A brief history of: The Shanghai Derby

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Tomorrow sees the first “proper” Shanghai derby in seven years as Shenhua take on newly promoted Shanghai East Asia –…

500 miles north: An away day for Guangzhou R&F in Wuhan

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Being an away supporter is much harder in China than in many other countries because of the vast distances involved.…

Huang Bowen’s Beijing adventure

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Huang Bowen played his first match at Worker’s Stadium since leaving Beijing Guoan in November 2011, the “homecoming” of sorts…

Seen and Heard: Female football fans in China

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One thing that has surprised me about Chinese football has been the large amount of female fans in the stands,…

Beijing supporters debate the serious issue of…garbage

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Worker’s Stadium was awash in green on Friday when over 41,000 fans watched Guoan defeat Shanghai East Asia 4-1. The…

Gongti Stories: View from the North Stand

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What does it mean to be a Beijing Guoan supporter? What’s on the mind of a fan? Over the next…

Gongti Stories: A view from the East Stand

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What does it mean to be a Beijing Guoan supporter? What’s on the mind of a fan? Over the next…

Blue Dream

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On the weekend that the CSL lost one set of well-respected blue fans, Dalian Shide’s Blue Wave , another group,…

“Where’s the championship?” Shenhua fans protest after win over Qingdao

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Shanghai Shenhua 3-0 Qingdao Joonon
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A surprisingly good end-of-season match…

“We are blue” – Saying goodbye to China’s best fans

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It was a Saturday of tears in Dalian as the home side, Dalian Shide, played their last match in front…