group, after a four-year deal worth 150 million RMB (18 million Euros) per season was agreed with the insurance company…. Read More
Guizhou Renhe 1-0 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super Cup Z. Muslimović 34′ The 2014 Chinese football season got off to a forgettable start on a cold and ‘foggy’ afternoon in Guiyang, as a solitary Muslimović goal saw the CFA… Read More
Xie Feng likely coached his first and last match as Beijing Guoan manager Saturday night as the club is expected to unveil Gregorio Manzano as its new manager in the next few days. The Spaniard Manzano has never… Read More
Asian Champions League Qualifying Beijing Guoan 4-0 Chonburi FC Guerron 1′,11′, Utaka 18′, Shao 89′ Attendance: 21,055 Beijing’s one-two punch of Peter Utaka and Joffre Guerron, combined with the cold weather and nightmarish pollution, were too much for… Read More
Despite temperatures below zero outside, its now spring according to the Chinese calender and that means the start of the football season. This year, things kick off a little early for one Chinese side, Beijing Guoan, as they… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande have become the first Chinese club to sign a player on active international duty with a major European footballing power with the capture of Italian playmaker Alessandro Diamanti for 6.9m Euro from Bologna. In what is… Read More
