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The manager: Something of a hatchet man, Shen Xiangfu can in one sense be credited with steadying the ship, albeit doing so by dropping anchor, barricading the doors and closing the curtains. He stepped into the breach following the rather unjust departure… Read More
The CSL have finally released full fixture information for this season, including venues and KO times – but unfortunately only for the first half of the season. There is a full fixture list elsewhere on the net but… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua have this week completed the signing of 19-year-old Hong Kong youth international Brian Fok, with the move coming as Shenhua owners Greenland Group attempted some last minute deals to ready their depleted squad for the new… Read More
delves deep into Chinese football culture to bring you the full repertoire of one of its best-known and most respected fan groups, Shanghai Shenhua’s Blue Devils (Lanmo) and its assorted sub-groups. Well-known for their use of Shanghainese dialect… Read More
A strongly-worded open letter jointly signed today by Shanghai Shenhua’s major fan associations has implored Greenland Group to re-instate “Shenhua” into the club’s name following a change in identity due to the club’s buy-out of Zhu Jun. Confusion… Read More
Supporters of Shanghai Shenhua intend to protest against the club’s new identity following new owner Greenland real estate’s decision to rename the club to “Shanghai Greenland FC, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua team”. Hundreds of fans reacted angrily to the… Read More
Greenland Group have officially announced the completion of its takeover of Shanghai Shenhua and has signed an agreement to acquire all the club’s assets. Due to the timing of the announcement, right on Chinese New Year’s eve, the… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua can look forward to returning to the top of Chinese football within three years of Greenland group taking over, the real estate giant’s chairman said in a TV news interview. Although there has been no announcement… Read More
Erratic Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun appeared to be executing a scorched earth policy on his club today, with the sale of a third key domestic player, Song Boxuan, to Beijing Guoan for 2.4 million Euro. Speculation in… Read More
The year 2014 got off to the worst possible start for fans of beleaguered Shanghai Shenhua when Shandong Luneng announced the signing of club stalwarts Wang Dalei and Dai Lin for 3.6m and 1.2m Euro respectively. In what… Read More
