Chinese Super League

Tonight, first and second clash in the Chinese Super League.

Dario Conca returns to Guangzhou Evergrande, but can SIPG maintain top spot?

Straight Outta Canton: “King of Tianti” Dario Conca returns an Evergrande rival : Wild East Football Football fans can be notoriously complex to understand. Fiercely loyal one minute, fickle the next. There is not always underlying logic to their likes and dislikes, while often support can be divided.

Could the soon feature a Beijing derby? Second tier Baxy sold to mega-rich Beijing Enterprises Group http://wildeastfootball.net/2014/09/beijing-enterprises-group-takes-over-beijing-baxy/

Beijing Enterprises Group takes over Beijing Baxy : Wild East Football Over the weekend, Beijing Enterprises Group reached an agreement to take over China League One football club Beijing Baxy. The side currently sits in fourth place, 6 points away from promotion to the Chinese Super League.

Pictures from Sunday's action including the Guangzhou derby

What a day in the ! A last minute derby winner for Evergrande in Guangzhou and a comfortable success for Beijing Guoan.

http://thezuqiuproblem.com/2014/09/22/problem-1-the-one-child-policy/

Problem #1: The One Child Policy Join me here at 'The Zu Qiu Problem' while I look at what I consider has a deep effect on Chinese football, one problem at a time. My first blog could be Chinese football’s biggest problem from a d...

Straight Outta Canton: Luck or Champions’ Spirit as Evergrande Stay Top? : Wild East Football When Gao Lin found the back of the net in the 82nd minute of Saturday’s Chinese Super League fixture with spirited Shanghai Shenxin, what was to come seemed almost inevitable. However, as the seconds and minutes ticked by it appeared that this weekend would be one of celebration in Beijing, with the…

Latest Chinese Super League table after Saturday's fixtures:

Today's round-up:

Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 Shanghai Shenxin (Gao Lin 82' Yu Hanchao 90+3'; Everton 63')

Beiijing Guoan 2-1 Tianjin Teda (Fejzullahu 37' 71'; Andrezinho 36')

Shanghai Shenhua 1-0 Guizhou Renhe (Paulo Henrique 23')

Dalian Aerbin 1-3 Shandong Luneng (Backman 90'; McGowan 6', Aloisio 21' 80')

Congratulations to Wei Shihao, with the 19-year-old making his Boavista debut this weekend and helping set up a goal on route to success. The former Shandong youngster is the fourth Chinese player to have appeared in the Portuguese top flight.

Some images from yesterday's action:

1. Elkeson in 2014 : 22 games, 22 goals. The greatest goalscorer in the competition's history. But can he break Li Jinyu's seasonal record (26)?

2. Beijing Guoan players celebrate after coming from behind twice against Jiangsu Sainty to keep their title hopes alive.

Current table, via Soccerway

Saturday Round-Up:

Jiangsu Sainty 2-3 Beijing Guoan (Liu Jianye, Antar; Xu Yunlong, Damjanovic, Zhang Xizhe) Highlights: http://video.sina.com.cn/p/sports/j/v/2014-09-13/215664114817.html

Guizhou Renhe 0-2 Dalian Aerbin (Bruno Meneghel 2) Highlights: http://video.sina.com.cn/p/sports/n/v/2014-09-13/220364114809.html …

Shandong Luneng 1-0 Changchun Yatai (Aloisio) Highlights: http://video.sina.com.cn/p/sports/j/v/2014-09-13/222764114823.html …

Shanghai SIPG 0-3 Guangzhou Evergrande (Gao Lin, Elkeson 2) Highlights: http://video.sina.com.cn/p/sports/j/v/2014-09-13/221064114815.html …

One for Everton Football Club supporters, an interview with Li Tie on Bleacher Report

Ex-Everton Midfielder Li Tie on Chinese Career Li Tie's final act in English football would be to earn a red card against Arsenal. Two unnecessary tackles in the space of a minute saw referee Mark Halsey produce a second yellow ...

Why are none of China's top players in Europe? The case of national team captain and Guangzhou Evergrande star Zhang Linpeng helps explain.

WEF interview: European dreams and Chinese reality for Zhang Linpeng : Wild East Football Ambition can be a cruel beast at times. It can be all too easy to possess an intense burning desire to achieve more and take the crucial next step in one’s life or career but, when the time comes, discover there is no viable exit route to pursue. For Chinese footballers, it is an all too common scen…

Steel Rosebuds plan tactical triumph

Interesting news for Chinese football in general. ADO Den Haag bought by China's United Vansen Sports.

Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag under new Chinese ownership : Wild East Football Chinese company United Vansen Sports have agreed the purchase of Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag, the club announced on Tuesday.

Muriqui: “Four years ago, I knew nothing of Guangzhou and wondered why I was coming here. Now I know I was right. I have been so fortunate."

Following Muriqui confirming his departure, Guangzhou Evergrande have confirmed the capture of Italy international striker Alberto Gilardino.

The former AC Milan, Genoa and Fiorentina forward has 174 Serie A goals to his name.

Thursday's CSL Result: Shanghai Shenhua 1-2 Guangzhou Evergrande

A final minute goal from Rong Hao handed Marcello Lippi's side victory, with Gao Di having earlier equalised Alessandro Diamanti's free-kick. Yu Hanchao and Paulo Henrique made their debuts

Highlights: http://video.sina.com.cn/p/sports/j/v/2014-07-10/220164067033.html

A Guangzhou legend, 祝你一切顺利。

Guangzhou R&F meanwhile have unveiled 20-year-old Nigerian forward Aaron Samuel as their latest reinforcement, joining from Norwegian side Sarpsburg on a 2.5 year deal. Big things hoped of the forward talent.

Guizhou Renhe have been busy, adding 2006 World Cup veteran Mike Hanke to their ranks. The German will almost certainly replace Bosnian Zlatan Muslimovic in their ranks.

China international Yang Hao, meanwhile, has departed Guiyang in the direction of... Jiangsu Sainty.

Today's biggest official news is that Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao FC will be the new club name of our league leaders.

Reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande beat Hamburg 6-2 in a friendly at Tianhe Stadium this week. Goals from Elkeson x 2, Gao Lin x 2, Rene Junior and Alessandro (Alino) Diamanti

Highlights:

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On Wednesday, Changchun Yatai lost 1-0 to Werder Bremen in a mid-season friendly. Santiago Garcia scored the winner for the visitors moments after Walter Iglesias had rattled the crossbar.

The latest additions to the Chinese Super League have been presented. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua unveiled both Lucas Viatri from Boca Juniors and Trabzonspor's Paulo Henrique.