WEF Exclusive: Ex-Chengdu Blades coach Don O’Riordan talks Beckham and grassroots
There are few better placed in China to evaluate the football scene than Don O’Riordan. Following a long career in…
Street fighting Chongqing style
The people of Chongqing are known for loving spicy food and having spicy personalities. For the second time this year,…
China League One Extra! Picking the best games in Round 24 (Make-Up Matches)
Saturday, September 8th.
Harbin Yiteng (6th) – Wuhan Zull (2nd)
Having achieved the improbable last week by beating Hunan Xiangtao…
Chengdu Blades – The Failed Experiment
Chengdu Blades were met with huge fan fare when visiting Sheffield in 2007, they became the first foreign-owned Chinese side…
Late flurry seals the deal for East Asia in critical home victory
Deft managing at a crucial point in the game was the difference in a nervy and often controversial match between…
China League One: Picking the best games of Round 23
Shanghai East Asia (1st) – Tianjin Songjiang (2nd)
Uh-oh. Could this finally be the week that East Asia’s luck runs…
China League One: Halfway Point Review
It’s not just Bcheng who gets to run the rule over a patch of Chinese football. Whilst our man in…
China League One: Picking the best games in Round 15
Shenzhen Ruby (5th) – Hunan Xiangtao (2nd)
Another week, another must-win game for Shenzhen Ruby. The inaugural winners of the…
Gritty East Asia Outlast Chengdu To Stay Top
Shanghai East Asia remain the team to beat in China League One after a hard-fought away victory against Chengdu Blades…
China League One – picking the best games in round 13
Chengdu Blades (5th) – Shanghai East Asia (1st)
On paper, this should be a daunting tie for the unlikely league…
