The world's top snooker stars will be turning up the heat in Guangzhou this month as they battle for the 2017 Evergrande China Championship in a city one former world champion believes is the home of snooker in Ch...The world's top snooker stars will be turning up the heat in Guangzhou this month as they battle for the 2017 Evergrande China Championship in a city one former world champion believes is the home of snooker in China.展开更多
Football fans in the PRD are in for a treat this month with the eagerly anticipated first derby clash of the season on April 8 between champions Hengda and local rivals Fuli.Excitement levels have risen since the big ...Football fans in the PRD are in for a treat this month with the eagerly anticipated first derby clash of the season on April 8 between champions Hengda and local rivals Fuli.Excitement levels have risen since the big kick off last month,as the two sides have had markedly different starts to the campaign.展开更多
Hooligans have been grabbing unwanted headlines at Euro 2016,but here in Guangzhou a group of Fuligans are making a name for themselves in a far more positive way.At the start of the 2013 Chinese Super League season,t...Hooligans have been grabbing unwanted headlines at Euro 2016,but here in Guangzhou a group of Fuligans are making a name for themselves in a far more positive way.At the start of the 2013 Chinese Super League season,this band of brothers-and sisters-became the first foreign fan group in the country.It was created by Scot Tom Simpson,who explains:"Full was formed in Guangzhou in 2011.For the last game of the 2012 season we hired a bus for a match in University City,and out of that trip the idea of a fan club was born."展开更多
Scary question what will you he doing in 2050?Hopefully I will be an active 85-year-old,still obsessed with football,watching it both live and on TV either hack home in the UK or in some exotic location.If President X...Scary question what will you he doing in 2050?Hopefully I will be an active 85-year-old,still obsessed with football,watching it both live and on TV either hack home in the UK or in some exotic location.If President Xi Imping has his way,one of the top nations I will be watching in the 2050 World Cup will be China.展开更多
Heart.Intelligence.Technique.Skill.Those four words stand out loud and proud from the whiteboard in the gym at the Guangzhou R&F training ground,giving an insight into the club's coach,Dragan Stojkovic."T...Heart.Intelligence.Technique.Skill.Those four words stand out loud and proud from the whiteboard in the gym at the Guangzhou R&F training ground,giving an insight into the club's coach,Dragan Stojkovic."This is my philosophy"explains the Serbian football legend."This is something I want my players to accept and to follow.I get this across every minute of every day."展开更多
Much as I enjoy writing this monthly football column for Thas PRD.jam hoping this mighr bee last one ever.Thut iccausc him hopefulf knuling a new job that was recently advertised by China's Football Association.
Given the pain all English fans are still feeling at the Euro humiliation,choosing a song by Iceland's most iconic pop star as a headline took some doing.That said,Björk has it right for football in Guangzhou...Given the pain all English fans are still feeling at the Euro humiliation,choosing a song by Iceland's most iconic pop star as a headline took some doing.That said,Björk has it right for football in Guangzhou this month it is so quiet that the city will only see two Chinese Super League games,as there are only two rounds of fixtures scheduled.This is an unusual act of kindness from football administrators,who appear to he taking pity on not only those who play hut those who watch at the hottest and most humid time of the year.展开更多
It seems almost incredible to say,but us the Chinese Super League prepares to kick-off the 2016 season,the full gaze of the global football laniily is upon it.The remarkable spending frenzy that has seen the country s...It seems almost incredible to say,but us the Chinese Super League prepares to kick-off the 2016 season,the full gaze of the global football laniily is upon it.The remarkable spending frenzy that has seen the country s record transfer fee broken four times in the close season has ensured that other countries have been forced to take notice.展开更多
It was tense,it was tight and it was tough,but a 0-0 draw in Osuka was enough to ensure Guangzhou Ever・grande reached the liruilthe Asian Champions League for the second time in three seasons.Defeat would have meant t...It was tense,it was tight and it was tough,but a 0-0 draw in Osuka was enough to ensure Guangzhou Ever・grande reached the liruilthe Asian Champions League for the second time in three seasons.Defeat would have meant the season's end in Octobci;but now a thrilling month asvaits Hengda's fans.展开更多
Twenty years ago a group of expats in Guangzhou gathered together and decided they wanted to give something back to the province that had made them so welcome.It was then that the Guangdong International Volunteer Exp...Twenty years ago a group of expats in Guangzhou gathered together and decided they wanted to give something back to the province that had made them so welcome.It was then that the Guangdong International Volunteer Expat Service,aka GIVES,was born,and giving back has been its mission ever since.展开更多
No manager of Guangzhou Ever-grande should ever get too com-fortable in his chair in the early summertine.Almost exactly three years after they traded in a South Ko-rean for an Italian,China's champions have swapp...No manager of Guangzhou Ever-grande should ever get too com-fortable in his chair in the early summertine.Almost exactly three years after they traded in a South Ko-rean for an Italian,China's champions have swapped a different Italian for a Brazilian.The biggest sound heard across the city carly last month was th:collective dropping of jaws as the news started to filter out that Italy's WorldCup-vinning captain Fabio Can-navaro had been replaced by Brazil's World Cup-winning coach l.uis Felipe Scolari,aka'Big PhiL.'展开更多
It is fair to say that there is rarely a dull moment for the followers of Guangzhoifs two Chinese Super League teams,a fact underlined by another frenetic month of activity on and of the pitch.As Fuli welcomed a true ...It is fair to say that there is rarely a dull moment for the followers of Guangzhoifs two Chinese Super League teams,a fact underlined by another frenetic month of activity on and of the pitch.As Fuli welcomed a true footballing legend as their new manager,Evergrande was going top of the table as well as moving into the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League for only the second time.展开更多
Having made a positive start to his domestic league campaign.Guangzhou Evergrande's new boss Big Phil Scolari will be turning his attention to the continent s top prize this month.On August 25 lie will take his re...Having made a positive start to his domestic league campaign.Guangzhou Evergrande's new boss Big Phil Scolari will be turning his attention to the continent s top prize this month.On August 25 lie will take his ream to face Japanese side K.ishiwu Reysul in the first kgot the Asian Champions League quarter-finuls.展开更多
As a former boss of Manchester City during the club’s dark old days of mid table mediocrity,Sven Goran Eriksson is well versed in the complex role of managing a club in the shadow of a more illustrious neighbor.
