Fans of foreign clubs in the same city are often mortal enemies, such as Manchester United and Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham, etc. Is this also the case in China?

China does not have this kind of football culture. Foreign teams in the same city are mortal enemies, mainly based on competition for local players and, in turn, competition for local fans. The so-called "mortal enemies" are only on the football field and in bars.

Not to mention Chinese football, even the derbies in Italy and Spain are not very rich.

The Italian Milan duo often trade players, but things have gotten better recently. Many players such as Pirlo, Baggio, and Seedorf have played for Milan and Internazionale. The Rome Derby is still a little bit like that. With the decline in Turin's results, the Turin derby has also lost its former glory. Since Italy was cleared of the Mafia, the Sicilian derby has attracted more and more attention.

Reyes has appeared in Spanish Rhubarb and Atletico Madrid. The Spanish and the Invincible Godfather's diving team are not on the same level. However, the Spaniard and Atletico Madrid let go of their allies, which seems to be a different kind of derby plot. The Valencia Derby has attracted much attention in recent years. In the past two seasons, the return of Betis and Real Sociedad has recreated the Andalucia Derby and the most popular Basque Derby in Spain.

So, except for England, the birthplace of modern football, which really needs to compete for local players and trigger real derbies, only those relatively backward areas are more popular.

In China, there is no competition from local players, nor is there any problem in training young players. At least, it's not on the table yet. Even among Guangzhou people, there are not many people who can explain clearly what is going on between Guangzhou Evergrande and Guangzhou R&F.

I know that Guangzhou Evergrande was the former Guangzhou Sun God as the main body, which merged with Guangzhou Songri and became Guangzhou Medicine, which was then called Guangzhou Evergrande.

I looked up Guangzhou R&F on Baidu and found that it was the former Changsha Jinde. This Changsha Jinde, formerly known as Shenyang Jinde, was also called Shenyang Northeast Liuyao. It was one of the founding teams of the Chinese Super League's predecessor, Class A. I really forgot what it was called in 1994. A was relegated in the first year. This Changsha Jinde was later called Shenzhen Phoenix and moved to Shenzhen. It was eventually acquired by R&F.

I don’t know what kind of fan group or fan base a team like this has. Maybe after two years, Evergrande got tired of playing and was acquired by XX Group and went to XX City. Is this still rare in China?

Dalian Albin has only been established for three years and has no fan base. Dalian Shide, the former hegemon of the Chinese Super League, is now a mid-table team (am I complimenting him?). They can only rely on the Dalian media to make headlines by making headlines (for example: Xiaozui, what kind of referee is Xiaozui!) and beating people.

The once popular Shanghai Derby finally disappeared because of the departure of Shanghai International. Now Shanghai Shenxin is back, but both teams are no longer the protagonists of the Chinese Super League. Of course, Zhu Jun will always use his own methods to make Shanghai Shenhua the focus of the media.