Friday, March 3, 2017
Season kicks off in big-spending Chinese Super League (The Associated Press)
The Chinese Super League kicks off on Friday following an offseason in which clubs splashed out $410 million on new players, even as questions emerged about the league's finances. Guangzhou Evergrande is chasing a seventh consecutive league title, but faces tougher competition from clubs which have bulked up with foreign talent such as Oscar and Carlos Tevez, now the highest paid player in the world. The league's spending exceeded the $263 million on transfers by the 20-team English Premier League, sparking concern from managers in Europe that more top players could be headed east.
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