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Chinese Football, Tonight: Shenhua v Tianjin

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. The start of the football season in China has... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Sat, Apr 05 2008

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