Guangzhou’s all-Chinese squad faces Super League challenge
The disappointment of Guangzhou FC’s 2020 season finale has passed, and their senses have been sharpened for the first league matches.
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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
Straight Outta Canton: What does 2015 hold in store for Guangzhou Evergrande?
Guangzhou Evergrande’s 2015 season began with a whimper in the Chinese Super Cup earlier this month, a competition which the four-time Super League champions have largely treated as a sideshow over recent campaigns. Given the Cantonese side sent… Read More