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South China Morning Post
28-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Team bus of CSL leaders Beijing Guoan seized over debt issues, players forced to hire bikes
Chinese Super League (CSL) leaders Beijing Guoan have had their team bus seized, forcing players to return from training using shared bikes, as the club's parent company struggles with billions of yuan of debt. Advertisement Pictures on social media on Friday showed the team bus being towed away with its door bearing a seal from the Beijing Intermediate People's Court. Images then started circulating on Chinese social media showing three of the club's foreign players hiring shared bikes and riding away from the training complex wearing their kit. The real estate company Sinobo Group holds a 64 per cent stake in Beijing Guoan and reportedly owes more than 3.68 billion yuan (US$502 million). Despite the off-field issues, Guoan invested heavily in the build-up to the 2025 season, including bringing in former Barcelona manager Quique Setien to lead the team, as well as seven first-team players. Three of the club's foreign players have been pictured hiring shared bikes. Photo: Handout At the halfway stage of the current CSL season, Guoan have yet to lose a match, winning 10 and drawing five to top the league on goal difference. Shanghai Shenhua are second.
eNCA
04-06-2025
- General
- eNCA
China seek 'perfect' Indonesia win to keep World Cup dream alive
China will fight to stay alive in the hunt for a World Cup spot with hopes of a "perfect performance" when they face Indonesia in a crucial qualifier on Thursday, coach Branko Ivankovic said. China stand on the brink of elimination from World Cup qualification -- a defeat at Indonesia's sold-out, 76,000-seater Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday would end any chance of the Chinese team reaching the tournament for only the second time in their history. "Tomorrow will be a massive game for us. I hope all the team will have a perfect performance," Ivankovic told reporters Wednesday ahead of the clash in Jakarta. "It will be a pressure game but I've told my players to move this pressure into motivation." In their last qualifier China lost to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh despite having reignited their World Cup hopes with wins against Indonesia and Bahrain. The top two teams from the three Asian qualifying groups will qualify for the World Cup while teams finishing third and fourth go into another round of qualifying. China are bottom of the six sides in Group C with two games to go, level with Bahrain on six points but three behind Indonesia in the crucial fourth spot. "It's a stressful game, a hard game for us. But we prepare like normal," said Beijing Guoan striker Zhang Yuning. "Everyone on the pitch for China will fight for our best until the last minute and fight for the result." Japan are runaway leaders on 20 points, with Australia currently in the all-important second place on 13 points. Both will play each other on Thursday.
France 24
04-06-2025
- General
- France 24
China seek 'perfect' Indonesia win to keep World Cup dream alive
China stand on the brink of elimination from World Cup qualification -- a defeat at Indonesia's sold-out, 76,000-seater Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday would end any chance of the Chinese team reaching the tournament for only the second time in their history. "Tomorrow will be a massive game for us. I hope all the team will have a perfect performance," Ivankovic told reporters Wednesday ahead of the clash in Jakarta. "It will be a pressure game but I've told my players to move this pressure into motivation." In their last qualifier China lost to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh despite having reignited their World Cup hopes with wins against Indonesia and Bahrain. The top two teams from the three Asian qualifying groups will qualify for the World Cup while teams finishing third and fourth go into another round of qualifying. China are bottom of the six sides in Group C with two games to go, level with Bahrain on six points but three behind Indonesia in the crucial fourth spot. "It's a stressful game, a hard game for us. But we prepare like normal," said Beijing Guoan striker Zhang Yuning. "Everyone on the pitch for China will fight for our best until the last minute and fight for the result." Japan are runaway leaders on 20 points, with Australia currently in the all-important second place on 13 points. Both will play each other on Thursday. FIFA currently ranks China 94th in the world.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
China seek 'perfect' Indonesia win to keep World Cup dream alive
China will fight to stay alive in the hunt for a World Cup spot with hopes of a 'perfect performance' when they face Indonesia on Thursday, coach Branko Ivankovic said (YASUYOSHI CHIBA) China will fight to stay alive in the hunt for a World Cup spot with hopes of a "perfect performance" when they face Indonesia in a crucial qualifier on Thursday, coach Branko Ivankovic said. China stand on the brink of elimination from World Cup qualification -- a defeat at Indonesia's sold-out, 76,000-seater Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday would end any chance of the Chinese team reaching the tournament for only the second time in their history. Advertisement "Tomorrow will be a massive game for us. I hope all the team will have a perfect performance," Ivankovic told reporters Wednesday ahead of the clash in Jakarta. "It will be a pressure game but I've told my players to move this pressure into motivation." In their last qualifier China lost to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh despite having reignited their World Cup hopes with wins against Indonesia and Bahrain. The top two teams from the three Asian qualifying groups will qualify for the World Cup while teams finishing third and fourth go into another round of qualifying. China are bottom of the six sides in Group C with two games to go, level with Bahrain on six points but three behind Indonesia in the crucial fourth spot. Advertisement "It's a stressful game, a hard game for us. But we prepare like normal," said Beijing Guoan striker Zhang Yuning. "Everyone on the pitch for China will fight for our best until the last minute and fight for the result." Japan are runaway leaders on 20 points, with Australia currently in the all-important second place on 13 points. Both will play each other on Thursday. FIFA currently ranks China 94th in the world. jfx/dhc
Asharq Al-Awsat
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
China Footballer Dies on Eve of 19th Birthday after Head Injury in Spain
A promising Chinese footballer who suffered a serious head injury while playing in Spain has died a day short of his 19th birthday, his club said Thursday. Guo Jiaxuan fell into a coma last month after an accident during a training match between a Beijing U-20 team and Spanish side RC Alcobendas in Madrid. The youth international was declared "brain dead" by local doctors before being flown to a Beijing hospital after his condition deteriorated, where he died on Wednesday evening. The teenager's family have accused the Beijing Football Association of withholding information about the incident and failing to communicate with them, AFP reported. Guo with part of the youth set-up at Beijing Guoan and the top-tier club vowed to "do its utmost to properly handle the aftermath and provide all necessary help and support to Guo Jiaxuan's family". "We've lost a child who loves football. May Jiaxuan rest in peace!" the club said in a post on social media. The specific circumstances that led to Guo's fatal injury remain unclear. His family have demanded video footage of the match, details on Guo's medical treatment before he reached hospital and information about his insurance. Guo's brother posted on social media a black and white photo of the young defender with the caption: "He'll forever be frozen on the last day of his 18th year." His family "just want the truth and justice", the brother wrote earlier this week. Guo played for the U-19 team of Beijing Guoan and was selected for China's U-17 side in 2023. The same year he was also part of the FC Bayern World Squad project run by Germany's largest club for talented players around the globe. "The club's thoughts are with his family and friends," Bayern Munich said in a statement. In an online statement, the Beijing FA said it had refrained from "disclosing information" since the incident to "avoid irrelevant personnel interfering with medical work, and taking into account the feelings of family members". It added they had now obtained video footage of the match and organized experts to analyze it. "We have made every effort to coordinate medical resources for treatment and meet the needs of his family as much as possible", the Beijing FA said. Hundreds of social media users offered condolences. "It's a loss of such a bright future at such a young age," one user wrote. "I wish him happy playing in heaven," another said.
