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

Previous Podcasts

• 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 …

• Late drama in the league, crunch time in the ACL, and the heavy expectations on foreign players: The Chinese Football Podcast s3 e20

  This week’s pod opens with a review of Beijing Guoan’s ninth straight win, and more goals for Cedric Bakambu – begging the question of why some fans are still dissatisfied …

• Eight straight for Guoan as Evergrande transition stalls: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e19

  There’s only one place to start this week, with a high-quality top-of-the-table clash at Tianhe seeing Beijing Guo’an walk away with their eighth consecutive win. It’s still early in the …

• Praising Guoan and puzzling over Talisca and Lippi rumour mill: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e18

  The pod is back to regular business this week, and there’s only one place to start – with Beijing Guoan setting a new CSL record by opening with seven straight …

• “My Fan Journey” Part 1: Cameron Wilson: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e17

  We take a break from weekly matters and dive into the first of a new series of in-depth chats to shine a more personal light on some of our contributors’ …