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Shanghai Shenhua head into the international break off the back of what is essentially a season-ending week: all but out of the cup, all but guaranteed to stay up. Some key contract re-signings kick off the planning for a… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua finall have the chance to shift their focus away from a series of dead-rubbers in the league, and welcome Yangtze Delta rivals Jiangsu Sainty to Hongkou for the first leg of this season’s CFA Cup semi-finals…. Read More
After snapping out of a poor run of form, Shenhua tune up for next week’s cup semi-final first leg with a trip to their potential final opponents. Can Shandong Luneng avenge their earlier defeat at Hongkou? The Week… Read More
Shanghai Shenhua continue their late-season dead-rubber run-in with a Hongkou visit of Guizhou Renhe this Saturday. With the side’s form having tailed off alarmingly of late, can the boys in blue lay down a marker in their last… Read More
Having completed another undefeated series of Shanghai Derby matches, the remaining 2014 CSL season holds little interest for Shanghai Shenhua. With all attention focused on the cup semi-finals, Shenhua head to one of the teams with much still… Read More
Following an unexpectedly intense derby between Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai East Asia, ‘s Cameron Wilson takes an in-depth look at the big changes in the Shanghai football landscape this year and how the fixture’s influence may spread beyond… Read More
History is not something that can yet be applied to Chinese football in large doses, but there is already something of a resonance to this Shanghai derby, as, on Sunday evening, Shenhua and East Asia again provided an… Read More
Having rediscovered their groove of late, Shanghai East Asia’s next three fixtures could make or break their push for third place – facing three of their biggest challenges so far this season in travelling to Shenhua, before hosting… Read More
It’s Shanghai Derby time again this Sunday — will Shenhua be able to continue their proud derby run, or is it time for an in-form East Asia to seal their place as the city’s top dogs? The Weeks… Read More
After having an exceptional 5-game unbeaten run, Changchun have posted back-to-back defeats against Shanghai East Asia (2-1) and Guangzhou R&F (3-1), with the teams defence being primarily at fault for both loses. The Good It’s not all doom… Read More
