The Qingdao Hainiu Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Qingdao Hainiu
A 0‑4 beating by Shanghai Shenhua was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Li Hailong has agreed to leave Qingdao Hainiu for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Market10 Aug 2026
Li Hailong has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Qingdao Hainiu they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Qingdao Hainiu
Nemanja Anđelković and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Qingdao Hainiu agree a free transfer for Sun Jianxiang
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Zhang Xiangshuo
Qingdao Hainiu asked and Yunnan Yukun said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Malcom Edjouma
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Xie Hao steps up from the Qingdao Hainiu academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Xie Hao has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Cao Wei joins the Qingdao Hainiu first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Cao Wei is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Chen Zhen steps up from the Qingdao Hainiu academy
- Squad The formation has left Wang Ziming behind
- Boardroom Nobody left the Qingdao Hainiu dressing room in a hurry