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Another night of quality entertainment at Hongkou stadium in match that saw Luis Salmeron score a hat-trick and Shenhua dominate from start to finish. The home side could have had an even higher goals for tally were it… Read More
A prominent Shanghai Shenhua fan who remains in a coma following a serious road accident was drunkenly riding a moped when the incident happened, according to Chinese media. Last week, it was reported that Wu Zhao Ming was… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s game against Chengdu Blades will now take place on Saturday night at 7.45pm at Hongkou Stadium instead of Sunday night as originally planned. If you find it unusual that a fixture is being moved to a… Read More
Bad news for Shenhua fans, good news for everyone else. Last season’s Chinese Super League player of the year and golden boot winner, Duvier Riascos, is to leave Shanghai Shenhua during the mid-season break in July, according to… Read More
Not an awful lot to say about this game. A fairly poor performance from Shenhua, particularly in the second half. Shaanxi is a tough place to go – a large and hostile crowd follow the ‘northwest wolves” through… Read More
Shenhua’s victory celebrations had a bittersweet taste last night. Before the game, your correspondent learnt of a shocking road incident on Friday night which left a Shenhua fan in a coma. At around 11.30pm, Wu Zhaoming, nicknamed Xiao… Read More
People often ask me about why I watch Chinese football, my reply is always something along the lines of crazy atmosphere, being amongst dedicated hardcore fans, and that sometimes the quality of play is very good. The first… Read More
Going into this final Asian Champions League (ACL) group game I had hoped for an open and attacking contest since both teams had nothing to play for. Shenhua, coming off the back of a dissapointing 0-0 draw away… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua’s managerial merry-go-round continued its ceasless spinning in the close season when the club appointed 55-year-old Xi Zhikang to the management hotseat – the club have appointed a new coach every year for the past six seasons…. Read More
Shanghai Shenhua crashed out of the Asian Champions League (ACL) on Tuesday night after being beaten 2-0 away to Japan’s Kashima Antlers. Looking at the highlights, Shenhua didn’t do too badly, Riascos has a few decent efforts, and… Read More
