In Shanghai Shenhua's 'friendly' match against new crosstown rivals Shanghai Shenxin last weekend, a brawl broke out involving a number of players and backroom staff from each of the teams. more ›

With Nicolas Anelka signed up for the upcoming Chinese Super League season, Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun is already considering poaching none other than the 34-year-old Chelsea mainstay Didier Drogba. more ›

As predicted by Wild East Football‘s sources last week, Nicolas Anelka has agreed to a two-year contract with Shanghai Shenhua, the club announced on its official website today. The 32-year-old former France international heads East after being frozen out at Chelsea, and becomes the biggest signing ever in the history of Chinese domestic football. more ›

The rumors could be true! Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka will sign for Shenhua within the next week, a source close to the club told Wild East Football yesterday. The final details of what is said to be a three-year deal worth six million UK pounds per annum ($9.3 million USD) are yet to be worked out, but the source says Anelka will soon become a Shenhua player barring any last-minute hitches. more ›

Shanghai Shenhua apparently have set their sights on signing none other than Chelsea's mercurial forward Nicolas Anelka during next January's transfer window. more ›

Shanghai Shenhua's coach was so enraged by the play-acting of his own midfielder that he stormed angrily onto the pitch and dragged the offending injury-faker to his feet. more ›

Outside of Hongkou Football Stadium last night, a good-old fashioned football hooligan fight involving hundreds of Shanghai Shenhua (上海申花) and Hangzhou Greentown (杭州绿城) supporters went down, and had to be dispersed with a massive turn out of police force. Argentinian Luis Salmerón of Shenhua scored a stoppage-time goal to clinch the game 3-2 for the home side, sending the crowd into a frenzy. However, the evening would end with dozens of rival football supporters on both sides receiving injuries and drawing blood. more ›

Finally! The Chinese men's national team did something besides indiscriminately embarrassing themselves, winning the second leg of their tie against Laos 6-1 in Vientiane last night. China previously stuck it to the Southeast Asian side in a 7-2 win five days ago in Kunming, meaning China goes through to the third round of World Cup qualification matches in the Asian Football Confederation. more ›

The sorry state of Chinese football is getting an instant injection of cash to lift the game's future prospects. Dalian Wanda, a real estate company that was also the former sponsor of the local Dalian Shide football team, has announced an agreement with the Chinese Football Association to provide 500 million RMB over the next three years to develop the youth game in China. more ›

Los Angeles Sol signs Chinese player more ›