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Guangzhou Evergrande defender Zhang Linpeng will turn 24 in two weeks time, and will do so with a world of opportunities at his feet over the next couple of years. Tall, powerful and technically sound, Zhang has perhaps… Read More
Urawa Reds 3-2 Guangzhou Evergrande AFC Champions League Group Stage Match 5 Koroki 52′, Abe 63′ Marcio (pen) 67′ ; Barrios 37′, Muriqui 87′ Attendance: 19,687 Guangzhou Evergrande fell to their first defeat of the 2013 Asian Champions League,… Read More
Beijing Guoan 1-1 Guizhou Renhe Chinese Super League Round 6 Lei Tenglong 52′; Jorda 49′ Attendance: 33,634 It was another highly entertaining football match and at the same time a disappointing failure to secure all three points for… Read More
Starting with Guangzhou Evergrande’s ascendancy to the Chinese Super League, there’s been a lot of focus on win bonuses. These are common in China (and probably in the rest of the world as well) where a certain amount… Read More
Jiangsu Sainty have been one of the more interesting sides to watch this season after their overachieving results last year. This year it’s been up and down, striker Hamdi Salihi made an instant impact in place of injured… Read More
Dalian Aerbin 1-2 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League round 5 Hoarau 72′ ; Elkeson 48′ Barrios 64′ Attendance：21,288 Firstly, sorry if you’re expecting your usual correspondent GZ Biffo, he is at this very moment tormenting some poor R&F… Read More
Muangthong United 1-4 Guangzhou Evergrande ACL Group Stage Round 4 Sarawat Masuk 53′; Muriqui 40′, 43′, Zheng Zhi 56′, Feng Xiaoting 86′ Guangzhou Evergrande put four goals past Muangthong United for the second time in a week to almost certainly… Read More
There are few better placed in China to evaluate the football scene than Don O’Riordan. Following a long career in English football, the 55-year-old from Dublin started coaching in the UK then after returning home he managed two… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande 4-0 Muangthong United AFC Champions League Matchday 3 Conca 51′, 90′, Muriqui 57′, Gao Lin 84′ Attendance: 39,841 In what’s becoming a familiar pattern this season, Guangzhou Evergrande exploded into life after a frustrating first half… Read More
Dalian Aerbin 3-3 Shanghai East Asia Chinese Super League Round 3 Peter Utaka ’21, ’34, Guillaume Hoarau ’52; Zhu Zhengrong ’19, ’59, Wu Lei ’57; Attendance: 16,211 “We need at least three games to get used to it”, stated East Asia… Read More
