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Soccer-Australia's Franjic quits Russia club over wage dispute

MELBOURNE, April 28 (Reuters) - Socceroos defender Ivan Franjic has quit Russian top-flight club Torpedo Moscow two seasons early after alleging unpaid wages, the Australian players' union said on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old, who was part of Australia's Asian Cup triumph and World Cup campaign in Brazil, signed a three-year deal with the Russian team at the end of 2014 but has struggled with injury and only made a handful of appearances.

"The PFA can confirm that Ivan sought the advice of the PFA's lawyers," Professional Footballers Australia said in a statement.

"This followed the repeated failure of his club Torpedo Moscow to honour its contractual obligations to him.