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The boys get down to serious business right away this week – a certain match attended by more than a few contributors last weekend hogs the limelight. The gloat-o-meter doesn’t register a high reading though, as Bcheng does… Read More
A shocking miss during normal time resulted in a frustrating CFA cup exit for Shanghai Shenhua as they went down 5-3 on penalties away to Changcun Yatai last night. The match had been early anticipated as Drogba was… Read More
Next Wednesday July 25th Shanghai Stadium will be buzzing red and blue. The hometown heroes Shanghai Shenhua FC and Didier Drogba will host global giants Manchester United and new-kid-on-the-block Shinji Kagawa during the 2012 United Summer Preseason tour…. Read More
It’s almost eight years to the day that the hurricane wreaking havoc across French football came to the attention of the rest of Europe. Drogba, then with OM Marseille almost single-handedly tore Premiership side Newcastle apart in a… Read More
On a wet and steamy summer’s evening, the gods overlooking Hongkou Stadium threw down a cruel and unusual punishment on Beijing Guoan as a badly under-strength Shanghai Shenhua side grabbed a 3-1 victory in the China Derby, despite… Read More
The Hongkou curse reared its ugly head once again on Saturday night as Beijing Guoan looked the better side for much of the match, but in the end fell to Shanghai Shenhua 3-1. There was a lot of… Read More
Didier Drogba was given a heroes welcome by around 750 ecstatic Shanghai Shenhua supporters as he stepped out of the arrival hall at Pudong airport this morning. was, as ever, in the thick of it and at the… Read More
Another edition of the “China derby” is upon us as Beijing Guoan heads south to take on Shanghai Shenhua. The last one was a classic, with Mao Jianqing scoring late to give the Beijingers a 3-2 victory, will… Read More
Shenhua’s biggest fixture remaining this season comes a little early for Didier Drogba, but the time may be right for a resurgent Shenhua squad. Our Shenhua fan’s-eye preview is looking forward to the big one. Last Time Out… Read More
It’s Derby time this week in the pub, and, following on from last week’s rumpus theme in Nanjing, the gloves are off as the big one comes around again – Beijing v Shanghai, the China Derby. Little really… Read More
