Melbourne Victory struck twice in the final 10 minutes to secure a comeback win against Wellington Phoenix.
Shanghai SIPG have brought a pair of superstars but Melbourne Victory are still likely to play the kids in their inconsequential AFC Champions League clash on Wednesday night.
Big-name Brazilians Elkeson and Hulk have travelled for the AAMI Park match but Victory boss Kevin Muscat says he’ll save his own senior players for Sunday night’s A-League elimination final with Adelaide United.
“There will be opportunities for some players who have maybe not played so much football recently,” he said on…
Shanghai Shenhua’s Zhu Jianrong scored the first goal in a draw against Guangzhou Evergrande.
Shanghai SIPG opened up a five-point gap at the top of the Chinese Super League table on Friday as they handed Hebei China Fortune a 2-0 defeat .
SIPG racked up a league-record sixth straight win to maintain their perfect start to the campaign with Hulk and Wu Lei finding the back of the net for last year’s runners-up against Hebei.
But it was Yan Junling who earned the praise of coach Vitor Pereira for denying Ezequiel Lavezzi 11 minutes before half-time, when the goalkeeper kept out a spot kick…
Former Brazil and Portugal head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said Cristiano Ronaldo has been interested in the Chinese Super League.
Shanghai SIPG maintained their perfect start to the 2018 Chinese Super League campaign on Friday with a 2-1 win over Chongqing Lifan.
Wu Lei and Yu Hai scored after Yang Ke had given Chongqing the lead as SIPG picked up their fourth win in a row.
“It was a difficult game,” said SIPG boss Vitor Pereira. “We could have scored more goals but after the return of the national team players we did not have the opportunity to work together.
“We didn’t have the opportunity to practice technical issues. But…
Guangzhou Evergrande are eyeing an unprecedented eighth straight CSL title.
Guangzhou Evergrande will go hunting a record-extending eighth consecutive Chinese Super League crown with one-time manager Fabio Cannavaro returning to the helm and seeking to carry on the success achieved by Lee Jang-soo, Marcello Lippi and Luiz Felipe Scolari at China’s most garlanded club.
Shanghai SIPG will expect to be serious contenders once again, despite little movement in the transfer market, while Beijing Guoan will be confident of making more of a splash in 2018 after spending heavily…
Brazilian midfielder Oscar was in supreme form for Shanghai SIPG against Melbourne Victory during his team’s 4-1 Asian Champions League win.
Rhys Williams 54th minute equaliser secured a point for Melbourne Victory in the AFC Champions League group stage against Ulsan. They’re playing one of Asia’s best teams in their backyard but Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat pledged to have a go at Shanghai SIPG in their AFC Champions League clash on Tuesday night.
On Tuesday, Muscat’s out-of-form Victory will confront Brazilian trio Oscar, Hulk and Elkeson as well as some top Chinese talent in their second ACL match in a week.
They began with a closely fought 3-3 draw with Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai last Tuesday at AAMI Park.
Muscat wants a similar attacking intensity to their…
Elkeson helped Shanghai SIPG defeat Kawasaki Frontale in their opening Champions League game.
Chinese Super League sides Shanghai SIPG and Tianjin Quanjian made winning starts to their Asian Champions League campaigns on Tuesday evening.
Vitor Pereira’s SIPG side had a solitary goal from Brazilian striker Elkeson to thank for their 1-0 win over Japanese champions Kawasaki Frontale as the big-spending side from Shanghai seek to build on last season’s run to the semifinals.
Elkeson’s goal came in the 23rd minute when he controlled the ball on his chest on the edge of the area before firing…
Brazilians Hulk and Oscar combined to give Shanghai SIPG the lead away at Beijing Guoan.
Chinese Super League duo Tianjin Quanjian and Shanghai SIPG secured their places in the group phase of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday evening, seeing off Ceres Negros of the Philippines and Thailand’s Chiangrai United respectively.
Tianjin, under new coach Paulo Sousa, had few problems in front of their own fans as a brace from Anthony Modeste ensured last season’s third place finishers advanced to the tournament proper.
“It is great inspiration for Chinese football because there will be…
Vitor Pereira has taken over in Shanghai.
Brazilian striker Hulk is confident new Shanghai SIPG coach Vitor Pereira can lead the club to their first piece of silverware when the Chinese Super League season kicks off in March.
SIPG have yet to win a trophy despite huge sums spent on luring a host of foreign players to the club, but the former Porto and Zenit St Petersburg forward is convinced Pereira can deliver where Sven-Goran Eriksson and Andre Villas-Boas fell short.
“I know Pereira well,” said Hulk. “He’s a very good coach who is ambitious….
Vitor Pereira has said it is ‘a challenge to coach such an ambitious club.’
New Shanghai SIPG coach Vitor Pereira set his sights on the club’s first Chinese Super League title after taking over from Andre Villas-Boas.
Pereira, who also succeeded Villas-Boas at Porto in 2011, was officially appointed on Tuesday and said: “I want to thank SIPG for putting their trust in me.
“For me, it’s a challenge to coach such an ambitious club.
“This is a top challenge. The Chinese Super League is a league with huge potential, with so many top coaches and big name players gathering here.
“I…