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Six hours since their last goal at home. That is the miserable milestone Shenhua’s multi-million dollar strikeforce passed last night as they drew a blank at Hongkou for the fourth consecutive game in a dull derby with Shanghai… Read More
Shenhua’s big-money signing Nicolas Anelka is well-known for his abilities with a ball at his feet. But according to his new team mate Wang Dalei, the light-footed Frenchman is something of a linguaphile. Despite having only been in… Read More
As Cristiano Ronaldo found out when Real Madrid came to China this summer, the Chinese media is interested in all details of a star’s life and wants demands full access. Therefore, this time of year you’ll find two… Read More
Season 2011 is now well and truly over with the Chinese Super League concluded, the CFA cup won by Tianjin, and the national team out of the World Cup qualifers. In the first in a series of posts… Read More
Just when Shenhua fans thought their side’s recent form couldn’t get any worse, the team from Hongkou conjured up another eyebrow-raising defeat away to rock-bottom Shenzhen. It was a shocking result in a weekend of assorted surprises, in… Read More
The following match report gives a Shenhua fan’s perspective on the China Derby. To get the view from the North of this huge game, check out Bcheng’s account. “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme” once… Read More
I hate midweek matches. I love midweek matches. The upside is that with work all day, I barely have time to think about the game, especially a big match like this one, so I just go to the… Read More
BCheng and the Editor regularly meet to ramble on about on recent happenings in the Chinese game. This week the Chinese Super League takes centre stage once again after the international break, and on the agenda this time… Read More
“You’re just a bunch of dogs” was Chinese national team keeper Wang Dalei’s response, via his microblog, to fans’ abuse after his goalkeeping error contributed to China’s 0-3 reverse at the hands of old enemy Japan at the… Read More
The chairman of China League side Shanghai East Asia FC has raised eyebrows by saying he hopes his club can merge with city rivals Shanghai Shenhua. Xu Genbao (徐根宝), who is also founder of East Asia, made the… Read More
