Tag: CSL

Atkins: Felipão arrives in China with much to prove as Evergrande roll the dice

The wind of change swept across Guangzhou on Thursday evening as dramatically as any of the city’s regular and dramatic storms thus far this summer. No sooner had the four-time Chinese Super League champions secured a 2-2 draw… Read More

Weibo reacts to Fabio Cannavaro’s Guangzhou Evergrande departure

With Fabio Cannavaro departing Guangzhou Evergrande in dramatic style on Thursday evening and Luiz Felipe Scolari announced as his successor, Wild East Football takes a look at some of the initial Weibo reaction to the changes. (This page… Read More

Luiz Felipe Scolari named Guangzhou Evergrande manager, Fabio Cannavaro departs

Guangzhou Evergrande have announced the arrival of 2002 World Cup-winning manager Luiz Felipe Scolari at Tianhe Stadium, following the shock dismissal of Fabio Cannavaro on Thursday evening. Evergrande drew 2-2 with Tianjin earlier in the day with a… Read More

Straight Outta Canton: “King of Tianti” Dario Conca returns an Evergrande rival

Football fans can be notoriously complex to understand. Fiercely loyal one minute, fickle the next. There is not always underlying logic to their likes and dislikes, while often support can be divided. And so, this weekend’s top of… Read More

Straight Outta Canton: Evergrande winning with the handbrake on thanks to Goulart

Guangzhou Evergrande’s season is now five games old—glossing over February’s half-hearted effort at a Super Cup—and the Canton Tigers continue to boast a 100 percent record in 2015. In truth, they have yet to really be tested. Two league… Read More

Liaoning visit to Harbin marred by terrace clashes

Wednesday night’s Chinese Super League encounter between Harbin Yiteng and Liaoning Whowin descended into chaos at half-time in the Harbin Sports City Center Stadium, with clashes between rival supporters in the stands. The tension continued into the second-half, this… Read More

Gao Lin helps Evergrande sink 10-man Tianjin

A Gao Lin double helped Guangzhou Evergrande to a convincing 5-2 away victory over Tianjin Teda on Friday night, in a match that in which the champions twice saw their lead pegged back by the hosts. CHINESE SUPER… Read More

CSL Round 1 Wrap: Brazilians to the rescue for Shandong and Evergrande

The Chinese Super League is back, with a full round of games getting the domestic league season underway this weekend. As ever, Wild East Football is here to keep you up to date with all the goings on… Read More