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Central Coast coach Paul Okon has declared that as one of the championship favourites, Sydney FC carry the burden of pressure going into Saturdays A-League meeting against his new-look Mariners.Despite Okon admitting team confidence was sky high on the back of the Mariners dramatic three-goal comeback against Perth last weekend, he was happy to point out that the Sky Blues 4-0 Sydney derby win brought with it a level of expectation, especially when facing last seasons wooden-spooners.In his maiden campaign in charge, Okon was more than happy for his unfancied side to fly under the radar.The pressure is not on us, the former Young Socceroos mentor said.No one really rates the Mariners, no one thinks the Mariners are any good.So we will travel to Sydney with confidence, well play our football the way we want to play, and once the whistle goes at the end of the game, see where were at.Okon and Sydney coach Graham Arnolds relationship stretches back to their days playing together for the Socceroos, and on different teams in the NSL and Belgium.It will be the first time the pair have coached against each other, though their exchanges in the lead-up have contained more pleasantries than Arnolds famed pre-match wind-ups.There hasnt been any taunting each other or trying to see whos more nervous, Okon said.Its all about everyone looking forward to the contest and preparing their own team.Former Sydney FC player Jacques Faty will be lucky to retain his starting spot after contributing to all Glorys three goals last weekend.Central Coast will also hope to have winger Fabio Ferreira (calf) back, though his replacement for the match against Glory, Trent Buhagier, was in sterling form flanking brace-scorer Roy ODonovan in tandem with left winger Connor Pain.Okon hadnt yet made a call on Ferreira on Friday, who is still regaining fitness.Whether he starts the game or comes off the bench, or just misses out because of what were looking for further on in the season is still yet to be decided, he said.We want to make sure that whichever starting XI goes out there we have everyone at 200 per cent.STATS THAT MATTER:* Central Coast are without a win in six A-League matches against Sydney (D1 L5)* The Mariners have not won in 11 matches since defeating Wellington in January* Sydney have won back-to-back matches and scored four goals in each, having previously gone winless in 11 attempts Eddie Shack Jersey . 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NEW YORK -- Jeremy Lin is heading back to the city where Linsanity was born.Lin agreed to a three-year, $36 million contract Friday with the Brooklyn Nets, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press.Lin tweeted earlier that he was headed to Brooklyn, posting a photo of himself dribbling the ball in a Nets uniform in front of the teams logo and writing: The journey continues ... thankful for the next chapter!! (hash)Godisgood.The person confirmed the details of the contract on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be signed until July 7.Lins breakout in the NBA came in New York -- with the Knicks -- during the 2011-12 season. The undrafted point guard from Harvard came off the bench to spark the Knicks to a victory over the then-New Jersey Nets and scored at least 20 points nine times in a 10-game span as Linsanity briefly became the biggest story in basketball.The NBAs first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese decent appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in consecutive weeks and carried New York iinto the playoff race before a knee injury ended his season.ddddddddddddHe reunites with new Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, who was a Knicks assistant under Mike DAntoni and later Mike Woodson in Lins lone season in New York.Lin left after that season for Houston and later played for the Los Angeles Lakers before having a solid season in Charlotte last year as the backup to Kemba Walker. He averaged 11.7 points in helping the Hornets reach the playoffs, where they lost to Miami in seven games in the first round.The Nets had been in need of a point guard since buying out Deron Williams last summer. 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