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February 5, 2004
Lazio say they are confident Roberto Mancini will remain in charge at the Stadio Olimpico next season, despite his admission that he has been in discussions with Tottenham Hotspur.
February 5, 2004
Fulham have lodged a formal complaint to the Football Association over Luis Boa Morte's allegations that Everton's Duncan Ferguson racially abused him.
February 3, 2004
Jermain Defoe has admitted he was shocked to learn that he was about to become a Tottenham Hotspur player.
February 3, 2004
Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg could be out of action for a month after picking up a rib injury.
February 3, 2004
Moustapha Hadji has joined Espanyol after being released by Aston Villa.
February 3, 2004
John Magnier and JP McManus, Manchester United's joint-biggest shareholders, have asked Sir Alex Ferguson to provide evidenbce to support his claim of ownership to the racehorse Rock of Gibraltar.
February 3, 2004
Celta Vigo have signed Sasa Ilic on loan from Partizan Belgrade as they seek to strengthen their squad ahead of what promises to be a tense battle to avoid relegation.
February 3, 2004
AZ Alkmaar have agreed to sign Willem II defenders Joris Mathijsen and Kew Jaliens and midfielder Tarik Sektioui from the end of the season.
February 3, 2004
ARSENAL Out Neil Kilkenny (Birmingham, free); Moritz Volz (Fulham, £2.2m); Efstathios Tavlaridis (Lille, loan); Rami Shaaban (West Ham, loan); Sebastian Svard (Stoke City, loan); Jerome Thomas (Charlton, £100,000); Juan (Fluminese, free)
February 3, 2004
AJACCIO Out: Xavier Becas, striker, to Gueugnon; Gregory Ursule, midfielder, to Gueugnon, loan.
February 3, 2004
1860 MUNICH Out: Daniel Borimirov, midfielder, to Levski Sofia, undisclosed; Michael Wiesinger, midfielder, to Wacker Burghausen, loan.
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