Category: In Brief

Guangzhou Evergrande shock rivals with Mei Fang capture

Guangzhou Evergrande have announced the surprise capture of former Wuhan Zall captain and right-back Mei Fang on a free transfer to start the 2014 calendar year with a significant statement of intent. Mei Fang, 24, becomes the club’s… 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

Guizhou Renhe Claim CFA Cup Despite Loss at Tianhe

Guangzhou Evergrande 2-1 (2-3 agg.) Guizhou Renhe CFA Cup Final, second leg Feng Junyan 59′, Conca 61′; Yu Hai 27′ After a 2-0 victory in the home leg last weekend, Guizhou Renhe went to Tianhe Stadium knowing that… Read More