Stories By Steve Crooks
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/ 2 years agoWu Lei scores, Shanghai derby carnage and yet more rule confusion: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e10
The 2019 CSL season is finally off the mark, with all of last season’s title contenders avoiding some potential banana-skin openers...
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/ 2 years agoRivalries resume with the countdown to 2019 Chinese Super League season: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e9
The best of the rest, the worst of the rest, and everything in between – it’s a bumper preview this week...
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/ 2 years ago2019 CSL title contenders previewed: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e8
With the clock ticking the the season’s start on March 1st, the pod runs the rule over the title contenders for...
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/ 2 years agoChina’s naturalization experiment and the battle of the giants: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e7
The pod rings in the new lunar year with a return to matters club football. We double down on the big...
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Asian Cup
/ 2 years agoWu Lei to Espanyol and where next for China’s national team: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e6
There’s only one story to start with this week, with the pod running the rule over Wu Lei’s move to La...
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Asian Cup
/ 2 years agoGao Lin fires China into quarters, but Iran await: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e5
The pod is back to give some credit to a newly resilient China – coming from behind once again against Thailand...
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Asian Cup
/ 2 years agoThailand Awaits After Korean Reality Check for China: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e4
We’re looking back on a grounding experience for Marcelo Lippi’s somewhat-experimental China side against a full-strength South Korea finally hitting their...
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Asian Cup
/ 2 years agoStick or Twist for Lippi as China Face Korea in Group Decider: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e3
The pod is back to celebrate an all-too-rare routine win for the national team, with some feelgood vibes spreading as the...
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Asian Cup
/ 2 years agoCautious Optimism after Keeper-aided Comeback Over Kyrgyzstan: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e2
The WEF boys run the rule over China’s come-from-behind win against Kyrgyzstan – did China ultimately deserve the win after a...
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Asian Cup
/ 2 years agoRating and Slating China’s Chances at the AFC Asian Cup: The Chinese Football Podcast s3e1
It’s a feisty start to 2019 as the pod roars back into life with a preview of the imminent AFC Asian...