Brockie leaves Sydney

6 March 2007 | 16:34 - SBS

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Sydney FC has agreed to release Jeremy Brockie from the remainder of his contract, with the New Zealand international returning home.

Brockie failed to impress during his time in the harbour city in season 2006/07 after joinig the inaugural A-league champions from New Zealand Knights.

"We're sorry to see Jeremy go but we understand his reasons for wanting to leave and we won't stand in his way," Sydney FC chief executive officer George Perry said.

"He leaves with our best wishes."

Meanwhile, Sydney FC is finalising its preparations for its AFC Champions League debut against Group E rival Shanghai Shenhua in China on Wednesday.

The temperature at Yuanshen Stadium for the evening kick-off is expected to be about 0°C.

Mark Milligan and Nikolai Topor-Stanley linked up with Sydney FC's squad on Tuesday after taking care of visa issues while Steve Corica should be fit to play despite a hamstring concern.

David Carney and reserve goalkeeper Justin Pasfield have overcome the flu and have been included in Branko Culina's 16-man squad.

Sydney FC (from): Clint Bolton (gk), Iain Fyfe, Nikolas Tsattalios, Mark Rudan, Noel Spencer, Ufuk Talay, Robbie Middleby, David Zdrilic, Steve Corica, Nikolai Topor-Stanley, David Carney, Alex Brosque, Mark Milligan, Adam Casey, Luka Glavas, Justin Pasfield (gk).

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