Abbiati completes Toro switch Tuesday 18 July, 2006
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Goalkeeper Christian Abbiati has completed his transfer from Milan to Serie A rivals Torino on Tuesday.
Football Italia brought news of the switch on Monday and the Rossoneri have since confirmed the move.
Abbiati, a 29-year-old who spent last season with Juventus, has joined Toro on loan with an option to buy outright at the end of the 2006-07 campaign.
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Tommasi set for Levante Tuesday 18 July, 2006
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Out of contract midfielder Damiano Tommasi is on the verge of joining Levante, the Spanish club have claimed.
The likeable player quit Roma last night after spending the last decade in the capital and he seems set to join the newly promoted Liga outfit.
“We’ve always liked Tommasi’s personality,” stated Levante President Don Pedro Villarroel on Tuesday.
“He’s famous for his honesty and technical ability. He suffered a serious injury two years ago, but proved last term that he is back to his best.”
It’s understood that the former Azzurri international could fly into Spain this evening for a medical before signing a contract.
Some whispers in Italy had suggested that he may have opted to hang up his boots and join the Italian Football Federation alongside former player Demetrio Albertini.
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Seeding boost for Inter Tuesday 18 July, 2006
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Inter are among the top seeds for the Champions League, while Roma have been included in the second tier.
Due to the expulsion of Juventus, Milan and Fiorentina from the competition, Inter will no longer have to play in the preliminary round.
The Giallorossi have also been thrown straight into the group stages after they were promoted from the UEFA Cup to the European Cup.
Chievo Verona and Palermo will make up the peninsula’s four entrants if the trio of expelled clubs fail in their various appeals.
First seeds: 1 Barcelona (Spa) 127pts, 2 Real Madrid (Spa) 120, 3 Inter Milan (Ita) 112, 4 Liverpool (Eng) 105.9, 5 Arsenal (Eng) 101.9, 6 Manchester United (Eng) 100.9, 7 Valencia (Spa) 95, 8 Lyon (Fra) 89.7.
Second seeds: 9 Porto (Por) 87.5, 10 PSV Eindhoven (Hol) 81.6, 11 Bayern Munich (Ger) 80.9, 12 Chelsea (Eng) 79.9, 13 Roma (Ita) 76, 14 Ajax (Hol) 60.6, 15 Celtic (Sco) 60, 16 Lille (Fra) 54.7.
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