September 2, 2003
LIBERRADORES CUP REVIEW
BOCA JUNIORS face the break-up of their team for the second season running despite successfully defending the Libertadores Cup in a penalty shoot-out with Cruz Azul of Mexico.
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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…
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September 2, 2003
LUIS FIGO
Zinedine Zidane always knew he could never cruise through his long-awaited transfer to Spanish champions Real Madrid.
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September 2, 2003
MILAN
If there has been a rite of passage in the recent life and times of Milan, then it came on March 13 of this year. That was the night when, for the second consecutive year,…
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September 2, 2003
MILAN – NEW RECRUITS
Fatih Terim Born: 14.09.54 The most successful Turkish coach of recent times. Guided Turkey to the finals of Euro 96 and won the 2000 UEFA Cup with Galatasaray before heading for Italy. Clashed with Fiorentina…
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September 2, 2003
Historical list of record transfers in football
Alf Common from Sunderland (Eng) to Middlesbrough (Eng) œ1,000 1905 David Jack from Bolton Wanderers (Eng) to Arsenal (Eng) œ10,000 1929 Bernabe Ferreyra from Tigre (Mex) to RiverPlate (Arg) œ23,000 1932 Hans Jepson from (Amateur…
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September 2, 2003
GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI
You might call him Italy's answer to Bill Shankly, some 30 years on. The boy from Cusano Milanino, near Milan, who once assembled laundry irons and print type, has become Italy's most matter-of-fact and down-to-earth…
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September 2, 2003
The story of Zinedine’ Zidane’s world record move to Madrid
Another summer, another world record. With Real Madrid's œ47.2million capture of Zinedine Zidane from Juventus, football's hyper-inflationary transfer market shows no signs of slowing down.
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September 2, 2003
The story of Zinedine’ Zidane’s world record move to Madrid continued …
Zidane's move to Real Madrid had been a common theme in the Spanish press for months before the deal was finally completed. His Spanish wife's desire to raise their children in her home country has…
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September 2, 2003
The story of Zinedine’ Zidane’s world record move to Madrid continued …
By now, two things had happened. Zidane had left for a family holiday in Tahiti, having told Juventus that he wanted to move to Madrid. Secondly, Juventus had secured the signings of Lilian Thuram and…
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September 2, 2003
The story of Zinedine’ Zidane’s world record move to Madrid continued …
But the importance of TV money to Europe's elite clubs cannot be underestimated. In fact, the top tier of clubs has spent considerably more this summer than in previous years.
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September 2, 2003
The story of Zinedine’ Zidane’s world record move to Madrid
The big unknown is whether there will be a legal challenge. FIFpro, the body that claims to represent professional players across Europe and which took part in the negotiations with the EC, has yet to…
