Alibaba scores share in soccer giant  

阿里巴巴斥资12亿元 收购恒大足球俱乐部50%股权

5日上午11时11分，阿里巴巴集团与恒大集团举行足球战略合作签约仪式，恒大足球俱乐部将进行增资扩股，阿里巴巴将斥资12亿元人民币入股，与恒大分别拥有恒大足球俱乐部50%股权。[查看全文]

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group has struck a deal with Evergrande Group to pay 1.2 billion yuan ($191 million) for a 50 percent stake in the Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande, China's most successful football club in recent years, according to a report in China Business Journal.

The report said the news was confirmed by two sources close to the deal and will be announced around 11 am Thursday.

Last year, the Guangzhou club owned by Evergrande Group, became China's first club to win the AFC Champions League in the country's soccer history of last 20 years.