Benfica Signs Ivory Coast Defender Marc Zoro

Portugal Primeira Divisão club Benfica signs Ivory Coast defender Marc Zoro. Zoro, 23-year-old join Benfica after his club Messina relegated from Italian Serie A. “I am going to play for Benfica next season,” said Zoro.

Marco Zoro is an Ivorian football player. Zoro has played in Italy throughout his entire career, started his career in the 1998/1999 season, joining Salernitana until June 2003. Zoro joined Messina on loan, and helped the Sicilian team to promotion to Serie A the following year. Messina signed him permanently in 2004.

Zoro garnered heavy interest when, on November 27, 2005, he attempted to stop the Messina-Inter Milan match by leaving the field with the ball, after being tormented by racist taunts from some Inter supporters. He was eventually convinced to keep playing by other players, notably Adriano. These facts then brought strong and unanimous condemnations by the whole football community within Italy, and even a 5 minute delay for an anti-racism display for all the matches to be played in the next week in the country.

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Chelsea Race With Fiorentina For Porto Defender Pepe

English premiership club Chelsea reported by Tuttosport to join Fiorentina for Porto defender Pepe. Pepe performances in European Champions League have convinced Chelsea management to transfer Pepe to Chelsea.

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Benfica Wants Werder Bremen’s Striker Ivan Klasnic

Portugal Primeira Divisão Club Benfica admitted that Werder Bremen’s and Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic, 26 year old, is one of their main target to replaced the Mexican centre-forward ‘Kikin’ Fonseca who return to his country. The transfer could be have no problem from Bremen side and it looks like Klasnic could be going the other way. But the problem could be happen from a poor report on intestinal problems that have been plaguing Klasnic for close on a year.

Ivan Klasnic already undergone surgery to correct the problem in December 2005 but the operation wasn’t entirely successful, although it did bring an improvement in the player’s condition. Klasnic ends his contractual commitment to the German club.

While Bremen already prepare to get Lyon striker John Carew to replaced Klasnic position.

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