Shenhua 2-1 Dalian: Pride of Shanghai
They came in their droves. The city’s soccer pride was at stake, and anything less than a win for Shanghai Shenhua SVA FC would have seen Dalian Shide— a team which had lost only two games all season… Read More
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Show me Du Wei to Celtic glory
Shanghai’s latest footballing export Du Wei has made his first appearance in the jersey of his new club, Glasgow Celtic, turning out for the reserves in a 1-1 draw with Aberdeen. It’s too bad though that, yet again,… Read More
Inter-city soccer rivalry
Shanghai Shenhua crashed out of the China FA cup on Wednesday night despite fighting back from two goals down against their great northern rivals, Beijing Hyundai, eventually losing 3-2 on aggregate. Trailing the capital side 2-0 after the… Read More
Shanghai soccer star to shine in Europe?
He’s off! The long running Du Wei saga is finally over as Chinese football’s man of the moment has sealed a move to Scottish Premier League club Glasgow Celtic. The former European Cup winners completed the signature of… Read More
Shenhua are Shanghai top dogs
Shanghai Shenhua rocked the house in Xuhui last night to take the honours in an action-packed Shanghai soccer derby by beating city rivals Inter, 2-1, to maintain second place in the China Super League. A respectable attendance of… Read More
It’s derby time
Derby fever sweeps the city Saturday night as the city’s two biggest football clubs go head-to-head in the China Super League at Shanghai Stadium. Season 2003 Champions Shanghai Shenhua take a trip down metro line one (after a… Read More
Celtic bargain over Du Wei
Shanghai Shenhua must drop their £800,000 (11.7 million RMB) price tag for defender Du Wei if he is to join Celtic, says boss Gordon Strachan. The latest reports on the now long-running saga suggest that the Scottish Premier… Read More
Another blow for Chinese football
Bayern Munich became the latest club to pimp itself out on the web to Chinese football fans, following in the footsteps of Man U. Why the pessimism? Well, how is China going to develop its domestic game when… Read More
Du on his Wei to Celtic?
The chances of Shanghai Shenhua FC‘s Du Wei moving to Celtic FC took a big boost today when the Scottish club’s established defender Bobo Balde went AWOL by jetting off to France. The Guinean international met officials with… Read More