Football in Hong Kong

19 May 2013

Already relegated to the Second Division by finishing bottom of the RedMR First Division, Tai Po lost 2-1 to Tuen Mun in the end-of-season play-offs.

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Sir Alex Ferguson won't be coming to Hong Kong

19 May 2013

Ferguson, 71, who retires after United's last match of the season today, will continue to be an ambassador for the club. Allen did not say why he would not be travelling with the squad, but the...

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Gonzalez missile lands FA Cup for Kitchee

12 May 2013

The former Spain Under-21 international powered home from 25 metres out early in the second half, handing Kitchee a 1-0 win as well as their only silverware of the season, having surrendered the...

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Former soccer giants Valley and Eastern toast return to top flight

6 May 2013

Valley, six-times former Hong Kong champions, thrashed Double Flower 5-0 in the final round of matches yesterday, while four-times champions Eastern, now playing as Eastern Solon, beat Sha Tin 2-0...

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Tai Po relegated after Yokohama's stoppage time equaliser

5 May 2013

Senior Shield champions Tai Po were leading 2-1 against Yokohama after Aender Mesquita scored in the 90th minute, a result that would have ensured their survival in the top flight. Instead,...

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Half-time in Hong Kong soccer's revival

5 May 2013

The halfway stage has been reached in the government-funded Project Phoenix. The three-year term of the programme to boost local soccer started in November 2011 and is slowly starting to show...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

4:13PM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

Gonzalez double takes Kitchee into FA Cup final

Kitchee beat rivals South China 2-0 in the FA Cup semi-finals, second leg at Hong Kong Stadium yesterday for a 3-1 aggregate victory.

4:05AM

Sun Pegasus reach first cup final of season

Sun Pegasus coach Chan Chi-hong has challenged his players to maintain their improved performance after reaching their first cup final of the season.

6:29AM

South China skipper Lee favourite for top award

The 30-year-old Lee is one of two South China players nominated by the club for the two central defence positions. The other is Chan Wai-ho. A team of 11 players will be selected, with the player...

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RATIONAL REF

Ingredients of violence still a risk at junior soccer tournaments

It has been a year since Hong Kong's infamous head-kick incident when a 10-year-old boy kicked his opponent in the face. Its YouTube video went viral - amassing around two and a half million views...

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AFC CUP

Hong Kong's Kitchee reach last 16 of AFC Cup soccer tournament

Kitchee are through to the knockout stage of the AFC Cup after a convincing 4-0 victory over Churchill Brothers in Pune, India, yesterday.

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SOCCER

Kitchee angry over India treatment of British-born Pakistani Zesh Rehman

Zesh Rehman, a British-born Pakistani, eventually got clearance to join his teammates for the group E match, after what he describe on Twitter as "the longest 24 hours ever". He added: "Finally...

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