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A diverse selection of news stories from around the world. Rumours, of the day, stories we couldn’t make up, quote of the day, stats of the day, Heroes and Villains…
July 6, 2004
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…
July 5, 2004
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,…
July 5, 2004
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,…
July 5, 2004
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…
July 5, 2004
Five members of Greece's victorious Euro 2004 team, have been included in UEFA's squad of the tournament.
July 5, 2004
Giovanni Trapattoni has been appointed coach of Benfica.
July 5, 2004
Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis has been named as the JVC UEFA EURO 2004 Player of the Tournament.
July 5, 2004
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.
July 5, 2004
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…
July 4, 2004
Greece are the European champions after defeating the hosts and favourites Portugal in Lisbon. The 1-0 win, which must be regarded as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the game, came courtesy…
July 3, 2004
After three weeks and 30 matches, we are back where we started. The final of Euro 2004, sees Portugal face Greece, in a repeat of the opening match of the tournament. The respective coaches Luiz…
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