Chinese teams and media heaped praise Wednesday on the diminutive Argentine who put Chinese football on the map with a record-breaking move in 2011, paving the way for the arrivals of Didier Drogba, Oscar and Hulk.... more »
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has lured Argentine star Dario Conca back to the Chinese Super League, his club Shanghai SIPG said Wednesday, on a deal reported to be worth almost $11 million a year.... more »
Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande have put Chinese football back on the map but off-field scandal remains the big problem for the Asian game with match-fixing syndicates proving tough to crack.... more »
Talismanic midfielder Dario Conca has insisted Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande have the confidence to win the Club World Cup as he aims to leave the team on a high.... more »
Brazilian club Fluminense have confirmed that Argentine star Dario Conca will make an emotional return to the club next year after inspiring China's Guangzhou Evergrande to the Asian Champions League title.... more »
Football fans across China on Sunday celebrated Guangzhou Evergrande's AFC Champions League victory but some cautioned that it had little bearing on the fortunes of the struggling national team.... more »
Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande broke China's 23-year Asian title drought Saturday when they clinched the AFC Champions League on away goals with a 1-1 draw against FC Seoul.... more »
China's Guangzhou Evergrande are long established as hot favourites for the AFC Champions League title but they have a fight on their hands in Saturday's showdown with FC Seoul.... more »
Marcello Lippi's South American stars look poised to push Guangzhou Evergrande towards a historic Asian title for China in the AFC Champions League final first leg Saturday.... more »
Marcello Lippi's free-scoring Guangzhou Evergrande took their first step to a domestic and Asian treble Sunday, clinching the Chinese Super League with a 4-2 win at second-placed Shandong Luneng.... more »
Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande remained on a treble trophy course Wednesday when they breezed past Lekhwiya of Qatar to reach the Asian Champions League semi-finals.... more »
Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande remained on a treble trophy course Wednesday when they breezed past Lekhwiya of Qatar to reach the Asian Champions League semi-finals.... more »
Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande look poised to storm into the AFC Champions League semi-finals for the first time this week as they zero in on a famous treble under super-coach Marcello Lippi.... more »
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