Jiangsu shirk spotlight for Hainan hard graft
The tropical island of Hainan is a Spring Festival favorite for Chinese tourists keen to swap chouku (leggings) for bathing suits and noxious AQI levels for seaside vitamin D. Jiangsu Suning players,...
View ArticleMalawi’s national stadium to be opened by … Guangzhou R&F
An early contender for most unlikely pre-season friendly in the world in 2017 will take place in Malawi’s new Bingu National Stadium when Guangzhou R&F play Malawi’s under 23 side.
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Champions league football returns to Hongkou with crucial...
Wednesday night sees Shanghai Shenhua welcome continental competition back after six barren years. Can a new-look Shenhua side catch Brisbane Roar cold, or will the Carlos Tevez era backfire before the...
View ArticleChinese Super League fixtures 2017 – Evergrande v Guoan, Shenhua v Jiangsu in...
The 2017 Chinese Super League season starts with a bang on the weekend of March 3 as champions Guangzhou Evergrande welcome rivals Beijing Guoan in an exciting opening day card which also features a...
View ArticleScolari looks forward to Eastern FC clash as mysterious issue prevents away...
Hong Kong champions, Eastern, will embark their first ever Asian Champions league group stage match this coming Wednesday without any of their supporters to cheer them on despite the game taking place...
View ArticleJiangsu ready for Jeju United in hunt for AFC redemption
New campaign sees ambitions renewed Jiangsu launches its AFC Champions League campaign on Feb 22 as the least speculated upon CSL team and yet, despite Choi Yong-Soo’s chilled press conference...
View ArticleChinese Super League Prevails over HKPL as Evergrande Defeat Eastern in ACL...
AFC Champions League Group G Guangzhou Evergrande 7 Eastern 0 Attendance: 38631 Hopes were high for Eastern as they made their Asian Champions league debut in the intimidating surroundings of Tianhe...
View ArticleLast minute drama as Ramires snatches Jiangsu win in South Korea
With less than a minute of regular time remaining inside the bleakly empty Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jiangsu Suning seemed to have collected a credible point against an enterprising and dangerous Jeju...
View ArticleEastern fans’ bizarre absence from Guangzhou threatens Asian Champions League...
Eastern’s Asian Champions League debut against Guangzhou Evergrande was memorable for many reasons, but the most important one is in danger of being forgotten – the lack of any visiting supporters....
View ArticleTeixeria double sends Jiangsu top of ACL group after Adelaide win
Jiangsu Suning turned in a typical early season performance, decisively unplayable one moment, careless and edgy the next, but ultimately prevailed 2-1 against an Adelaide United side that is yet to...
View ArticleWorker’s Stadium Revue: Beijing Guoan Season Preview
The winter is over and we’re drawing closer to spring which means the Chinese football season is about to kick off. While the start of a new CSL season would typically involve a lot of hope for fans in...
View Article2017 Chinese Super League Predictions – Evergrande tipped for seventh heaven
The Chinese Super League has big changes this year. Only three foreign players are allowed per match, one U-23 player must be in the starting XI and another on the bench. What will be the outcome of...
View ArticleNorth Terrace News: Tevez & Poyet’s rough start to continue with Yangtze...
Sunday evening sees an opening-weekend derby, with Shanghai Shenhua welcoming Jiangsu Suning to Hongkou to resume Yangtze delta hostilities. Can Shenhua recover from their calamitous Champions League...
View ArticleGuizhou Zhicheng vs. Liaoning FC: Five things we learned from the CSL opener
Friday evening saw Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng (henceforth, Guizhou) take on Liaoning FC in the Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre, with the opening match of the 2017 Chinese Super League finishing in a 1-1...
View ArticleAlexandre Pato the villain as Tianjin Quanjian lose CSL opener to Guangzhou R&F
Fabio Cannavaro’s star-studded Tianjin Quanjian side endured a difficult start to the 2017 Chinese Super League season with a 2-0 defeat away to Guangzhou R&F, with goals from Xiao Jie and...
View ArticlePapiss Cisse on target as substitutes come good for Shandong
Late goals from Liu Binbin and Papiss Cisse helped Shandong Luneng to a 2-0 victory over Tianjin Teda on Saturday evening. CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE Shandong Luneng 1 Liu Binbin 78 Cisse 82 Tianjin Teda 0...
View ArticleElkeson hits hat-trick as Shanghai SIPG thrash Changchun Yatai
Brazilian star Elkeson was the hero for Shanghai SIPG on Saturday evening, hitting a hat-trick as Shanghai SIPG began their 2017 Chinese Super League campaign with a 5-1 victory over Changchun Yatai....
View ArticlePaulinho stars as Evergrande win feisty clash with Beijing Guoan
Brazil midfielder Paulinho struck twice to help Guangzhou Evergrande to victory in their CSL opener with rivals Beijing Guoan in a match which will be remembered for its ill-tempered nature and woeful...
View ArticleAtkins: Evergrande-Guoan remains the CSL’s prize attraction
As a neutral supporter of the Chinese Super League, it is always the first game I scan the fixture list for—Guangzhou Evergrande against Beijing Guoan. Whatever the season in recent years, it is this...
View ArticleShanghai Shenhua dominant in opening day derby win over Jiangsu
A pair of goals either side of halftime secured a comfortable opening day win for Shanghai Shenhua over Jiangsu Suning in the Yangzhe Delta derby. With a handful of minutes left to play, the home fans...
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