These are our new partner clubs, or feeder clubs. Its from the official website, we've got agreements with all these clubs so that we might get some of their players while we might send out some youngsters with them and help them in other ways, such as technology. Very interesting, we'll feel the benefits of it definitely in the commercial world and we may even find ourselves a hidden gem of a player! Shanghai Shen Hua Shanghai Shen Hua were formed in 1993 by a local firm named Shen Hua, which means 'flower of Shanghai'. They play in China's Super League, of which they were runners-up in 2005. Prior to the formation of the Super League, the club played in the Jia A league, winning in 1995 and 2003. The ‘Blue Devils’ have also won the Chinese FA Cup once, and the Super Cup three times. Shen Hua merged with Shanghai United in 2007 and now play at United’s old ground, the Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Pudong, Shanghai. As well as supplying many players to the Chinese national side, Shen Hua has imported some well known players from around the world, including Carsten Jancker, Jorg Albertz and currently former Middlesbrough striker Hamilton Ricard. FC Moscow Formed in 1997 and now owned by the Moscow city government, FC Moscow’s nickname translates to the same City’s, ‘The Citizens’. Home is the Eduard Streltsov Stadium, previously the home of Torpedo Moscow, who now play at the Luzhniki Stadium. FC were formed when automobile company ZIL decided to form their own club to compete with the other sides in the city, but were initially called Torpedo-ZIL. The club was sold and renamed Torpedo-Metallurg before being transferred over to the the city government and renamed once more as FC Moscow in 2004. They have just achieved the best position of their short history so far by finishing fourth in the Russian Premier League in 2007. To find out more about FC Moscow visit www.fcmoscow.ru/en/ Thanda Royal Zulu FC Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. were formed in September 2007 following the acquisition of a previously established club by South African company Thanda Star Academy. Based in Durban, the club participates in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL), playing its home matches at the ABSA Stadium at Kings Park which has also hosted some famous rugby matches featuring the Springboks down the years. Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. is keen to actively engage with its community. The club is part of a community upliftment programme which aims to support and cultivate role models for the youth of the country’s KwaZulu-Natal province. The team are currently coached by Swedish duo Roger Palmgren and Johan Eriksson, son of City Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson. The former has previously coached the national teams of Rwanda, Sierra Leone and the Congo, and the latter is a sports psychologist. To find out more about Thanda Royal Zulu FC visit http://www.thandaroyalzulufc.co.za/ From MCFC.co.uk