Evergrande has been front and center of Chinese soccer over the past three years; especially since winning last year's Asian Champions League trophy.
Dario Conca of China's Guangzhou Evergrande celebrates his goal against Egypt's Al Ahly during their FIFA Club World Cup soccer match at Agadir Stadium in Agadir Dec 14, 2013.
Argentine footballer Dario Conca of Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club holds his son and his trophy for the Best Player of the 2013 Chinese Football Association Super League at an award ceremony in Beijing, China, 24 November 2013.
Chinese Football Association released a statement on its official website Friday that they are seeking for a new manager to replace interim coach Fu Bo for Chinese Men's National Soccer Team.
A survey by an Indonesian website shows that nearly 80 percent of local people believe the Indonesian soccer team will beat the Chinese team on Friday night. Some soccer fans even expected that the result would be 20 to 0, and only 14.2 percent of people said the Chinese soccer team will win the game, which will be played in Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, according to the survey by Indonesia's Goal.com.
Marcello Lippi is in positive mood ahead of the second leg of AFC Champions League final as Guangzhou Evergrande take away goals advantage against FC Seoul into Saturday's decisive match.
Improving public participation in sports is more important to the youth development of China's "big three" ball games than medals, according to coaches and experts.
Lack of a local club in the top-tier professional league has seen Xinjiang soccer struggle to enter the mainstream of modern professionalism.
Participation is seen as key to success
It may be widely known that China are working against the clock in developing their football, however, even those following the country closely over the recent years may be unaware that the world's most populous nation have embarked on a massive, nationwide campaign at grassroots level.
China has withdrawn its bid to host the Asian Cup soccer tournament in 2019, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) confirmed on Thursday.
Student soccer players from Urumqi Fifth Primary School in Urumqi defy the formidable heat to train in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region train on Aug 13. The team defended its title at the National Teenage Campus Soccer Championship 2013 in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province between July 15-18.
The Chinese social media platform, also known as WeChat, is the fifth most popular smart phone app in the world and boasts over 260m users every month.
Chinese super league club Guangzhou Evergrande has agreed a deal of seven million euros with Russian side Spartak Moscow on Paraguayan striker Lucas Barrios.