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. The Shanghai Daily, that curious hybrid of advertorials, petty local crime stories, absurd editorials written in Chinglish, and a UK-like obsession with weather reports, revealed that promising winger Mao Jianqing (23) and team mate Liu Yintao assaulted 25-year-old......

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) Picture of Hamilton Ricard courtesy of Sina Sports......

Like all football connoisseurs, Shanghaiist loves nothing better than a good derby. Games like Feyenoord v Ajax where travelling supporters are banned. The sheer evil of Rangers v Celtic. The Latin heat of Real Madrid v Athletic Madrid. The Manchester United v Liverpool grudge match. The Superclásico of Boca Juniors v River Plate. And Shanghai Shenhua v Inter Shanghai lacked the history but not passion before one half upped sticks and moved to Xi'an. But......

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......

Zhu Jun, the controversial owner of Shanghai Shenhua, made his club an international laughing stock last night after naming himself in the starting XI against Liverpool in the Port of Rotterdam tournament. The millionaire (who isn't exactly the fittest of athletes) let vanity get the better of him and forced Uruguayan team manager Osvaldo Gimenez to play him upfront from the start. Wearing the number 16 jersey, Zhu puffed his way around the Liverpool defence,......

Despite squandering a two-goal lead, China battled hard to put themselves within touching distance of a place in the second round of the Asian Cup after drawing 2-2 with regional footballing powerhouse Iran last night. China were 1-0 up after just six minutes thanks to a stunning 30-yard free kick from Energie Cottbus midfielder Shao Jiayi. Another well taken goal followed not long after the half hour mark, when Shanghai Shenhua's hot prospect Mao Jianqing......

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,......

In a shockingly-good CSL match, Shanghai Shenhua fought back from behind twice to beat Tianjin 3-2 at a hot and steamy Yuanshen Stadium in Pudong last night. Intricate link-up play, shots on goal flying in from all angles, breath-taking saves and crunching last-minute tackles where the hallmarks of a game where one could scarcely believe a Chinese league match was in progress. The tell-tale signs were still present however when an act of ineptitude......

Newly crowded A3 cup winners Shanghai Shenhua get back down to domestic business tomorrow night in their first home fixture in five weeks when Tianjin come to town. Things on the Shenhua front have been rather busy of late. Not content with winning the A3 Championship for the first time (see You Tube clip), controversial new signings coming in and domestic stars going out have been the order of the day. Former Middlesbrough striker Hamilton......

Despite being the first Chinese player to appear the UEFA Champions League, one half of China's most famous footballing double act looks set to return to Shanghai Shenhua. Sun Xiang, twin brother of Shenhua team-mate Sun Ji, joined leading Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a six-month loan in January — but the Eredivisie side cannot agree a fee to take up their option of a three-year permanent deal. The 25-year-old Shanghainese defender is still hopeful......

Still recovering from your May Holiday partying? Well, there's no respite. Here are a few things that Shanghaiist is keeping an eye on over the coming week. Thursday May 10th Photography Exhibition Reception: Shanghai - The New Noir. Photography exhibitions appear to be a 2007 trend. Tonight, see the opening reception of photographer Heungman's collection. The exhibition contrasts the great metropolies of New York and Shanghai, and explores their lurking "sinister energies". Shanghai: The New......

Chinese blogger exposes a 1994 fire that killed 288 pupils as officials fled "A local education official who organised the song and dance performance, Kuang Li, locked herself in the toilet, keeping out children who suffocated, according to Chen's blog. Kuang was jailed for four years." China and Russia accused of arming Sudan "China and Russia are supplying arms to Sudan that are being used to fuel the violence in the Darfur region in violation......

An absolutely stunning 35-yard freekick from Shanghai Shenhua midfielder Xiao Zhanbo just three minutes from time was not enough to give his side victory in an East China derby match with CSL new boys Zhejiang Lvcheng. It was a wonderstrike worthy of the English Premiership or Serie A — but with the home fans still celebrating, Shenhua's teenage keeper Wang Dalei came off his line to clear speculative long ball up the park, only to......

Despite chalking up their first point of their 2007 AFC Champions League campaign, Shanghai Shenhua are out of the competition after being held 0-0 by J-League champions Urawa Reds yesterday. On a gloriously sunny Pudong afternoon, both sides failed to impress, with an Urawa header against the crossbar in the second half the nearest either team came to scoring. Ironically, the loudest cheer of the day was reserved for captain of the Japanese champions, Nobuhisa......

Japanese champions Urawa Red Diamonds roll into town today to take on Shanghai Shenhua in an Asian Champions League clash which looks set to be dampened somewhat by a bizarre kick-off time. Normally, when referring to the timing of midweek games on the day of the match itself, the phrase "this evening" is used, but not so on this occasion. The basic idea with such games is that it's best to stage them in the......

Enduring eight straight days of work ahead of the Golden week? Take this opportunity to let off some steam and get out and hit what Shanghaiist thinks that Shanghai has to offer before you either vamoose out of town or bunker down to avoid the May 1st Holiday crush. Today, April 24th Indie legends, Sonic Youth play at the Shanghai Concert Hall from 8pm tonight. Contact the promoters to find a spare ticket on 6474......

Xiamen Lions travel north tonight to take on Shanghai Shenhua with the home side hoping to put their Asian Champions League woes behind them and get back to the mini-run of form they have enjoyed of late in the CSL. Seasoned observers of Chinese football have been left scratching their heads at at the somewhat schizophrenic character of the two-time Chinese champions this season. The much publicised merger of Shenhua and Shanghai United has created......

