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The wierd and wonderful world of Chinese football threw up another bizarre surprise when an announcement told fans at Shanghai’s Hongkou stadium on Sunday that the half-time period in their game against Qingdao would last 30 minutes long…. 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
Shandong Luneng are the 2010 Chinese Super League champions, after drawing 1-1 away to basement side Nanchang in an oddly-scheduled game at 3.40pm on a Wednesday afternoon. They take the Chinese Super League title for the third time… 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
A goal just minutes from time from Duvier Riascos gave Shanghai Shenhua a 3-2 victory over Shaanxi Chanba in an action-packed game, to delay Shandong Luneng’s championship party for another week at least. Shandong could only draw 1-1… Read More
The Chinese Super League resumed last weekend after yet another break, this time for the Chinese national day holiday week, and another round of international fixtures. China put in a decent performance against Syria on October 8 to… Read More
Columbian striker Duvier Riascos scored an hat-trick as Shanghai Shenhua made ammends for their China Derby defeat to Beijing on Saturday by trouncing Shenzhen 4-0 on their own turf. For reasons best known to the Chinese Super League… 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
Shanghai Shenhua’s slender championship hopes were laid to rest in last night’s China Derby, as defensive botch-ups handed bitter rivals Beijing Guoan an easy 4-1 victory at the Workers Stadium. Second-placed Shenhua needed a win to try to… 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
