Changchun Yatai remain firmly in a relegation fight in the Chinese Super League, but irrespective of their fate, they need serious changes for the 2025 […] Read More
Author: James Reeve
James is an experienced football writer and commenter on the Chinese game, having begun following Changchun Yatai since the 2012 season. He has previously worked with other Asian football outlets such as Wild East Football and From The Tofu Bowl.
Chinese football is never far from controversy, and the latest involves Du Zhenyu and Guangxi Pingguo Haliao. On Sunday 29th September, an announcement on Guangxi’s […] Read More
Chinese football is notorious for uncertainty, and that seems to be the case for two of the Chinese Super League’s strongest teams. Financial difficulties, fickle […] Read More
The AFC Champions League Elite group stages began last week and two of China’s representatives got off to winning starts. 2015 was the last time […] Read More
Back in 2020, I had the chance to talk to former Shanghai Shenxin assistant coach Matt Ward to ask him about his experiences coaching in […] Read More
Eight teams are still battling to avoid relegation with five matches remaining in the 2024 Chinese Super League season. In recent years, the drop to […] Read More
The international break is finally over, which means Changchun Yatai can return to the monumental task at hand — avoiding relegation. Prior to the break, […] Read More
The Chinese Football Association today announced a list of 43 people who have been handed lifetime bans for gambling and match-fixing offences. As part of […] Read More
Naturalisation has become a big topic in Chinese football in recent years, and a number of Chinese Super League players have changed allegiances so that […] Read More
2024 marks 20 years since the first season of the Chinese Super League, and plenty of players have scored goals in the competition since its […] Read More