Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson preview two of the biggest match-ups in Week 15 of Chinese Super League football.
Brazil star Oscar sparked a melee that saw two players sent off during Shanghai’s 1-1 draw with Guangzhou.
Shanghai SIPG slipped up in the CSL title race after drawing with Guangzhou R&F in a fiery encounter.
Shanghai Shenhua paid a £9 million transfer fee to get Carlos Tevez.
The Chinese Football Association is considering implementing further regulations to limit sky rocketing fees ahead of the summer transfer window when it opens on Monday.
In a letter sent on Wednesday to clubs in the Chinese Super League and China League One, the country’s second division, the CFA requested feedback on the issue “in order to limit clubs chasing short term results and over-spending on new players.”
Clubs who are already in debt could face a “player-transfer leverage fee” if they spend…
Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts break down the ties following the AFC Champions League semifinal draw.
Jason Dasey and Stanley Bernard break down JDT’s AFC Cup second leg against Ceres that saw them ousted by a controversial penalty.
Home United scored late into stoppage time to secure an emphatic 3-2 win over Global FC in the AFC Cup zonal final.
Home United will need to get a result away from home in the second leg of the ASEAN Zonal final.
Home United will take on Ceres-Negros in August with the Singapore side knowing a meeting with 2015 AFC Cup runners up FC Istiklol from Tajikistan awaits if they can see off the side from the Philippines in the ASEAN Zonal Final.
Istiklol lost to Johor Darul Ta’zim, of Malaysia, in the final two seasons ago. Aidil Sharin’s team could take on the Tajikistan champions if they can by-pass Ceres over two legs.
The first game of the ASEAN Zonal Final will be played on Aug. 2 with the return in the Philippines…
Paulinho’s vital away goal secured Guangzhou’s passage to the AFC Champions League quarterfinals.
Hulk’s powerful free kick set Shanghai SIPG on their way to a 5-1 win over Beijing Guoan in the CSL.
Shanghai SIPG joined fellow Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League (ACL) on Wednesday evening as Elkeson inspired Andre Villas-Boas’ side to a 3-2 win over compatriots Jiangsu Suning to advance to the last eight.
Leading 2-1 from the first leg in Shanghai last week, SIPG had Elkeson to thank for confirming the club’s place in the next round. The Brazilian scored one, and created the other, as Shanghai opened daylight between the clubs before…
Hulk’s powerful free kick set Shanghai SIPG on their way to a 5-1 win over Beijing Guoan in the CSL.
Oscar in action for Shanghai SIPG during their Chinese Super League win against Beijing Guoan.
Wei Shihao and Wu Lei both scored twice as Shanghai SIPG handed Beijing Guoan a 5-1 thrashing on Saturday evening to remain in touch with Guangzhou Evergrande at the top of the Chinese Super League standings.
The win was the 200th of Andre Villas-Boas’ coaching career, but the Portuguese was forced to watch from the stands after being sent off during his side’s 3-1 win over Shanghai Shenhua in the Shanghai derby last week.
SIPG fielded a strong lineup despite having to play the second leg of their…
Hulk played a pivotal role in Shanghai SIPG’s 2-1 win over Jiangsu Suning in the AFC Champions League last 16 phase.