After the dissolution of Dalian and the voluntary withdrawal of Shenzhen from the territory of Chinese soccer, the fate of Guangzhou has entered a countdown. In order to save the team, the club, which won the Chinese Super League 8 times and the AFC Champions League 2 times, started to sell or rent out everything it could.
Guangzhou is still on the 2024 Chinese professional soccer access list. But they will have three days to settle the issue as they still owe players and coaches more than 30 million dollars. Otherwise, the most successful club in Chinese soccer history will be dissolved. Previously, the Guangdong authorities have said that there is no plan to host the club. Therefore, they can only save themselves.
Starting Jan. 20, the Canton team began making money by broadcasting live on social media, three times a day. All team-related products, from jerseys, training jerseys, jackets, and commemorative t-shirts to mugs, calendars, and badges.
The once-lucrative Guangzhou Evergrande, led by Lippi, Cannavaro, and Scolari, gathered stars such as Robinho, Jackson Martinez, and Paulinho. They have won the Chinese Super League 8 times (including 7 consecutive times from 2011 to 2017), the AFC Championship twice, and the Club World Cup twice.
Nowadays, these trophies are also put on the shelves for rent. The annual rent for the Chinese Super League championship trophy is 100,000 yuan, while the annual rent for the Asian Champions League trophy and the Club World Cup certificate is higher at 300,000 yuan.
Due to the fame of the Guangzhou team and the influence of this club in the Chinese soccer world, the live broadcast attracted the attention of many fans. The Guangzhou team's self-help live broadcast even topped the sports charts, with the total amount of live broadcasts on January 20 exceeding 2 million yuan. It is expected that there will be two live streams today (January 22), as the heat is dropping and the inventory is low.
Even so, even if the live bandwagon sells at a new high, it's a drop in the bucket compared to Canton's debt.
