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New Shanghai SIPG boss Pereira vows to go one better

Shanghai - Al Maghrib Today

Vitor Pereira wants to go one better than predecessor Andre Villas-Boas by winning a title after being named coach of big-spending Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG on Tuesday. The 49-year-old, who was once assistant to Villas-Boas at Porto, has been out of football since leaving 1860 Munich following relegation to the German third tier in May. Pereira, who hadRead more

Obafemi Martins hits cracker as Shanghai Shenhua win China FA Cup

Shanghai - Al Maghrib Today

Veteran Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins scored a cracker as Shanghai Shenhua stunned rivals Shanghai SIPG to win the Chinese FA Cup final on away goals 3-3 on aggregate on Sunday. They did it in thrilling fashion and without Argentine forward Carlos Tevez, whose disastrous 11-month spell in China looks to be over after he failed to appear in either leg of the final.Read more

China FA bans Villas-Boas for eight games

Beijing - Al Maghrib Today

China's Football Association has slapped an eight-game touchline ban on Shanghai SIPG coach Andre Villas-Boas for lobbing an "insult" at a referee, effectively ending his Super League season. The association said on its website that Villas-Boas was fined 40,000 yuan ($6,000) as well as barred from the touchline for four Chinese Super League games and four other "official games" hostedRead more

Chinese football fans cheer curbs on 'ridiculous' spending

Shanghai - Arab Today

Chinese football fans on Friday cheered a government move to curb the huge sums being lavished on foreign players after a string of record-breaking deals, even though details of the clampdown remained hazy. A state sports spokesman on Thursday vowed action to put the brakes on "irrational investment" after Chinese teams reportedly made Oscar and Carlos Tevez the world's best-paidRead more

Chelsea's Oscar joins China's Shanghai SIPG

Shanghai - ArabToday

Chinese Super League football club Shanghai SIPG announced Friday they have completed a deal with Chelsea midfielder Oscar, who will join the squad in the coming days. Oscar joined Chelsea from Internacional in the summer of 2012. During his four-year service, the 25-year-old has made 203 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 38 goals and winning the PremierRead more

Chelsea's Oscar set for record-breaking Shanghai move

Shanghai - Arab Today

Chelsea's Oscar said he was looking forward to joining his "new family" on Friday after Shanghai SIPG sealed terms on what will be China's fifth Asian-record signing in less than a year. The 25-year-old Brazil midfielder, snared for a reported £60 million (70.5 million euros), becomes just the latest top player in his prime lured to the mega-rich Chinese SuperRead more

Shanghai SIPG draws 0-0 with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in ACL quarter-final first leg

Shanghai - Arab Today

With key players missing the game due to injuries, Chinese Super League (CSL) club Shanghai SIPG draws 0-0 with South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the Asian Champions League (ACL) quarter-final first leg at home on Tuesday. Dario Conca, a crucial midfielder for Shanghai, was brought down by a knee injury. Also on the injury list is Hulk who movedRead more

Shanghai SIPG return to winning ways in Chinese Super League

Shanghai - Arab Today

Shanghai SIPG grabbed their first Chinese Super League victory in six games, just days after reportedly breaking the Asian transfer record to land Brazilian forward Hulk. Sven-Goran Eriksson's side beat Hebei China Fortune 2-0 away from home, as the team's new 55 million euro ($61 million) signing from Zenit St Petersburg stayed behind in Shanghai to regain match fitness, havingRead more