In November,we in terviewed lege ndary Italian football coach Marcello Lippi ahead of Guan gzhou Evergrande's triumph in the AFC Champions League.But Lippi is not the only star name in a Guangzhou hot seat as play...In November,we in terviewed lege ndary Italian football coach Marcello Lippi ahead of Guan gzhou Evergrande's triumph in the AFC Champions League.But Lippi is not the only star name in a Guangzhou hot seat as players return to pre-season training this month.With the new campaign fast approaching,we caught up with former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson as he aims to make Guangzhou R&F serious challengers to their city rivals。展开更多
文摘The world's top snooker stars will be turning up the heat in Guangzhou this month as they battle for the 2017 Evergrande China Championship in a city one former world champion believes is the home of snooker in China.
文摘Football fans in the PRD are in for a treat this month with the eagerly anticipated first derby clash of the season on April 8 between champions Hengda and local rivals Fuli.Excitement levels have risen since the big kick off last month,as the two sides have had markedly different starts to the campaign.
文摘Hooligans have been grabbing unwanted headlines at Euro 2016,but here in Guangzhou a group of Fuligans are making a name for themselves in a far more positive way.At the start of the 2013 Chinese Super League season,this band of brothers-and sisters-became the first foreign fan group in the country.It was created by Scot Tom Simpson,who explains:"Full was formed in Guangzhou in 2011.For the last game of the 2012 season we hired a bus for a match in University City,and out of that trip the idea of a fan club was born."
文摘Scary question what will you he doing in 2050?Hopefully I will be an active 85-year-old,still obsessed with football,watching it both live and on TV either hack home in the UK or in some exotic location.If President Xi Imping has his way,one of the top nations I will be watching in the 2050 World Cup will be China.
文摘Heart.Intelligence.Technique.Skill.Those four words stand out loud and proud from the whiteboard in the gym at the Guangzhou R&F training ground,giving an insight into the club's coach,Dragan Stojkovic."This is my philosophy"explains the Serbian football legend."This is something I want my players to accept and to follow.I get this across every minute of every day."
文摘Much as I enjoy writing this monthly football column for Thas PRD.jam hoping this mighr bee last one ever.Thut iccausc him hopefulf knuling a new job that was recently advertised by China's Football Association.
文摘Given the pain all English fans are still feeling at the Euro humiliation,choosing a song by Iceland's most iconic pop star as a headline took some doing.That said,Björk has it right for football in Guangzhou this month it is so quiet that the city will only see two Chinese Super League games,as there are only two rounds of fixtures scheduled.This is an unusual act of kindness from football administrators,who appear to he taking pity on not only those who play hut those who watch at the hottest and most humid time of the year.
文摘It seems almost incredible to say,but us the Chinese Super League prepares to kick-off the 2016 season,the full gaze of the global football laniily is upon it.The remarkable spending frenzy that has seen the country s record transfer fee broken four times in the close season has ensured that other countries have been forced to take notice.
文摘It was tense,it was tight and it was tough,but a 0-0 draw in Osuka was enough to ensure Guangzhou Ever・grande reached the liruilthe Asian Champions League for the second time in three seasons.Defeat would have meant the season's end in Octobci;but now a thrilling month asvaits Hengda's fans.
文摘Twenty years ago a group of expats in Guangzhou gathered together and decided they wanted to give something back to the province that had made them so welcome.It was then that the Guangdong International Volunteer Expat Service,aka GIVES,was born,and giving back has been its mission ever since.
文摘No manager of Guangzhou Ever-grande should ever get too com-fortable in his chair in the early summertine.Almost exactly three years after they traded in a South Ko-rean for an Italian,China's champions have swapped a different Italian for a Brazilian.The biggest sound heard across the city carly last month was th:collective dropping of jaws as the news started to filter out that Italy's WorldCup-vinning captain Fabio Can-navaro had been replaced by Brazil's World Cup-winning coach l.uis Felipe Scolari,aka'Big PhiL.'
文摘It is fair to say that there is rarely a dull moment for the followers of Guangzhoifs two Chinese Super League teams,a fact underlined by another frenetic month of activity on and of the pitch.As Fuli welcomed a true footballing legend as their new manager,Evergrande was going top of the table as well as moving into the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League for only the second time.
文摘Having made a positive start to his domestic league campaign.Guangzhou Evergrande's new boss Big Phil Scolari will be turning his attention to the continent s top prize this month.On August 25 lie will take his ream to face Japanese side K.ishiwu Reysul in the first kgot the Asian Champions League quarter-finuls.
文摘As a former boss of Manchester City during the club’s dark old days of mid table mediocrity,Sven Goran Eriksson is well versed in the complex role of managing a club in the shadow of a more illustrious neighbor.
文摘In November,we in terviewed lege ndary Italian football coach Marcello Lippi ahead of Guan gzhou Evergrande's triumph in the AFC Champions League.But Lippi is not the only star name in a Guangzhou hot seat as players return to pre-season training this month.With the new campaign fast approaching,we caught up with former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson as he aims to make Guangzhou R&F serious challengers to their city rivals。
