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Producing talented footballers over the years has not proved a problem for Sporting Clube de Portugal, but keeping the rough diamonds they have transformed into polished gems at the club is another matter altogether.

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Football scouts scour the world in search of that elusive spark of potential, but Manchester United FC's former youth coach Eric Harrison has helped more than one rough diamond become an established star at Old Trafford.

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Manchester United FC have signed FK Partizan pair Zoran To?i? (pictured) and Adam Ljaji?, with manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirming: "That's the end of the transfer business for Manchester United this season."

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UEFA Cup Round of 32 contenders Manchester City FC have agreed a fee for Chelsea FC left-back Wayne Bridge with manager Mark Hughes saying: "We need to speak to the boy and try to agree personal terms."

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Robert Pirès hopes Villarreal CF can end a ten-year wait for a Liga win at Real Madrid CF's Santiago Bernabéu home this weekend, saying: "One of these days Villarreal has to win there and that day could be Sunday."

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Andrés Iniesta returned from injury to score a vital goal as FC Barcelona beat RCD Mallorca to extend their lead in Spain to eleven points, Valencia CF now their closest challengers after defeating Club Atlético de Madrid.

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Nottingham Forest FC scored the upset of the FA Cup third round by winning 3-0 at Manchester City FC on Saturday, while Stoke City FC also fell to lower-league opposition and Chelsea FC were held 1-1 at home.

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Alain Perrin's hopes of coaching a team to French Cup glory for a third successive season remain alive after AS Saint-Etienne put their Ligue 1 struggles aside to eliminate FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the Round of 64.

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Manchester United FC enjoyed a 3-0 success at Southampton FC to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup while their Premier League rivals Aston Villa FC were made to work harder in their 2-1 victory over Gillingham FC.

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Real Madrid CF moved into joint-third in Spain as Arjen Robben's goal was enough for the champions to beat Villarreal CF 1-0 while Sevilla FC missed the chance to reclaim second place following a 1-1 draw with CA Osasuna.

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Former Belgian international defender Leo 'Lei' Clijsters, who won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 1988 with KV Mechelen, has died at the age of 52 after succumbing to his battle with lung cancer.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen midfielder Bernd Schneider, capped 81 times by Germany, has returned to training for the first time in nearly nine months after undergoing back surgery.

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UEFA Cup contenders NEC Nijmegen have extended the contracts of forward pair Saidi Ntibazonkiza and Joël Tshibamba with both players signing deals that will keep them at the club until the summer of 2012.

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Olympique de Marseille fought back from a goal down at fourth-division Besançon RC to eventually win through on penalties in the French Cup and set up a potential round of 32 meeting with holders Olympique Lyonnais.

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The prospect of facing Kaká or Ronaldinho is enough to strike fear into any manager, but how do you repel one of the world's best playmakers? There are few better qualified to tackle this than Sweden coach Lars Lagerbäck.

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France international midfielder Yoann Gourcuff has been a revelation at FC Girondins de Bordeaux this term, catching the eye during his team's UEFA Champions League campaign following a disappointing spell with AC Milan.

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VfB Stuttgart have announced the departure of the experienced Mexican international Pável Pardo with immediate effect after the 32-year-old was offered the chance of returning to his homeland by former side CF América.

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While cold weather has hampered preparations on the pitch ahead of the Premijer Liga resumption, off it clubs have been busy, with Mehmed Janjo?'s appointment at FK Sarajevo one of a number of coaching changes.

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Zoran To?i? said he would "not waste the opportunity of being a member of the greatest football family" as he aims to emulate compatriot Nemanja Vidi? and become an integral member of Manchester United FC's squad.

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