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Opinion
/ 4 years agoTevez in Shanghai: thoughts so far
The spotlight on foreign stars of the CSL is rarely edifying, but even with tempered expectations Carlos Tevez is enduring a...
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Chinese Super League
/ 4 years agoSky TV’s Chinese Super League coverage reviewed: Not bad, could be much better
In the periods of relative calm between transfer windows, it might be easy for English football fans to forget about the...
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Opinion
/ 4 years agoDid the Chinese government ban a footballer for six months to save face?
A controversial and bizarre six-month ban meted out to Shanghai Shenhua’s Qin Sheng for a stamp, demonstrates how political interference threatens...
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Chinese Super League
/ 4 years agoCSL Referees need greater protection regardless of their decision-making
It’s not easy being a referee in any league at any level, but in the Chinese Super League (CSL) it appears...
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Chinese Super League
/ 4 years agoDrop in quality but a lot to discuss: How did the CSL cope with the CFA’s new rules?
The CSL kicked off this weekend and, as well as dealing with the weight of expectation, every club had to cope...
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Chinese Super League
/ 4 years agoAtkins: Evergrande-Guoan remains the CSL’s prize attraction
As a neutral supporter of the Chinese Super League, it is always the first game I scan the fixture list for—Guangzhou...
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Opinion
/ 4 years agoChinese football’s tinted transfer window: We can see out but you can’t see in
The original meaning of the word window describes something which allows light to shine onto poorly illuminated areas, but in China...
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AFC Champions League
/ 4 years agoEastern fans’ bizarre absence from Guangzhou threatens Asian Champions League integrity
Eastern’s Asian Champions League debut against Guangzhou Evergrande was memorable for many reasons, but the most important one is in danger...
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Chinese Super League
/ 4 years agoRoss: Playing football in China isn’t as easy as some think
The opening of the transfer window has seen the Western media go into overdrive about players moving to the CSL, commonly...
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Chinese Super League
/ 4 years agoCheng: Don’t fight crazy with crazy, rethink these new rules
When my three-year-old is bad sometimes I have to go to the radical step of taking away all his toys. That...
