Scolari leads Guangzhou to 6th straight China title
Lippi to net millions as China coach Al-Shehab, Al-Za’abi, Al-Khaled win Cart race titles
Part of final celebrations of Speed Max Competition for kart cars organized by Kuwait Motorsports Club. Abdullah Al-Shehab triumphed and Khaled AlMedaf came second in the (Speed Max) race for Cart vehicles during the last game of Kuwait Motor Sports Club for the season held at Jaber Al-Ahmed International Track. Reem Al-Za’abi won first place in the women’s category and Jassem Al-Khaled claimed the title for juniors.
President of Kuwait Motor Sports Club Sheikh Ahmed Al-Dawoud commended the massive participation of racers.
He congratulated the winners and wished them the best in their future endeavors. He also expressed appreciation to the Minister of Information and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud for his support.
BEIJING, Oct 23, (Agencies): Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by a growing number of Chinese Super League clubs in 2016, Guangzhou Evergrande continues to dominate, winning a sixth straight title on Sunday.
Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars spent by a growing number of Chinese Super League clubs in 2016, Guangzhou Evergrande continues to dominate, winning a sixth straight title on Sunday.
Luiz Felipe Scolari made it two championships since arriving in June 2015 as the club was held 1-1 by Yanbian Funde but moved seven points clear of Jiangsu Suning in second with two games remaining.
“The infrastructure is well-established and the management system of the club is well-organized,” he said. “They essentially have laid out the groundwork for further growth. It is an indisputable fact that Chinese football is developing at an unprecedented pace.”
The season also saw a number of prominent foreign coaches depart and arrive. Former AC Milan and Juventus boss Alberto Zaccheroni and ex-Brazil head coach Mano Menezes were fired in the first half of the season by Beijing Guoan and Shandong Luneng, respectively. Menezes was replaced by former Bayern Munich boss Felix Magath, while ex-Real Madrid and Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini took over Hebei CFFC in August.
Scolari, who has lost just three league games in his time in China, is one of three coaches in the running to be named Chinese Super League coach of the year, along with Spaniard Gregorio Manzano of Shanghai Shenhua and Henan Jianye’s Jia Xiuquan.
“I want to say thank you to the players for their efforts and the fans for supporting us so well,” said Scolari. “This win was not easy. The league is getting tougher all the time and so it is very satisfactory to win the title once again.”
Davidsen agrees that standards are rising. “We now have six or seven quite equal teams as Jiangsu, Shenhua and Hebei has stepped up this season,” said the Dane, adding that big-spending Tianjin, promoted from the second tier with coach Fabio Cannavaro, will continue to invest in the top tier ahead of 2017. “Tianjin will probably finish in the top half as they have massive finances.”
Meanwhile, Marcello Lippi will earn almost $5 million a year as China coach but will pocket far more through a tie-in with a football academy, state media said Sunday.
Scolari UAFA Chairman His Highness Prince Turki Bin Khaled with EFA President Engineer Hany Abo Rida during the signing ceremony at the Egyptian Football
Association headquarters.