{"id":39701,"date":"2023-07-27T08:13:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=39701"},"modified":"2023-07-27T08:13:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:13:54","slug":"chennaiyin-in-fc-roped-in-scotland-s-connor-shields-as-second-foreign-signing-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=39701","title":{"rendered":"Chennaiyin in FC roped in Scotland\u2019s Connor Shields as second foreign signing of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #222222;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-39700\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chennaiyin_FC_rope_in_Connor_Shields.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chennaiyin_FC_rope_in_Connor_Shields.jpg 616w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chennaiyin_FC_rope_in_Connor_Shields-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Chennaiyin_FC_rope_in_Connor_Shields-150x134.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #222222;\">Chennai: Chennaiyin FC have signed their second foreign player of the season after onboarding Scottish centre-forward Connor Shields ahead of the 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #222222;\">24 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #222222;\">The 25-year-old forward joins the Marina Machans from Scottish club Motherwell FC. Shields has worked with new Chennaiyin FC coach Owen Coyle at Queens Park FC on loan in the 2022\/23 season. He brings with him vast experience from the Scottish and English leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #222222;\">\u00a0\u201cI am delighted to have joined Chennaiyin FC. I can\u2019t wait to move to India and get started with this exciting new challenge ahead,\u201d commented Shields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; line-height: 11.75pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #222222;\">Shields, who has most spent his time playing for various Scottish clubs, has also represented six-time English Champions Sunderland AFC at youth level for two seasons. At Queens Park FC, Shields scored five goals and assisted four in 40 appearances in the 2022\/23 season.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Chennai: Chennaiyin FC have signed their second foreign player of the season after onboarding Scottish centre-forward Connor Shields ahead of the 2023 24 season. The 25-year-old forward joins the Marina Machans from Scottish club Motherwell FC. 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