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Jean Tigana is expected to be unveiled as Shanghai Shenhua’s new head coach today, according a statement on the club’s official website. Joining for a reputed salary of around $3.2 million a year, the former Fulham boss becomes… Read More
Little did Dražen Besek know that, as he walked out of Shandong Luneng’s provincial stadium after Shenhua’s final match of the 2010 season, as Miroslav Blazevic’s assistant, he would return to the same stadium in his first game… Read More
With the Chinese Super League season about to resume after its traditional mid-summer break, now is the time to take a look back at how the first half of the Chinese Super League 2011 has gone for Shanghai… Read More
If you’re looking for a full, non-profanity laced and loaded with plaudits match report regarding last night’s Olympic team match, you can visit the CFA’s beautiful new English language site. See, now you have options, we aren’t the… Read More
First off, I’m like most of you and consider the Olympic competition a complete joke that I could care less about, but at the same time, the under-23 competition is a good sign of what the future generation… Read More
North Korea’s olympic team will play a training match against Shanghai Shenhua’s reserve side this afternoon, according to the club’s official website. The game will take place in Shanghai at the club’s Cambridge training base in Pudong district,… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s managerial merry-go-round continued its ceasless spinning in the close season when the club appointed 55-year-old Xi Zhikang to the management hotseat – the club have appointed a new coach every year for the past six seasons…. Read More
Shanghai Shenhua will compete in next year’s Asian Champions League (ACL) after securing their place with a lackluster 0-0 draw against relegation-facing Qingdao at Hongkou Football Stadium. It was another dissapointing result for Shenhua who now face the… Read More
According to a flurry of recent media reports, Shanghai Shenhua’s flamboyant owner Zhu Jun is trying to persuade Diego Maradona to coach his side next season. The news may come as a shock to many Shenhua followers, given… Read More
It’s that time again – the Jing-Hu Dazhan (京沪大战), or “China Derby” between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Shenhua. Both teams go into this match in less than ideal circumstances – under-performing Guoan fired head coach Hong Yuanshuo during… Read More
