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by Rod Hughes

Former Alajuela striker Erick Scott is off to play soccer in China, along with Honduran forward Emil Martinez, to join the Shanghai club, the newspaper La Nacion reported today. Both currently play with Marathon of Honduras.

Marathon’s head coach, who went personally to the airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to see his players off, said the players have been contracted for a year and that he hopes the opportunity to shine internationally will help them in their careers. He added that salaries for players in China range from $15-20,000, tax-free, more than Central American clubs can offer.

Chinese soccer has already siphoned off some of the cream of Honduran players such as Luis Ramirez, Walter Martinez, Elvis Scott and defender Samuel Caballero.

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