Tag: Kim Young-Gwon

China-based players at the World Cup – who’s going and who is not?

China may have yet again failed to qualify for the World Cup, but the Chinese Super League looks set to be represented with a record number of players this summer on football’s biggest stage. With a little help… Read More

Elkeson shines again as Evergrande overcome Aerbin

After a string of subdued performances, Guangzhou returned to their high-scoring ways against Dalian Aerbin, though the result itself was in the balance right up until injury time. Elkeson was instrumental, scoring two and forcing the save that… Read More

Ex-Shijiazhuang midfielder: Kim Young-Gwon opened door for Koreans

The great South Korean influx of 2014, as it could be termed, has seen several quality imports from across the East China Sea arrive to the Chinese Super League in the winter transfer window. It hasn’t gone unnoticed… Read More

Guangzhou Evergrande 2013 Squad – Ranking the Players

After the second leg of the CFA final last Saturday, which saw Guizhou Renhe deny Guangzhou Evergrande the treble, four Evergrande supporters and sometime contributers to (Damian, Piers, Fee, and GZBiffo) gathered to discuss which players had been… Read More

Lippi: Kim Young-Gwon could play for Manchester United

Guangzhou Evergrande manager Marcello Lippi has revealed that he discussed the club’s Korean central defender Kim Young-Gwon (pictured, centre-right) with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, insisting that the player was good enough for the Red Devils…. Read More

Previewing the sides: Guangzhou Evergrande

With the 2013 CSL kick-off imminent, it’s finally time for to preview last year’s league and cup double winners, big-spending Guangzhou Evergrande. The manager: Legendary Italian manager Marcello Lippi was hired by Evergrande a couple of months into the… Read More

Snoop Dogg, NYE in Iran, dodgy haircuts – welcome to the CSL twittersphere!

‘In the Country of the Blind the One-Eyed Man is King’ as the saying goes and to tamper with it slightly, ‘In the Middle Kingdom, Weibo is King’. Long has China’s internet control been discussed as global favorites… Read More

Evergrande report: Foreign stars revolt as 2013 plans begin take shape

With Guangzhou Evergrande crowned champions of the Chinese Super League 2012, takes a look at the latest news surrounding the club as preparations commence in earnest for next season’s second-attempt at continental glory.   Foreign Players – A… Read More

Evergrande suffer as season enters crucial phase

In the eyes of most rational observers, Guangzhou Evergrande’s narrow defeat in the Quarter-Final of the Asian Champions League can be seen as a step in the right direction for both the club and Chinese football. Ultimately, the… Read More