HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande face an investigation after the club's fans unfurled a banner in an Asian Champions League match on Tuesday describing Hong Kong's independence movement as "poison" and carrying the words: "Annihilate British Dogs". The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said it was looking into the incident, which occurred in the latter stages of Guangzhou's 6-0 win over Hong Kong champions Eastern. The banner, which stated: "Annihilate British Dogs, Extinguish Hong Kong Independence Poison", was displayed in the section where around 700 visiting Guangzhou fans were seated. Similar restrictions were put in place when China's national team played against Hong Kong in World Cup qualifying inNovember 2015. (Reporting by Michael Church in Hong Kong, Editing by Peter Rutherford)

Source: The Star April 26, 2017 02:26 UTC