July 11 – Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua have threatened to take legal action over match-fixing claims.
Shenhua hit back from two goals down to draw 2-2 draw at Jiangsu Suning last weekend, the equaliser coming in the fourth minute of injury time.
The game was followed by online speculation about the result prompting Shenhua to publish a fierce response. In a statement the club said: “There is a lot before and after the game about Shenhua and the opponent fixing the result.
“Was this the performance of a team and coach told to lose the game? Recently a few people with ulterior motives fabricated a lot of rumours without basis in fact. They hoped to bring chaos to football and Shenhua.
“We solemnly tell Shenhua fans, please fully trust our management, coaching staff and all the players. We have set up a special team of lawyers, using a variety of legal means, to investigate the people involved in these rumours.”
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