Today Sydney Football Club (Sydney FC) is gearing up for a massive AFC Champions League away game against Chinese Champion Shanghai SIPG at Shanghai Stadium.
Councillor Mike Thomas, Senior Vice President of AETOS Capital Group, visited Shanghai to support Sydney FC and to attend an exclusive interview along with the team, Head Coach Steve Corica (in the featured image next to Councillor Mike Thomas) and Vice Captain Alex Wilkinson. The highlights of the comments are included below:
Councillor Mike Thomas commented:
We are driven to meet our social responsibilities. AETOS commenced its connection with football since 2017 AFC Champions League. 2019 is the second year that we have been the principle AFC Champions League sponsor for Sydney FC.
Through AETOS’ support and investment, we help to grow the football sport in Australia and provide best pre-match preparation for the players to participate in international competitions.
Sydney FC Head Coach Steve Corica said in the interview that:
We are so delighted that AETOS Capital Group extended AFC Champions League partnership with us in the 2019 season. Sydney FC will strive to be the best in every game and to win recognition from football fans in Asia Pacific. Shanghai SIPG is a good team, while we have prepared really well for tomorrow’s game. We are looking to score lots of goals to put us in a very good position to qualify from the group to the last 16 teams.
Vice Captain Alex Wilkinson added:
We are looking forward to playing against Shanghai SIPG tomorrow and we expect to give them a very tough challenge. Both teams had great performance at last game in Sydney. Boasting the likes of former Chelsea FC starlet Oscar, former FC Porto ace Hulk and Brazlian frontman Elkeson, it will be a big test for the Sky Blues in the competition on tomorrow. However, we will perform our best to win the game.
We are looking forward to playing against Shanghai SIPG tomorrow and we expect to give them a very tough challenge. Both teams had great performance at last game in Sydney. Boasting the likes of former Chelsea FC starlet Oscar, former FC Porto ace Hulk and Brazlian frontman Elkeson, it will be a big test for the Sky Blues in the competition on tomorrow. However, we will perform our best to win the game,” he concluded.
