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AFP FOOTBALL BRIEFS
UNDATED. July 13: AFP football briefs on Thursday:
EMERSON GOES
TO ROMA
ROME: Brazilian midfield star Emerson has completed his
EMERSON
transfer from German club Bayer Leverkusen to wealthy Italians Roma for a fee in the region of 17 million dollars, the newspaper Corriere dello Sport said Thursday.
The 24-year-old joined Leverkusen from Gremio Porto Alegre in 1997 and despite being elected German Footballer of the Year last season, has made no secret of his desire to move to Italy.
SALVA MOVES TO
ATLETICO MADRID
MADRID: Salvador Ballesta, the leading scorer in the Spanish League last year, has joined relegated Atletico Madrid from Racing Santander.
Known as 'Salva', the 25-year-old Ballesta scored 27 goals in 37 games for Racing but opted for the chance to help Atletico back into the top flight.
"I’ve Joined the best club in Spain," he told the sports newspaper AS. The fact that they are In the Second Division is a mere detail."
TOLDO NOT
FOR SALE
ROME: Fiorentina hav? turned down a 75 million dollar bld for goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, Italy's hero in Euro 2000, Club chairman Vittorio Cec-chl Gori declined to name the interested club, but said: "The offer came at the end of last season, but I told them he was not
for sale.
I'm holding on to him, he's unique. You can't put a price on that sort of talent."
The 28-year-old. who started the Euro tournament as Italy's
FRANCESCO TOLDO
third choice keeper, improved with every game and distinguished himself in the semi-final against the Netherlands with brilliant penalty saves both during the match and the penalty shootout to put the Italians into the final.
Two outstanding seasons in goal with Fiorentina earned him a place in the squad, and an injury to Gianluigi Buffon Just before Euro 2000 got him a place in the starting line-up.