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The manager: Radomir Antic was shown the door despite finishing in 2nd place. Brazilian Cuca takes over with the mission being to capture some silverware. Cuca has a wealth of experience managing in Brazil and last season won the… Read More
With the new season coming up just around the corner, it’s time for to examine the prospects for last year’s Chinese Super League and Asian Champions League double winners, Guangzhou Evergrande. The manager: On a glorious night last… Read More
The manager: Something of a hatchet man, Shen Xiangfu can in one sense be credited with steadying the ship, albeit doing so by dropping anchor, barricading the doors and closing the curtains. He stepped into the breach following the rather unjust departure… Read More
The manager: A Shenyang native and former Liaoning standout, Gao Sheng will lead Liaoning in 2014. He has served as an assistant for many years, but this will be his first time in the top spot. Taking over… Read More
The manager: Like Marcello Lippi, Gregorio Manzano had never managed outside his home country before coming to China, unlike Lippi he doesn’t come here with a mantle full of trophies. Manzano’s been managing in Spain for over 30… Read More
The 2014 Chinese Super League starts next weekend so runs the rule over the “Blue and Whites” in the Cantonese capital, Guangzhou R&F. The manager: Globe-trotting Sven-Goran Eriksson begins his first full season in charge at Yuexiushan having arrived… Read More
Guangzhou R&F 1 – 0 AIK Solna China Europe Cup Lu Lin ’80 A second half free kick from substitute Lu Lin gave Guangzhou R&F victory in the China Europe Cup on Saturday, clinching a 1-0 victory over… Read More
The CSL have finally released full fixture information for this season, including venues and KO times – but unfortunately only for the first half of the season. There is a full fixture list elsewhere on the net but… Read More
Guangzhou R&F have completed the deadline day double signing of Abderrazak Hamdallah and Ken Ilso, as confirmed by first-team coach and Wild East Football writer Mads Davidsen to Bold.dk. Hamdallah, 23, is the more eye-catching of the pair,… Read More
The departure of Brazilian manager Sergio Farias from Guangzhou R&F midway through last season saw high-profile former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson arrive at the Yuexiushan Stadium. While Farias departed, though, remnants of his backroom staff have remained at the… Read More
