Shanghai Shenhua slipped up in their quest for a third Chinese League title after throwing away two points against CSL new boys Henan last night, in their first home game for six weeks following the summer break. A healthy midweek crowd at Yuanshen stadium in Pudong saw the home side take an early lead on 17 minutes via an own goal from Henan defender Zhang. Shenhua then proceeded to completely dominate the first half, save......

China got off a a rip-roaring start in its 2007 Asian Cup campaign by pounding joint-hosts Malaysia 5-1 on their own turf last night. Despite a less than perfect build up to the games, including a downright miserable defeat to unfancied Thailand, China swept aside their opponents in a manner few Chinese fans would have dared to imagine before the Asian Cup kicked off. Shandong Luneng striker Han Peng netted a double, midfielder Shao Jiayi,......

Shanghai Shenhua finally won their first home game of the CSL 2006 season at the fourth time of asking, prompting scenes of celebration both inside and outside Hongkou Stadium. Opponents Wuhan Guanggu were swept aside 3-1 as last season's CSL runners-up finally got into their stride after recording three draws in their opening home matches. Hero for Shenhua was their somewhat ungainly Honduran forward Luis Rameriz who scored a brace, and would have had a......

More than 30,000 fans crammed into Hongkou Stadium on Thursday night to witness the Shanghai football derby, but went home disappointed after a dull 0-0 draw. (So dull we didn't get around to writing about it until today.) Pre match shenanigans between the teams had piqued the public's interest in the clash between Shenhua FC and Shanghai Liancheng Zobon (or Shanghai United, according to their club badge). The Pudong side accused Shenhua of gamesmanship, according......

Shanghai Shenhua is among the favourites to lift this year's CSL Championship and begin their 2006 CSL campaign against newly-promoted Changchun Yatai at Hongkou Stadium tomorrow. After Chinese football hit an all time low last season (and that is pretty low, Shanghaiist can tell you) a mood of cautious optimism is emerging in the hope that this could finally be the year where the sport turns its back on its sordid wrongdoings once and for......