Taipei Times
Date: Sep 23, 2016
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Taiwanese-Spanish soccer player Yaki Yen on Wednesday announced his decision to quit Taiwan’s
Taiwanese-Spanish soccer player Yaki Yen, left, is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of YaKi Yen’s Facebook page
national squad, saying that as long as Satoshi Imai remains the head coach, he will not play in a national uniform.
Yen made the announcement on his Facebook page and expressed disappointment that he was not picked to represent Taiwan in the upcoming East Asia Cup qualifiers, where Taiwan is scheduled to face East Timor in two games early next month.
“I love Taiwan, and really want to play for the national squad, but the coaching staff are opinionated against me,” he said. “I want to inform the public that I will not play for the national squad as long as this unprofessional Japanese head coach is on the job.”
“I want to say sorry to the fans, that I could not contribute to Team Taiwan this time,” he added. [FULL STORY]
