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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
With 2013 coming to a close, its time for the annual round-up of how Shanghai Shenhua performed. Correspondent Cameron Wilson gets out the enigma machine to try to make sense of the CSL’s soap opera club and comes… Read More
It’s that time of year again as your Shenhua correspondents Steve Crooks and Cameron Wilson take a look back at how the squad performed during 2013, a year in which expectations were exceeded. Comparing and contrasting this review… Read More
Contrary to the headlines dominating the Chinese football press at present, Shanghai Shenhua’s proposed move to Kunming in south-west China is nothing more than political manoeuvring, an inside source told . Soccer News carried a report to “shock… Read More
The nephew of Shanghai Shenhua striker Firas al-Khatib has perished in the Syrian civil war, according to a harrowing report from the Oriental Sports Daily. Former Syrian international Al-Khatib, Shenhua’s top scorer this year with 11 goals, told… Read More
Guangzhou R&F 4 – 2 Shanghai Shenhua China Super League Round 30 Yakubu 27’ (pen), Rafael Coelho 68’, Davi 85’ (pen), Zhang Shuo 89’ ; Firas Al-Khatib 63’, Xiong Fei 77’ Guangzhou R&F won an action packed and… Read More
End-of-season dead rubber, or chance to consolidate being “the best of the rest”? Round 30 throws up a potentially interesting fixture as Shanghai Shenhua head down south to take on Sven’s men of R&F. Last Time Out As… Read More
Wednesday evening sees the final Hongkou fixture of 2013, as relegation-threatened Changchun visit. Will Shenhua end their home season on a high? Last Time Out Shanghai Shenhua lost an eminently forgettable game up in Dalian in CSL Round… Read More
Will the comeback kings triumph once more as they visit the CSL’s biggest let-down of 2013? Shenhua head to Aerbin on Saturday afternoon for CSL Round 28. Last Time Out Shanghai Shenhua continued their 2013 trend of impressive,… Read More
Shanghai East Asia v Shanghai Shenxin: Solid defense the key Shenxin started the Derby with a direct deep ball towards number 8 Jailton and after a cross, number 18 Sun Kai scored an own goal to give Shenxin… Read More
