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Chinese Football: Shenhua complete fall of the mighty

In previous years it was the most eagerly awaited fixture on the Chinese football calendar. Dalian and Shanghai Shenhua, the two pre-eminent footballing powers in the country, have 10 championship titles and seven runners-up honours between them in the... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Jul 15 2008

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