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A Luis Suarez hat-trick gave Barcelona a comfortable 3-0 win over Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup. The Asian champions were by no means embarrassed, but they were soundly beaten on an occasion… Read More
Paulinho headed in a Yu Hanchao corner in the final minute of stoppage time to grant Guangzhou Evergrande a stunning comeback victory in their FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final against Club America. The champions of China and Asia… Read More
An at-times tumultuous season ended in both domestic and continental glory for the Canton Tigers. Often a team can be caught up in a whirlwind of its own doing, but there still exists an apparent telos that will… Read More
A second half goal from Elkeson was enough to see Guangzhou Evergrande crowned champions of Asia in a tense encounter at the Tianhe Stadium. The Brazilian striker’s 54th minute turn and finish was the only goal either side… Read More
The title run-in this year has seen more than a few twists and turns, with last minute goals in the final few rounds making for an exiting and unpredictable title race. Last week it was the same again… Read More
In our last CSL run-in piece we predicted Beijing Guoan would win, but fall out of the title race, Shanghai SIPG to draw, and Guangzhou Evergrande to stay on top by winning. That’s exactly how it turned out in… Read More
Drama was the order of the day last time around – last minute goals sealed victory for the top two teams Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG to maintain the status quo at the top, whilst Beijing picked up… Read More
Last week in our title run-in watch we predicted that since none of the top four were playing each other, the chances were “not many points will be dropped the race will intensify yet further.” Our forecast turned… Read More
Guangzhou Evergrande now have the upper hand after their big victory in Shanghai over SIPG, but still face a very difficult run-in, whilst the pressure is growing on Shandong and particularly Beijing to stay in the race. In… Read More
Shanghai SIPG are in a strong position win their first CSL title and have an excellent chance to overthrow current champions Guangzhou Evergrande who face a grueling championship run-in. With the CSL in another mini-break for China’s forthcoming… Read More
