Didier Drogba could still be coming to Shanghai after all. The Oriental Morning Post reported this morning that the Chelsea striker flew to Singapore today to meet with Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun, as well as two French agents and a Chinese deputy, to discuss a contract with the team. This comes just a few days after Shenhua player-coach and former Chelsea teammate Nicolas Anelka hinted to reporters that Drogba would probably stay in London. more ›

After weeks of speculation, Shanghai Shenhua finally confirmed this morning that head coach Jean Tigana was indeed dimissed from the team. more ›

A female reporter with the Xinmin Evening News in Shanghai, who was reportedly beaten up by Dalian Football Association secretary-general Guo Jun in Liaoning Province last weekend, is refusing to accept the club's official apology for the incident. more ›

The drama between Shanghai Shenhua and Jean Tigana escalated yesterday after the team's former head coach threatened to get FIFA involved. more ›

The Shanghai Shenhua coaching drama took another turn yesterday, as former(?) head coach Jean Tigana denied media reports that he had resigned from the organization over the weekend. more ›

Things don't seem to be going well for either of Shanghai's Chinese Super League teams. First Shenhua lost their head coach, now Shenxin is dealing with a little bit of mess following a massive brawl during a game against Qingdao Jonoon last night. more ›

In yet another setback for Shanghai Shenhua, the team lost to Tianjin Teda 0-1 Friday night. Following the loss Jean Tigana formally resigned as the team's head coach Sunday night, putting the organization in a coaching meltdown. more ›

Shanghai Shenhua announced today that Nicolas Anelka will help coach the team in addition to playing. Anelka's new role as player-coach will certainly be needed as the team just fired three assistant coaches this morning. But management denied reports that it had also fired French head coach Jean Tigana. more ›

Shanghai Shenhua drew 1-1 with Jiangsu Sainty in their first game of the season on Saturday, thanks to a goal from Aussie forward Joel Griffiths in the match's second half. With approximately 30,000 tickets sold, fans were disappointed to see injured star signing Nicolas Anelka watching the entire game from the stands. more ›

ooooOOOoooh. Shanghai Shenhua is reportedly keeping the No.11 jersey warm for Didier Drogba, with no player on the Shenhua team having been assigned the number in its newly released roster for the new season. more ›

Nicolas Anelka, arguably the highest-profile foreign footballer ever to sign for the Chinese league, arrived at Pudong airport yesterday before being whisked through security to a special VIP backdoor exit. more ›

Season 2011 is now well and truly over with the CSL concluded, the CFA cup won by Tianjin, and the national team out of the World Cup qualifers, now is the time to assesess how the year went for Shanghai Shenhua. 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 ›

Shanghai Shenhua and Beijing Guoan conjured up a absolutely fantastic game of football on Saturday night, stirring Hongkou stadium into frenzied cauldron of passion, which spilled out into the streets at the final whistle. more ›

One of the tightest Championship finishes in the history of world football - that's the situation Shanghai Shenhua find themselves in as the CSL 2009 season enters its closing stages this weekend. Not since 2005, when Gamba Osaka won the J-League by one point ahead of four other teams on the last day of the season, has football seen such a thrilling championship finish. more ›

There are few sporting spectacles which rouse passions as much as a football match between two great rivals, and Saturday night's grudge game between Shanghai Shenhua and Beijing Guoan, in the Jing-Hu Dazhan (京沪大战) , was no exception. more ›

It's the last full week of August, the rains have subsided and things are finally settling down in the city. Maybe that's why this week is looking a bit empty, as everyone detoxes unwinds from a crazy summer. more ›

Shanghai Shenhua will field several of their latest signings as they start their warm-up for the 2009 Chinese Super League (CSL) season today against Australian A-League side Sydney FC in a friendly match at Hongkou Stadium at 2pm. more ›

The fallout from Shanghai Shenhua's final day championship debacle continued today when news emerged that two of its players were involved in a late-night drunken brawl following their fateful match with local rivals Zhejiang Lvchang on Sunday. more ›

Just one victory in their last five games and a shocking penalty miss saw Shanghai Shenhua hand the Chinese Super League title on a plate to rivals Shandong Luneng on the final day of the 2008 season on Sunday afternoon. (video highlights) more ›

Shanghai Shenhua won their fourth home game on the trot at Hongkou stadium last night, comfortably sweeping aside Henan Jianye 2-0. (video highlights here) more ›

An absolute peach of a goal from young midfielder Shen Longyuan was the highlight of yet another entertaining win for Shanghai Shenhua at Hongkou Stadium last night. more ›

After referring to out-of-date information on the club website, Shanghaiist thought Shanghai Shenhua's next home match was next Wednesday. It is fact tonight, against Changsha Ginde at Hongkou Stadium. more ›

Last year's Shenhua v Tianjin fixture was one of the best games of football Shanghaiist had seen for years (youtube highlights) and once again the teams did not dissapoint when they met again last night. more ›

Following their solid opening-day win over Shenzhen last week, (video highlights here) Shanghai Shenhua welcome Tianjin to Hongkou Football Stadium tonight for their second fixture of the 2008 CSL season. more ›