Western Sydney Wanderers to welcome
Non classé - 28 oct 2014Western Sydney Wanderers to welcome three key signings for next month’s FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco
The Western Sydney Wanderers’ chances of lining up against Real Madrid in next month’s FIFA Club World Cup have
been bolstered by the inclusion of three players who were ineligible for the Asian Champions League.wholesale nfl jerseys from china
The Wanderers were unable to use Dutch international 300-135 Romeo Castelen, Socceroo Nikita Rukavytsya or Nigerian Seyi Adeleke during the ACL campaign because of the Asian Football Confederation’s eligibility restrictions.
However, the trio will bolster coach microsoft10 Tony Popovic’s squad for the Club World Cup in Morocco next month, which begins against Mexican heavyweights QV_DEVELOPER_01 400-101Cruz Azul on December 13.
The Wanderers relied on their defence to be crowned kings of Asia with a 1 0 aggregate win against Al Hilal in the final 70-480 over two legs, but the introduction of Castelen and Rukavytsya adds another dimension to their attack.
Rukavytsya, who played against Real Madrid in a friendly in 2011 for Hertha BSC, said he was excited about the opportunity of playing against the world’s best and a potential showdown against the Spanish giants in the semi final if they can topple Cruz Azul.
“It’s great for the club to be part of this,” Rukavytsya said.
“It’s obviously one of the best tournaments for a club to be involved in. I’ve played against Real Madrid before when I was at Hertha BSC three years ago. I think we lost 3 1 or 4 1 at our home ground in Berlin.
“They are obviously one of the best teams in the world with superstar players. I don’t know much about Cruz Azul. They have to be very good if they won their league.”
Adeleke signed with the Wanderers in August but the defender was unable to travel 210-065 to Australia until his visa application was approved following strict immigration quarantine measures relating to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
However, six weeks after signing he finally CCA-500 touched down in Sydney and has been training with the Wanderers since the start of October.
Castelen, who represented Netherlands 10 times between 2004 and 2007, has been waiting patiently for his chance to leave his mark at the Wanderers.
He played in Western Sydney’s opening two losses of the season and was unable to take part in the Champions League, unlike fellow recruit Vitor Saba, who signed with the Wanderers Windows 10 Professional product Key sale in time to play a part in Asia.
The 27 year old was then picked up by Dutch club FC Twente for $1.2 million, a fee which remains among the highest in A League history.
He has since played for Belgian side Roeselare, Hertha, Mainz and FSV Frankfurt before signing with the Wanderers last month.
“It was a bit stressful watching the [Asian Champions League] final,” Rukavytsya said.
“It was a difficult and very tough game. It was not easy but the boys done a good job. It’s a great achievement for an Australian club to win the Asian Champions League. It was hard because I want to play in every game but I couldn’t be a part of it. We’re a team, and the boys who didn’t play still feel like winners.”
