After Inigo Calderon quit playing football in 2019, he planned to travel the world for a year, indulging his fondness for “going out and feeling free”. Instead, he ended up in management, and now finds himself in the Hong Kong Premier League, leading Kitchee’s resurgence. The 43-year-old threw himself into Hong Kong’s mountains and hiking…
Kitchee laid down a marker for the new Hong Kong Premier League campaign with a fully-merited 1-0 victory over Eastern in front of a bumper crowd on Friday night. The 2,706 attendance inside Mong Kok Stadium for a thoroughly watchable contest was larger than any gate for a top-flight game last season. Twelve-times champions Kitchee…
Enterprising Hong Kong champions Tai Po have set their sights on conquering Asia, both on the field and off it. And to help achieve that, they are looking to tap into the know-how behind Manchester United’s recent high-profile visit to the city. The ambitious club have enlisted Paul Kam, whose ProEvents company has staged several…
Midfield enforcer Tan Chun-lok has revealed how 3½ years in England toughened him physically and mentally, and the Kitchee player is eager for another shot at playing in Europe or on mainland China. After relocating to Brooke House Football Academy in 2009, Tan soon signed for Peterborough United. In summer 2011, he joined Northampton Town,…