Goulart leaves as Chinese football comes to crossroads – Sports

GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Gao Late (Ricardo Goulart) has left China for Brazil on Friday, after terminating his contract with Chinese Super League (CSL) club Guangzhou FC. Gao and his family departed Guangzhou Baiyun airport on a chartered flight Friday afternoon, witnessed by dozens of Chinese fans. “It was the best choice to terminate the contract, both for me and the club,” Gao said. The Guangzhou club, who won the CSL eight times and the AFC champions league twice, has been falling into financial difficulties due to its owner Evergrande group’s debt crisis. Sources close to the club…