Category: Asia

Newcastle United drawn with Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande at HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens

Top EPL sides will take on the best in China as Newcastle United face Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande, HKFA U-23 and hosts Hong Kong Football Club in Group A of next month’s HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens, which will… Read More

Guangzhou Evergrande to debut at HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens

Think of Hong Kong ‘Sevens’ and the oval shaped sport comes to mind, but things are slowly changing with the HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens having established themselves as the world’s best seven-a-side soccer tournament. Over recent years, the… Read More

WEF Exclusive Interview: Kim Pan-Gon – Hong Kong National Team Manager

Hong Kong national team manager Kim Pan-Gon is an affable and wise man who has spent the last fourteen years at the heartbeat of Hong Kong football. Sporting success in this 24/7 city is often far and few… Read More

Citizen Cuenca United Truimph at the Lunar New Year AET cup 2014

January 31st (Day 1) Semi-Final: FC Tokyo  1  Sporting Clube Olhanense 1 (Olhanense win 5-6 on penalties) Semi-Final: PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara FC 2   Citizen Cuenca United 2 (Citizen Cuenca United win 4-2 on penalties) Attendance – 12,174… Read More

South China Defeat Sun Pegasus 2-1 to Win Canbo Senior Shield

Sun Peagasus 1-2 South China 2013–14 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield final McKee 12;  Kajkut 70, Barisić 74 Attendance: 6,800 The largest crowd of the season saw South China defeat Sun Pegasus 2-1 to win the Canbo Senior… Read More

Ronaldinho sees red, but late strike gives Brazilians third place

Guangzhou Evergrande 2-3 Atletico Mineiro FIFA Club World Cup Third/Fourth Place Playoff Muriqui 9′, Conca (p) 15′; Tardelli 2′, Ronaldinho 45′, Luan 90(+1)’ An exciting contest was settled by an injury time goal as Atletico Mineiro beat Guangzhou… Read More

Canton’s Finest No Match for Munich Machine

Bayern Munich 3-0 Guangzhou Evergrande FIFA Club World Cup Semi-final Ribéry 40′, Mandžukić 44′, Götze 47′ Guangzhou Evergrande faced their biggest challenge ever last night when faced with arguably the best club team in the world at the… Read More

Evergrande Defeat Al Ahly to Book Semi-Final Clash With Bayern Munich

Guangzhou Evergrande 2-0 Al-Ahly FIFA Club World Cup Quarter-final Elkeson 49′, Conca 67′ In their first appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup, Guangzhou Evergrande defeated Egyptian giants Al Ahly 2-0 to set up a semi-final encounter against… Read More