Obafemi Martins, Tevez others may play next home game elsewhere as Shanghai Shenhua stadium gutted by fire

Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua - who made headlines by signing Carlos Tevez on a £615,000-a-week contract in December - have seen part of their stadium gutted by fire.

Flames and thick black smoke billowed from the inferno at their 33,000-capacity Hongkou Football Stadium on Tuesday morning, with enough damage caused to suggest the club may have to relocate for their next home fixture.

Footage captured on mobile phones showed firefighters battling to contain the enormous blaze, which reportedly broke out at 8.30am local time and stopped traffic.