North Terrace News: Flying Shenhua out for cup revenge against Jiangsu
Fresh from yet another big home win, Shenhua keep up their fight on league and cup fronts this week, with all eyes Wednesday on whether the home side can finally banish their cup demons against...
View ArticleYanbian’s Gambian sensation: “No-one back home wanted me to come to China,...
Astronomical transfer fees on big names has seen the Chinese Super League dominate world football headlines this year but one of the biggest impacts made by a foreign player in China has come from a...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Shenhua head south looking to keep run-in momentum
The return of the CSL for the home stretch sees Shanghai Shenhua visit Guangzhou R&F for Sunday evening’s big game. Can the Hongkou side come out of their toughest remaining fixture and consolidate...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Shenhua must avoid holiday banana skin as Chongqing visit
Shenhua are bearing the flag for Shanghai football following a chastening week for their noisy neighbors. With destiny in their own hands, can Shenhua press home the advantage starting Friday evening?...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Shenhua stumble to Tianjin with season in danger of...
After a week which saw them crash out of the cup and throw away a 2-0 lead in a home banker, a listing Shanghai Shenhua need to right themselves immediately as the league run-in resumes. Deja vu all...
View ArticleXihu Insider: Greentown living dangerously ahead of Jiangnan derby and...
With the best part of three months having passed since Huanglong last saw a ball kicked in anger and with the G20 juggernaut having finally left town, Greentown returned to Hangzhou with a lacklustre...
View ArticleChina vs Syria WC Qualifying Preview: Three points expected and needed, but...
After a one month break filled with dreary old club football, the final round of Asian World Cup qualifying resumes on Thursday when China host Syria in Xi’an before heading down the old Silk Road for...
View ArticleChina 0-1 Syria: Home defeat leaves clueless China a long way from Russia
China’s hopes of reaching Russia 2018 took a potentially fatal blow in Xi’an this evening as they were defeated 1-0 by a Syrian side who continue to belie their underdog status. Lightning quick winger...
View ArticleUnderstanding disinformation: The Sun’s scathing attack on Chinese football...
Wild East Football was originally established way back in 2010 to report the Chinese game in as frank and constructive manner as possible to counter the international media’s sole focus on corruption...
View ArticleUzbekistan vs China WC Qualifying Preview: Chinese travellers likely to come...
There has been a weekend of recriminations after China lost 1-0 at home to Syria in a result that makes their World Cup qualification look as likely as a fair and balanced article from the Sun...
View ArticleUzbekistan 2-0 China: Gao Hongbo Resigns as second half horror show leaves...
Gao Hongbo has resigned as manager of the Chinese national football team after a comprehensive defeat by Uzbekistan in Tashkent. China’s chances of making the 2018 World Cup in Russia are all but gone...
View ArticleXihu Insider: Shock win over Jiangsu sees Greentown take on Guangzhou R&F...
Left pleasantly humbled by a complete reversal of the prediction of a 0-3 defeat, Xihu Insider looks back at a pulsating round 26 victory over Jiangsu Suning before Greentown head to Guangzhou to take...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Shenhua welcome Henan with ACL qualification theirs to lose
Sunday evening sees Shanghai Shenhua start their sprint for the line with the visit of Henan Jianye – a win against their mid-table opponents will see the Hongkou side put one foot in next season’s...
View ArticleLeague One Round 29 Wrap: Baise heroics in Guizhou take 3-way promotion race...
Another wild and unpredictable League One season is drawing to an end and the penultimate round of fixtures provided plenty of drama. A stoppage time winner in Guiyang means a three-way tie at the top...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Shenhua stumble to Hangzhou
It’s the CSL’s big Tim Cahill Derby on Sunday, as third-place Shenhua stutter towards the finish line with a trip to relegation-threatened Hangzhou Greentown. Will the curse of Huanglong finally be...
View ArticleGuangzhou Evergrande poised for 6th consecutive CSL title – but what else...
With the Chinese Super League playing its third last round of the 2016 season this weekend, WEF takes a look at what still has to be decided this season. CSL Title Race Guangzhou Evergrande will win...
View ArticleXihu Insider: Relegation battle heading to the wire after Changchun Yatai...
After a crushing away defeat to a brilliantly clinical Guangzhou R&F, Hangzhou Greentown are yet again desperate for points as relegation rivals breath down their necks and Shanghai Shenhua come to...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Stuttering Shenhua need China Derby win
Shanghai Shenhua may have sealed Asian Champions League preliminary round qualification this week, but their patchy form means they are no longer favorites for third spot and direct entry to the...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: After the sparkle, Shenhua’s 2016 fizzles out
Sunday evening in Changchun looks likely to seal a story of so close, and yet so far for Shanghai Shenhua. Fourth place and a cup semi-final appearance have to go down as a decent achievement for the...
View ArticleXihu Insider: Another last day escape or will Hangzhou Greentown finally say...
With Guangzhou Evergrande having secured a sixth consecutive CSL crown attention turns to the race for third and crucially for Greentown, the relegation battle. After being confirmed as 2016’s first...
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