The Long and Winding Road: Will CSL have a Northeastern team in 2019?
Very few footballing events symbolises the state of the wider society that it is played within. England’s win in 1966, perhaps, expressed in sports form…
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Money Talks! Why Are Premier League Fans So Hypocritical Of The CSL?
With the Chinese Super League being the talk of the town, or in the football world at least with the brass and bold signings of…
CFA delays Zhang Xiuwei birth verdict for obvious reasons
The jury is in and a verdict is given. Well, only if there were a jury. But anyway, Zhang Xiuwei, who crashed his Porsche and…
Evergrande signs Gudelj: Tianhe’s bargain or a turn for the league?
Since Evergrande Group’s takeover in 2010, the Tianhe-based team has only enjoyed enormous success – in both commercial and footballing terms, but also became a…
My prediction for 2018: Meixian to be promoted
As people in China started another struggle to buy their ticket home for the Chinese New Year, the dust for the new season of the…
Tensions grow between fans and Chinese FA as China U23 quits Asia amid controvesial refereeing
Within five months, another Chinese men’s national team were eliminated from an all-important tournament’s qualifier. On 15th January, China’s U23 team lost 1-2 to Qatar…
Three reasons why China will not become a footballing superpower
An ambition or dream is part of human nature. We all want to look towards a goal and touch it as soon as possible in…
China at the 2002 World Cup Part 2: The important part is to participate, right?
After advancing through the AFC Qualification phase with ease under Serbian coach Bora Milutinovic the Chinese came to the World Cup with high hopes of…
China at the 2002 World Cup Part 1: The stairway to heaven
China have only ever been to one World Cup, back in 2002 when they didn’t have to compete with the two traditional powerhouses in the…
Carlos Tevez comments counter-productive and damaging
Over the last decade, Chinese football has exploded onto the sporting map, with the eyes of the sporting world drawn to the Far East’s franchise….