BRISBANE Roar have joined Western Sydney Wanderers and Adelaide United in the AFC Champions League group stages following an upset 2-0 away win over cashed-up Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. Outsiders going into the contest against a Shenhua side include ... ( read original story ...)
Drogba, Anelka and an ‘absolute knob’: Joel Griffiths on his stint at Shanghai Shenhua
BRISBANE Roar travel to play Shanghai Shenhua in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday night. Joel Griffiths recalls his brief time at the club alongside two incredible talents; and the bizarre antics of an eccentric owner. He shouldn’t laugh ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Shenhua v Brisbane Roar: How A-League sides have fared against Chinese opponents
Brisbane won’t be the first Aussie team to face Shanghai since they signed Carlos Tevez, with New South Wales NPL side Sydney United flying out for a friendly last week. Shanghai had arranged the game, highlighting coach Gus Poyet’s meticulous ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Shenhua 0-2 Brisbane Roar: Nightmare start for world's best-paid player Carlos Tevez as new team lose Asian Champions League in play-off
Big-spending Shanghai Shenhua have been knocked out of the Asian Champions League before it has even begun after being beaten by Brisbane Roar in a play-off. Manager Gustavo Poyet, boasting a team led by the world's highest-paid footballer Carlos Tevez on ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Shenhua v Brisbane Roar Preview
"With us being fit and maybe Shanghai Shenhua maybe not so fit because they are just ... for Brisbane as they are still in the middle of their pre-season and are under a new coach in Gus Poyet. Aloisi admitted it's been hard to do much scouting of Shenhua ... ( read original story ...)
Oscar and Tevez kickoff Shanghai's Asian challenge
New Chinese Super League recruits Carlos Tevez and Oscar get the chance to repay at least part of their massive salaries when they make their debuts in the 2017 Asian Champions League playoffs. Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua must win their home games ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai SIPG 3-0 Sukhothai: Oscar scores on competitive debut as SIPG qualify for Asian Champions League
Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar scored and starred on debut for Shanghai SIPG as they waltzed into the Asian ... His early intervention to help his new club through to the Champions League proper go some way towards paying off SIPG's huge investment ... ( read original story ...)