Renaming rules spell goodbye to Guo'an and Evergrande By SHI FUTIAN | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-16 09:28 Share CLOSE Fans hold a banner with the words "Jiangsu Suning is the winner" in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Nov 12, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] The Chinese Football Association on Monday confirmed new rules that will require the nation's soccer clubs to use more "neutral" names by removing references to their sponsors. The governing body stressed that teams will only be permitted to feature an administrative region and a nickname of their choosing in their titles. Sponsor or investor names are strictly forbidden, while names, numbers or characters related to the clubs' owners or shareholders have also been banned.