Huang Bowen celebrates netting Guangzhou Evergrande's equaliser against Japan's Gamba Osaka during the 2015 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg in Guangzhou. Photo: Xinhua
Huang Bowen celebrates netting Guangzhou Evergrande's equaliser against Japan's Gamba Osaka during the 2015 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg in Guangzhou. Photo: Xinhua
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Guangzhou Evergrande – China’s richest football club in need of bailout

  • ‘Be The Best Forever’ demanded the club crest as years of big spending comes back to haunt it
  • High-profile signings with wages to match plus investment in academy have left club short

Jonathan White
Jonathan White

Updated: 4:19pm, 17 Sep, 2021

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Huang Bowen celebrates netting Guangzhou Evergrande's equaliser against Japan's Gamba Osaka during the 2015 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg in Guangzhou. Photo: Xinhua
Huang Bowen celebrates netting Guangzhou Evergrande's equaliser against Japan's Gamba Osaka during the 2015 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg in Guangzhou. Photo: Xinhua
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