July 13, 2004
Marseille deny Drogba deal
Olympique Marseille president Christophe Bouchet has denied any agreement with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich over the £22million deal for Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba.
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July 13, 2004
Perez favourite to be win Real Madrid re-election
Florentino Perez is widely expected to be re-elected Real Madrid president on Sunday despite criticism of his four-year reign and last season's failure to win a trophy.
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July 6, 2004
Deco joins Barcelona
Barcelona will complete the signing of Portugal international Deco from FC Porto on Tuesday, providing the player passes a medical. The 26-year-old Brazilian-born midfileder has agreed a four-year contract with the Catalan club, Barcelona confirmed…
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July 5, 2004
Barcelona poised to sign Deco
Barcelona claim they will sign Portugal's playmaker Deco by the end of the week. The Catalans will pay Deco's club Porto £8.04m but their hopes of including winger Ricardo Quaresma as part of the deal,…
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July 5, 2004
Copa America – preview
Let's start with a disclaimer. The Copa America is not, and has not been for some time, an equivalent of the European Championship. That role is carried out by South America’s World Cup qualification campaign,…
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July 5, 2004
Mourinho close to finalising squad
New Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he is close to finalising his squad for next season. "We have 20 players decided to be in our squad definitely, and I would say we have…
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July 5, 2004
UEFA name team of the tournament
Five members of Greece's victorious Euro 2004 team, have been included in UEFA's squad of the tournament.
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July 5, 2004
Trapattoni appointed Benfica coach
Giovanni Trapattoni has been appointed coach of Benfica.
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July 5, 2004
Zagorakis named player of the tournament
Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis has been named as the JVC UEFA EURO 2004 Player of the Tournament.
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July 5, 2004
Scolari upbeat despite defeat
Speaking after Portugal's 1-0 defeat to Greece in the Euro 2004 final, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari believes his side will become stronger for the experience.
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July 5, 2004
Rehhagel pays tribute to players
Greece coach Otto Rehhagel said his side's 1-0 defeat of Portugal in the Euro 2004 final will go down in the history books. "It was an unusual achievement for Greek football and especially for European…
