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July 12, 2002
Internazionale coach Hector Cuper has warned the club's president Massimo Moratti not to sell Cristiano Zanetti without prior consultation as the deal to bring Lazio's Alessandro Nesta to the San Siro continues to drag on.
July 12, 2002
Olivier Dacourt is on the verge of becoming a Juventus player, assuming the Serie A club can resolve their outstanding transactions.
July 12, 2002
The G-14 lobby of leading European clubs have spoken out against UEFA's proposed changes to the format of the Champions League, arguing that the overhaul of the competition goes against the wishes of the majority…
July 12, 2002
President of the French Football federation, Claude Simonet will decide next week who is to succeed Roger Lemerre as France's national coach.
July 12, 2002
FIFA have slapped a six month ban on Portugal's Joao Pinto after the player was found guilty of punching a referee.
July 12, 2002
Norwegian international John Arne Riise has expressed his delight at signing a new, improved contract that will keep him at Liverpool until 2007.
July 12, 2002
Leeds £35 million-rated defender Rio Ferdinand willl decide in the next 48 hours whether he will stay at Elland Road or make the short trip across the Pennines to Old Trafford.
July 12, 2002
Cash-strapped Lazio are have set their sights on signing Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo and they will use Barcelona's interest in Gaizka Mendieta to help broker a deal.
July 11, 2002
Brescia president Luigi Corioni claimed that Roberto Baggio could still be playing for his club for another five years after the former Italian international agreed a two-season contract extention.
July 11, 2002
Tottenham Hotspur have secured the signature of highy-rated Belgian teenager Jonathan Blondel.
July 11, 2002
La Liga side, Espanyol have completed the signing of French international Alain Boghossian.
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