Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Asian players see future closer to home

Manchester United's South Korean winger Park Ji-sung and Glasgow Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura of Japan needed to play in Europe to find fame throughout the world.

Asia's future big names could find their fortunes lie within their own continent.

"I would love to see a Saudi player playing in Korea and a Korean playing in Saudi Arabia," Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam says.

His dream is becoming a reality as Asia develops its own transfer market for the first time.

Clubs in major Asian leagues have long had limits on how many foreign players they could sign. Brazilians are by far the most popular …

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