China’s bad investment in Euro football, Tevez in Disneyland + scintillating Shandong: The Chinese Football Podcast

Previous Podcasts

• Cup Drama and Guoan in-depth: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e30

  This week the pod reviews a couple of high-drama CFA cup semi finals, and looks forwards to the prospect of a high-stakes Shenhua – Shandong final. How impressed are we …

• So much for that title race: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e29

  The pod is back from a brief mid-season break and jumps straight into business by asking whether Guangzhou Evergrande have the title sewn up already after some prolonged patchy form …

• Catching up on the title and relegation races: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e28

  Beijing Guoan’s surprise loss to a struggling Jiangsu is the lead story this week – with Evergrande back at the top and just a couple of points covering the top …

• Unrest in Jiangsu and what fans want: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e27

  With fan protests escalating in Nanjing, the pod takes a deep-dive into the story to understand more. What are the key issues and why has the club’s response left fans …

• Looking forward to Arnautovic, and back on Women’s World Cup: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e26

  The transfer season is in full swing – the pod gets stuck into how Marko Arnautovic will fit into the red quarter of Shanghai, and what to make of El …

• Benitez arrives, Shenhua plummet and ACL sides soar: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e25

  We’re back with a discussion on the soul of Chinese football – are naturalized Brazilians the answer to World Cup qualification woes, or yet another example of the governing bodies …

• Naturalization, Carrasco, and the top three streak clear: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e24

  We’re back with a discussion on the soul of Chinese football – are naturalized Brazilians the answer to World Cup qualification woes, or yet another example of the governing bodies …

• Away Day Special: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e23

  In our latest “fan journey” special, we take the term literally – host Steve Crooks and regular pod expert Cameron Wilson are joined by a packed sleeper train compartment of …

• “My Fan Journey”: Brandon Chemers: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e22

  We continue our series of in-depth explorations of the personal journeys taken by WEF’s leading contributors – this week host Steve Crooks speaks one-to-one with Brandon Chemers to learn more …

• Three teams through in ACL, one huge game in the title race: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e21

  This week we wait until the dust settles on the AFC Champions League group stage before reflecting on the last-day drama – how disappointed will Guoan be to exit the …