Zoro ready to cut a swathe through Portuguese sides (AFP)
Ivory Coast international defender Marc Zoro signed for Portuguese giants Benfica from relegated Serie A outfit Messina on Tuesday.
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Rivaldo signs for AEK Athens (Reuters)
Brazilian midfielder Rivaldo hasended speculation over his future on Tuesday by signing forGreek Super League club AEK Athens.
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Four uncapped players named in Egypt squad (Reuters)
Ismaili striker Mohamed Fadl couldmake his Egypt debut in Sunday’s African Nations Cup Group Twoqualifier against Mauritania in Nouakchott.
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S.Korea’s Peace Cup not a distraction, say organisers (Reuters)
Organisers of South Korea’s PeaceCup say their tournament will not be a distraction to thissummer’s Asian Cup.
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Manager Davies pledges future to promoted Derby (Reuters)
Manager Billy Davies said onTuesday he had no plans to walk away from Derby County a dayafter marking their playoff promotion to the Premier League byraising doubts about his future.
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Diego voted player of the year in Germany (Reuters)
Werder Bremen’s Brazilianmidfielder Diego has been voted Germany’s outfield player of theyear by his fellow professionals.
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McCarthy fails to heed South Africa call-up (Reuters)
Blackburn Rovers strikerBenni McCarthy continued his long boycott of the South Africanteam when he failed to heed a call-up for Saturday’s AfricanNations Cup qualifier against Chad.
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McClaren and Low - a tale of two deputies (AFP)
While England's Steve McClaren and Germany's Joachim Low had a similar journey to become national coach of their countries, they have trod different paths of success on the road to Euro 2008.
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Canadian De Guzman finds niche with Deportivo La Coruna (PA SportsTicker)
By Mike Perez Special to PA SportsTicker
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Derby 1, West Bromwich Albion 0 (AP)
Stephen Pearson’s first goal for Derby gave the Rams a 1-0 playoff victory Monday over West Bromwich Albion and promotion to England’s Premier League. Pearson scored in the 61st minute for Derby to join Sunderland and Birmingham in moving up from the League Championship. Charlton, Sheffield United and Watford were relegated.
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