New York Red Bulls have announced the signing of former Lyon star Juninho Pernambucano from Vasco da Gama.
The 37-year-old Brazilian played under the Red Bull s head of global soccer, Gerard Houllier, at Lyon, and the Frenchman has decided to bring the veteran playmaker to Major League Soccer.
And, despite the player s advancing years, sporting director Andy Roxburgh is certain he will be a success in the USA.
Juninho is a world-class player who our global sporting director, Gerard Houllier, and I have known and admired for many years, Roxburgh said in a statement.
Aside from being a top dead-ball specialist and a tremendous talent, Juninho is a fantastic professional both on and off the field.
He is in great physical shape, and we think he ca…
Juventus striker David Trezeguet said on Monday that he could still be persuaded to return to action for France in the future, but only if things change.
The 30-year-old who was a part of France s 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winning sides was left out of the Euro 2008 squad following a deterioration of his relationship with coach Raymond Domenech that meant even his 20 goals in Serie A last season failed to count in the final reckoning.
Now though, following the 10-year anniversary match at Stade de France on Saturday night, Trezeguet has told La Gazzetta dello Sport that the desire to wear the blue shirt has not left him completely, though it remains unlikely that he will appear in one again whilst Domenech is at the helm.
When I took the field at Stade de…