Brazilian veteran Robinho will join Luiz Felipe Scolari's Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese champions announced Thursday, re-uniting the pair after the ex-Real Madrid player was left off Scolari's World Cup roster.... more »
Former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said he would build on the success of Marcello Lippi at Guangzhou Evergrande on his first day managing the Chinese champions Friday, state media reported.... more »
Coaching legend Marcello Lippi is "going back to Italy" after announcing on Thursday his resignation as director of football at Chinese Super League champions Guanghzou Evergrande.... more »
Italy's World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro was being hotly tipped Monday to replace his former national coach Marcello Lippi as boss of Guangzhou Evergrande after the 66-year-old announced he was stepping aside.... more »
Guangzhou Evergrande face a serious test of their resolve this week after a triple player suspension and touchline ban for coach Marcello Lippi loosened their grip on the AFC Champions League title.... more »
Guangzhou Evergrande coach Marcello Lippi has been slapped with an initial one-match ban for angrily confronting the referee during an AFC Champions League match, the Asian Football Confederation announced Sunday.... more »
Nine-man Guangzhou Evergrande crashed 1-0 to Western Sydney Wanderers Wednesday in a stormy AFC Champions League quarter-final first leg which left their coach Marcello Lippi facing possible disciplinary action.... more »
Marcello Lippi said Guangzhou Evergrande will not slip up again in Australia when they face Western Sydney Wanderers in the AFC Champions League quarter-finals this week.... more »
E-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday it will pay $192 million for a 50 percent stake in China's top football club, in a frenzy of deal-making before a multi-billion dollar share offer in the United States.... more »
E-commerce giant Alibaba will pay over $190 million for a 50 percent stake in China's top football club, the company said Thursday, in a frenzy of deal-making before it goes public.... more »
World Cup winning Italian manager Marcello Lippi has signed a contract extension to coach Guangzhou Evergrande for three more years, the Chinese club announced Friday, days after reports said he had turned down an offer.... 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 »
China's Zheng Zhi beat Iranian star Javad Nekounam to the Asian player of the year award Tuesday after leading Guangzhou Evergrande to a breakthrough regional title.... 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 hailed a "determined" Guangzhou Evergrande after they strode into their first AFC Champions League final and took a big step towards a famous trophy treble.... more »
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