* Soccer Shorts Jun 25, 2009
The club hopes long contracts will prevent players going abroad on free transfers, as happened earlier this year when Shandong Lunengs Zhou Haibin moved to PSV Eindhoven and Feng Xiaoting left Dalian Shide for South Koreas Daegu FC. None of Tianjins Chinese players turned up for training on Tuesday after negotiations broke down. This story has been viewed 145 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Mariners boss all at sea assessing Steelers Mar 11, 2009
"The good thing for us is that last weekend, they played the same way they did last year. But they've had a hard game last Saturday, a hard game this Sunday [away to Daegu FC], so they might come here and stack the defence. Who knows.". However, McKinna expects Pohang coach Sergio Farias to be in the same boat, with the opening round of matches set to reveal much about their fellow group H teams. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Verbeek put me off Socceroos: Ognenovski Mar 4, 2009
The muscular Adelaide United defender yesterday left the country to join South Korean side Seongnam Ilhwa on a lucrative two-year deal and hopes to put the disappointment of losing the grand final behind him by making his K-League debut against Daegu FC this weekend. Three years ago, Ognenovski, now 29, was playing semi-professional football in Victoria. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
