Articles tagged with "china"
It's "Dumpling Diplomacy" for the Japanese Soccer Team
By Laurie | February 10th, 2008Let's say you're Japan. Relations with your huge, powerful neighbor are always a bit strained, but they've become moreso recently since dumplings made by ...
China: Lyon's New Best Friends
By Inara | January 15th, 2008It is such a joy to watch Jean-mimi whore market Lyon to the rest of the world. His latest love affair with China is really ...
China's next No. 1 Hit Single: King Kahn, King Kahn (King King Kahn)
By Jan | December 20th, 2007Or maybe not, or maybe it is already. I know as little about China's music charts, as you might expect from a European. And now ...
Double Draw for US U-23s Against China
By Laurie | December 18th, 2007[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6oq_UdMbAY[/youtube] The most dangerous lead in soccer is 3-0. Everybody and Eric Wynalda says so. Oh. Wait. No they don't. But ...
Daily Dose 12.6.2007
By Martha | December 6th, 2007Things to read as you try to wrap your mind around the pottymouths who ran baseball in the late 1800s. Barcelona's Player X. (Barelona Offside) The teams ...
Chinese Soccer Officials: Don't mention the prostitutes
By Bob | October 11th, 2007Soccer players and prostitutes. They are like bread and butter. The most that ever comes from the long and glorious tradition of people ...
Not Exactly Textbook Goalkeeping
By Bob | October 10th, 2007[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z07Ktl3kK4[/youtube] You know how you feel when you drink way too much, pass out in a random location and wake up the next morning only to ...
Chinese Fans' Long National Nightmare Ends
By Trent | October 9th, 2007They are 1.3 billion strong, have a rapidly growing economy, and are awaiting the 2008 summer Olympic games. But thus far, Chinese football fans ...
Academy, Reserves and Chelsea Ladies UPDATE
By Andy | September 18th, 2007The Academy travelled to Aston Villa on Saturday morning and like the first team a couple of weeks ago, were beaten. The game ended 2-1 ...
Chelsea Reserves and Chelsea Ladies UPDATE
By Andy | August 26th, 2007The Reserves kick off their season on Wednesday night when they take on the Reserves of Portsmouth FC at Havant and Waterlooville FC. As usual ...
An Extended Look at United's Chinese Takeaway (I've Been Dying to Use that Headline!)
By Nick | July 27th, 2007Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 0-3 Manchester United All 3 goalsUploaded by unitedgoals
United's Tour Ending Triple
By Nick | July 27th, 2007I have to admit, Nani's finish was on the sublime side. 1-0 Rooney Man Utd vs FC GuangzhouUploaded by dirtychheat Guangzhou - Man Utd | 0-2 NaniUploaded ...
United Aim to Give Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Their Medicine
By Nick | July 26th, 2007At the end of its journey through Asia, the United tour steamroller, er, steamrolls into a 'contest' against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical -- surely invited to simply ...
United Takeaway Six From Macao, China
By Nick | July 23rd, 2007Shenzhen - Man Utd | All 6 GoalsUploaded by GOAAAAL
United's Money Gathering Fitness Building Tour Stretches into China
By Nick | July 22nd, 2007
So United's much publicized tour plops itself into China, more specifically the quite sunny Macao. The next victims opponents will be the tongue twisting Shenzhen ...
Flag Flap: Fans Ejected for Tibet Protest
By Bob | June 11th, 2007To me, one of the more interesting aspects on blogging about soccer is that it is a global sport that oftentimes touches upon serious issues ...
Onyewu: An interesting thought
By Steven | June 4th, 2007A member of a BVB group list recently posted that he thought the club should go after Oguchi Onyewu, now that Newcastle United are actively ...
It's Time to Reveal Your Greatness, Rapids
By Clint | June 4th, 2007With a couple exceptions, the MNT that just beat China is one of the best lineups I've seen in ages. Now I'm interested in seeing ...
Flip off the fans and you might get sued or beaten up
By Bob | April 9th, 2007In this crazy media world of ours if something happens in more than one place it is likely to be labeled an epidemic. That ...
Now It's Galaxy vs. China?
By Laurie | April 5th, 2007This one comes from FIFA, which is FAR more legitimate than most of my sources. (Which tend to consist of a motley assortment of ...
The Key to Chinese Football: More Beef, More Milk and Better Right Hooks
By Bob | March 6th, 2007There were a couple of lessons that one can take away from last month's brawl between China's under-21 team and Queens Park Rangers. The ...
China to Repay Chelsea for their Hospitality
By Bob | February 13th, 2007Now that their Olympic football team has returned home from their England tour, it is China's turn to play host. Chelsea have announced that ...
QPR Battle Aftermath
By Nick | February 9th, 2007As you can see from the picture - fireball punches were flowing during the battle at QPR's training complex. The British players should count ...
China Olympic Soccer Team Brawls with QPR
By Bob | February 8th, 2007Pity the poor China Olympic soccer team. They thought that their trip London would be full of pleasant memories. They would take in ...
When Times are Tough, Pull out that Winning Communist Playbook
By Bob | January 4th, 2007Look out countries competing in this year’s Asian Cup. China has God money talent Communism on its side. The world’s 84th ranked team ...
Is there a Pill that Prevents Premature Celebration?
By Bob | December 12th, 2006That Iran-China Asian Games tilt this past weekend might just go down as the match of the year. No, the play wasn't as scintillating ...
Arash Borhani is now a Villain to One Billion People
By Bob | December 11th, 2006If you are looking for an example of a football player displaying an utter lack of class, than look no further than the video below. ...
A Name to Remember: Wang Dalei
By Bob | November 7th, 2006For a number of years now, commentators have been predicting that the next wave of foreign players to reach the European leagues will come from ...
World Cup Air Lawsuit Smells a Little Funny
By Bob | October 19th, 2006Oh to be an entrepreneur in China and have to deal with those pesky laws that are always keeping good - no great - products ...
When you're 6'9" you can use the crossbar to floss
By Bob | October 17th, 2006Last week I told you about Yang Changpeng, the 6'9" striker from China who is on trial now with Bolton in the English Premiership. ...
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