Off-pitch goings-on again overshadowed play as Shanghai Shenhua notched up their second win of the season, in a fine 3-1 victory against Wuhan. Returning favourite Saul Martinez scored a well-taken effort on his second debut for the club, along with a brace from Uruguayan Sergio Blanco, but the relationship between the fans and the Shenhua boardroom reached a new low during this April Fools Day fixture. Not content with firing cult figure Wu Jinggui, boss......

Honduran striker Saul Martinez, hero of Shanghai Shenhua's 2003 championship-winning side, has made a surprise return to his old club and should feature in tonight's clash against Wuhan at Yuanshen Stadium. The 31-year-old was something of a crowd favourite during his last spell with the club and from 2002-2005 scored a healthy 36 goals in 86 appearances before leaving for J-League side Omiya Ardija, bemoaning the state of Chinese football as one of his reasons......

Shanghai Shenhua finally got their season underway with their first victory of 2007 — against none other than last year's runaway CSL champions, Shandong Luneng Sunday afternoon. Following opening day disappointment against Beijing, and a defeat to Sydney FC in the Asian Champions League, the Shanghai side battled to a 1-0 win at Yuanshen Stadium. It was a huge game for Shenhua and a near-capacity crowd basked in the Pudong sunshine. A relatively large away......

There are a lot of tempting events coming up this weekend. But please don't invite us, we're saving up for Kenny G. On Friday night, Beijing indie rock band Sound Fragment comes to 4Live, inheritor of the old Tang Hui bar, to promote their new album. Opening for them is Shanghai band Banana Monkey (don't ask, we don't know). 4Live is the place for rock these days, bringing both national and international acts on a......

Shanghai Shenhua's troubled start to their 2007 campaign continued Wednesday night at Yuanshen Stadium in Pudong after they slipped to a 2-1 defeat to A-League side Sydney FC in the Asian Champions League. Yesterday, an Australian newspaper wrote complete and utter bullshit about Shenhua being called "The Shanghai Thugs" because one, yes, just one, of their squad was involved in the Chinese Olympic Team fracas against QPR a few weeks ago. And who exactly did......

Intercontinental football comes to town tomorrow night in the shape of a fascinating clash between Australian side Sydney FC and local favourites Shanghai Shenhua in the Asian Champions League. The match signifies the dawn of a new era in Asian football, as the A-League side enter the Asian fray for the first time since Australia quit the Oceania confederation a year ago to join the Asian one. And with typical Aussie bravado, Sydney FC captain......

Yesterday, for the first time since China launched it's professional football league in 1994, Beijing Guoan beat Shanghai Shenhua on their own turf. The capital outfit beat Shenhua 2-0 at Yuanshen Stadium in Pudong, but the historic first was over-shadowed somewhat by the furious reception reserved for new Shenhua owner, online gaming tycoon Zhu Jun. He masterminded an RMB 150 million merger between Shenhua and rivals Shanghai United just a few weeks before the season......

Batton down the hatches — a rumpus is brewing over plans to change Shanghai Shenhua's trademark blue playing strips to red — the colour of the team who bought them out last week, local rivals Shanghai United. Shenhua, the city's premier footballing outfit and China's "glamour club", have seen a number of other Shanghai teams come and go since their establishment 13 years ago at the dawn of the launch of the country's first professional......

Wild scenes of celebration, drunken tomfoolery, and a stampede of autograph hunters scrambling over tables and chairs were highlights of the evening as major stars from the world of Chinese football attended a fans event in the city on Saturday night. Shanghaiist was there to witness the rowdy goings-on, after unwittingly finding himself among the guests of honour at the Chinese New Year party of Shanghai Shenhua FC’s biggest supporters group, the Blue Devils. The......

The good and the not-so-good from the previous several days The good: Wikipedia unblocked: Half-assed fact-checking (and hyperlinking) made possible once again. Live in Shanghai website: A surprisingly good source for Shanghai neophytes. And, um, the navigationally impaired.Time Passage: Drinking a few beers and rolling some dice at Time Passage is a fine way to spend a Saturday evening. Two gripes: Get at least one decent beer—Tiger makes us hurt the next day. How about......

Former Germany international Carsten Jancker has confirmed what many suspected and is to leave Shanghai Shenhua FC imminently and return to Europe. Jancker told the Oriental Morning Post (in Chinese) that he “did not regret” coming to Shanghai and wished Chinese football “good luck” for the future. Despite being one of the highest-profile players ever to appear in the CSL, his spell at Shenhua (arguably the nearest thing China has to a 'glamour' club) can......

Shanghai Shenhua bid farewell to Hongkou Stadium until the 2008 season with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against their old foes, Dalian Shide, yesterday afternoon. Normally this game is a title decider between China's two preeminent domestic footballing powers. But on a hot October afternoon both teams were just playing for pride after Shandong Luneng steamrollered their way to their second-ever CSL title at the end of August. The game was not a patch on the......

A prominent Chinese statistician was fired from his government post for undisclosed reasons.Watch out for deaf mutes and close your passenger side windows, car drivers!Two football players from Shanghai Shenhua score goals in the China-Palestine game and take China to the Asian Cup finals.Don't tell us that you don't watch TV on that 240 square meter TV floating in the Huangpu River near the Bund.Monkey Peaches reports that Johnny To's Exiled (放逐) is going to......