Entraîneur de football suédois Sven-Goran Eriksson, à droite, la nouvelle entraîneure-chef de l'EPOP Football Club, reçoit un cadeau de Chen, président de Baimingwei International
Swedish football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, right, the newly-appointed head coach of SIPG Football Club, receives a gift from Chen Xuyuan, chairman of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG), at a press conference in Shanghai, China, 18 November 2014. Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson landed his second big-money contract in the Chinese Super League by joining Shanghai-based SIPG Football Club, formerly known as Shanghai East Asia, as head coach on Tuesday (18 November 2014) after leaving Guangzhou R&F following just one full season, reports said. The move follows a 15-month spell in Guangzhou where he was reportedly earning up to US$3 million a year. The highly ambitious Shanghai club will spend 500 million yuan (US$82 million) on developing its side next season, reports added, without saying whether Eriksson will have full control over the funds. Shanghai East Asia finished fifth this season. The 66-year-old left his position as manager of Guangzhou by mutual agreement last week after taking the team to third in the CSL, the club said.
