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Kim is Sailors' big catch

AFC Champions League winning-coach, 50, succeeds Vidmar as he is a 'proven winner'

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By adding kimchi to samba, the Lion City Sailors are hoping their appointment of top South Korean coach Kim Do-hoon will fire them - and their new Brazilian signings - to domestic and regional success.
The 50-year-old has agreed terms on a 21/2 year contract and is due to arrive in Singapore next month. After serving a 21-day quarantine, he could make his debut in the dugout in their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup campaign, which kicks off against Saigon on June 29.
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