SHANGHAI (AP) -- The eyes of football fans across Asia will be on China this weekend as Shanghai Shenhua and its star striker Nicolas Anelka kick off the most eagerly-awaited Chinese Super League season ever.
The French star arrived in the city of 20 million in January after a high-profile move from English Premier League powerhouse Chelsea -- one that reportedly made him the highest paid player in the world -- to signal that Chinese club football has arrived on the international stage.
Anelka already has a legion of fans in Shanghai, and is looking forward to the challenge of being the biggest star in the world's most populous nation.
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