Brazilians quit soccer league

Brazilians quit soccer league

SEMARANG (JP): Two Brazilian soccer players, Arliston de
Oliviera and Gabriel, have resigned from the Jepara Soccer
Association (Persijap).

Team manager Bambang Sanubari said on Monday that he had no
idea what the reasons for the resignation were, but both players
had returned their contract money.

Bambang assumed they were disappointed with the amount of
their contract and monthly salary.

"The money paid for their contract and salary are more than
local players," he said without elaborating.

Bambang admitted that both players were badly needed for the
2001 Bank Mandiri national soccer league, which kicks off in
Makassar on Jan. 14.

"But we can't do anything about their resignation. We're
looking for substitutes in other clubs. We aim to reach the top
eight at the league," he said, adding that he did not mind
foreign or local players for the substitutes.

"We need players with a winning spirit and who really aim to
defend Persijap." (har)