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Nanchang Hengyuan Shanghai Shenxin decided it was time to declare their presence after returning to Shanghai, though they did so in an unusual way. During a friendly against Shanghai Shenhua over the weekend, a multiplayer brawl broke out,… Read More
Three weeks before the start of a season is an exciting time for fans who’ve waited months for the team they love to return to the field. Fans pour over the schedule, the transfer ins and outs, as… Read More
For those who are used to European football, the announcement that Shaanxi Renhe was leaving Xian for Guizhou came as a massive shock, well, hold on tight folks, we could be looking at more madness. In a winter… Read More
The most eagerly anticipated Chinese Super League season ever will open with a bang on March 10 with an local derby between Shanghai Shenhua and Nanjing-based Jiangsu Sainty. Games involving the Yangzte Delta-based clubs, Shenhua, Sainty and Hangzhou… Read More
Brazilian champions Corinthians have recently agreed to a two year loan deal with Chinese youngster Chen Zhihzhao, who will be the first Chinese player in Brazil’s top flight. Much like Dong Fangzhuo going to Manchester United, the move… Read More
Last Wednesday afternoon Jiangsu Sainty played host to Nanchang Hengyuan in the final match of the 2011 Chinese Super League season. The thing on the minds of all Jiangsu fans was whether or not their team would finish… Read More
Nanchang Hengyuan did just enough in a rather bland encounter on Saturday afternoon with Shanghai Shenhua to maintain their Chinese Super League membership for another year, consigning Chengdu Blades to relegation in the process. With just one game… Read More
For the second year running, Shanghai Shenhua lost their home game to one of the weakest teams in the Chinese Super League – Nanchang Hengyuan. Last year, a horrified Hongkou stadium crowd watched a very complacent Shenhua crash… Read More
Away at Nanchang is the kind of game that’s easy to slip up with, playing an average (at best) side in front of a large home crowd, often times complacency sets in and especially when the game is… Read More
It’s something most fans have probably thought about after watching their side fall foul of poor refereeing: take the stadium mike and get the crowd to join in a chant questioning the match officials’s parentage. It’s usually impossible… Read More
