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Gulp! Burp! Argh! @)#(*)@(*$#)(#)IQ$! That’s how I’m feeling right now after a very rough weekend of celebrating and drinking first with Guoan supporters, then with the “Blue Devils” and finally tonight with a few Brisbane supporters, who took… Read More
Around 51,000 fans packed into Gongti on Friday night to witness an evening of dramatic footballing theatre as Beijing Guoan beat Shanghai Shenhua 3-2 in the China Derby. This fixture is the biggest in Chinese domestic sport and… Read More
Wayward passing, comedy defending, team-mates appearing completely unacquainted, a visibly less-than-full stadium, players played out of position, vividly contrasting first and second half performances, dropping points at home, no star names on the pitch. Sounds very much like… Read More
What a difference a couple of months make. As recently as the start of December, as raked over the ashes of Shenhua’s dismal 2011 campaign, we pontificated over the likelihood of Shanghai seeing a Chinese Super League championship… Read More
Jiangsu Sainty have captured the signature of China under-23 international Jiang Jiajun from Yangtze Delta rivals Shanghai Shenhua in a $1.1 million (RMB 7 million) last-minute deal. The move was registered with the Chinese Super League just before… Read More
Facing local neighbours Shanghai East Asia, Shanghai Shenhua played out an occasionally eventful 0-0 pre-season friendly that saw manager, Jean Tigana, experiment with a 4-5-1 formation that had Nicolas Anelka as the lone striker for the first sixty minutes…. Read More
In his first exclusive television interview for what would appear to be a very long time, Nicolas Anelka appeared on CCTV5’s “Football Night” program last week. Although none of his answers are earth-shattering, Anelka’s appearance is nevertheless noteworthy… Read More
With a mere 11 days to go before the season kicks off, Shanghai Shenhua’s Chinese Super League 2012 fixtures have finally been confirmed. There are no changes to the preliminary schedule that was published several weeks ago, despite… Read More
Nanchang Hengyuan Shanghai Shenxin decided it was time to declare their presence after returning to Shanghai, though they did so in an unusual way. During a friendly against Shanghai Shenhua over the weekend, a multiplayer brawl broke out,… Read More
Nicolas Anelka wasted no time in opening his Shenhua account by scoring in the first minute of his first apperance as his new club beat Hunan Xiangtao 3-1 in a pre-season friendly. The striker got on the end… Read More
