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  • Obafemi Martins ends two-year goal drought

    Obafemi Martins ends two-year goal drought

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    Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins scored his first goal since March 2018 as Wuhan Zall held Henan Jianye to a 1-1 draw in the Chinese Super League play-offs on Friday. The 35-year-old came off the bench in the 57th minute to score a stoppage-time equaliser for the home team at the Dalian Sports Center. Martins linked…

  • Brazil internationals Oscar, Hulk win Chinese Super League

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    Brazilians Oscar and Hulk have won the Chinese Super League with Shanghai SIPG, ending Guangzhou Evergrande’s seven-year reign as champions. Shanghai beat Beijing Renhe 2-1 to win their maiden league title, with one game remaining in the season. Former Porto and Zenit St Petersburg striker Hulk joined for £46.1m in 2016 and has scored 13…

  • Jose: Ibra is going nowhere

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    Jose Mourinho insists in-form Zlatan Ibrahimovic will see out his career with Manchester United rather than embark on a swansong in America or China. The 35-year-old Swede is United’s top scorer having netted 16 times in 25 games, including 10 in his past nine, and Mourinho has said he intends to exercise the second-year option…

  • Chinese Super League to restrict foreign players import

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    Oscar and Carlos Tevez will not be the last big names to move to China, but plans are afoot to encourage the development of homegrown players Chinese Super League clubs are set to face new restrictions on their use of foreign players. The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has issued a draft proposal on cutting the…