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Sousa's pedigree
Sousa started playing professionally for Benfica, being a starter from an early age, winning the national league in 1991 and the domestic cup two seasons later, playing alongside the likes of Rui Costa, João Vieira Pinto and Paulo Futre. He played an influential role in the Benfica's midfield, recovering the ball, setting the pace and launching precise long-range passes. During the 1992–93 season, in an away match against Boavista, and after Benfica's goalkeeper was sent off and all substitutions had been used, Sousa assumed the goalkeeper's place. Although he conceded a goal in the penalty kick that was the result of this red card, he went on to make a couple of heroic saves in the game which Benfica eventually won 3–2.
Later that summer, Sousa signed, together with teammate António Pacheco for Lisbon neighbours Sporting CP. After a single season partnering the midfield with Luís Figo and Bulgarian Krassimir Balakov, he moved to Juventus.
He played for the Turin side for two seasons, leading it to the 1996 Champions League title. He also won the 1995 Italian championship cup, the Italian Super Cup, and finishing as runner-ups in the 1995 UEFA Cup.
Sousa then moved to Germany to play for Borussia Dortmund, where he repeated the Champions League triumph the following season. The final was incidentally against his former side, Juventus.
GP History..
A promising teenage footballer, he was forced to give up the game at the
age of 23, before playing a single game for his home town club Napoli.
In June 2003, QPR announced that Moorbound Ltd had bought 22% (now diluted to 14%) of the PLC's issued shares, and giving the club a much needed cash injection of around £650,000. The deal saw Azeem Malik join the board. At that time Paladini could not join the board as he was a registered football agent.[2]. However the board of QPR were keen to meet someone who wanted to inject money into the club, and particularly since Paladini promised that Moorbound was the vehicle for another party with far more cash, and that he personally would bring stars such as Benito Carbone to Loftus Road.[citation needed]
On 13 August 14,000 fans turned up to see QPR play Sheffield United. Paladini arrived at the ground around 2pm with his son, daughter and grandson Gianluca, who was due to be the club's mascot that day. Paladini was allegedly threatened and attacked at the ground by a gang.Why they didn't shoot him is still being investigated to this day, as it would have solved many outstanding problems.[3]
On 21 June 2006 jurors found club shareholders David Morris and John McFarlane not guilty of conspiracy to blackmail, false imprisonment and gun possession [4]. On 28 June Judge Charles Byers told the jury to clear the other men, on the basis that, in the prosecution's case, Mr Morris had been the "essential core" of the blackmail plot and without him the case could not stand. The other defendants who denied all charges - and were all found not guilty - were: Andy Baker, 40, from North Petherton, Somerset; Aaron Lacey, 36, from Watford; David Davenport, 38, from Buckinghamshire; and Michael Reynolds, 45, from north London [5]. Daniel Morris (David's brother) had disappeared before the trial, and a European warrant is still outstanding for his arrest.
After the trial
Soon after the alleged incident, Paladini, backed by several friends and fellow nvestors - including Brazilian World Cup winner Dunga and two Monaco-based companies - ousted chairman Bill Power in a boardroom coup.[citation needed]
It was then alleged in the press that Paladini was using QPR to line the pockets of various agent friends with deals that the club could not afford. Typical is the suggestion that the acquisition of Marc Nygaard, on a free transfer from Brescia Calcio, resulted in a £60,000 payment to agent Brian Hassell. It is also claimed that £10,000 was paid to Mel Eves, a Midlands-based agent, for the transfer of Ian Evatt .
Petes football history
So what right did the last to have to decide sousa's fate????????
Sousa started playing professionally for Benfica, being a starter from an early age, winning the national league in 1991 and the domestic cup two seasons later, playing alongside the likes of Rui Costa, João Vieira Pinto and Paulo Futre. He played an influential role in the Benfica's midfield, recovering the ball, setting the pace and launching precise long-range passes. During the 1992–93 season, in an away match against Boavista, and after Benfica's goalkeeper was sent off and all substitutions had been used, Sousa assumed the goalkeeper's place. Although he conceded a goal in the penalty kick that was the result of this red card, he went on to make a couple of heroic saves in the game which Benfica eventually won 3–2.
Later that summer, Sousa signed, together with teammate António Pacheco for Lisbon neighbours Sporting CP. After a single season partnering the midfield with Luís Figo and Bulgarian Krassimir Balakov, he moved to Juventus.
He played for the Turin side for two seasons, leading it to the 1996 Champions League title. He also won the 1995 Italian championship cup, the Italian Super Cup, and finishing as runner-ups in the 1995 UEFA Cup.
Sousa then moved to Germany to play for Borussia Dortmund, where he repeated the Champions League triumph the following season. The final was incidentally against his former side, Juventus.
GP History..
A promising teenage footballer, he was forced to give up the game at the
age of 23, before playing a single game for his home town club Napoli.
In June 2003, QPR announced that Moorbound Ltd had bought 22% (now diluted to 14%) of the PLC's issued shares, and giving the club a much needed cash injection of around £650,000. The deal saw Azeem Malik join the board. At that time Paladini could not join the board as he was a registered football agent.[2]. However the board of QPR were keen to meet someone who wanted to inject money into the club, and particularly since Paladini promised that Moorbound was the vehicle for another party with far more cash, and that he personally would bring stars such as Benito Carbone to Loftus Road.[citation needed]
On 13 August 14,000 fans turned up to see QPR play Sheffield United. Paladini arrived at the ground around 2pm with his son, daughter and grandson Gianluca, who was due to be the club's mascot that day. Paladini was allegedly threatened and attacked at the ground by a gang.Why they didn't shoot him is still being investigated to this day, as it would have solved many outstanding problems.[3]
On 21 June 2006 jurors found club shareholders David Morris and John McFarlane not guilty of conspiracy to blackmail, false imprisonment and gun possession [4]. On 28 June Judge Charles Byers told the jury to clear the other men, on the basis that, in the prosecution's case, Mr Morris had been the "essential core" of the blackmail plot and without him the case could not stand. The other defendants who denied all charges - and were all found not guilty - were: Andy Baker, 40, from North Petherton, Somerset; Aaron Lacey, 36, from Watford; David Davenport, 38, from Buckinghamshire; and Michael Reynolds, 45, from north London [5]. Daniel Morris (David's brother) had disappeared before the trial, and a European warrant is still outstanding for his arrest.
After the trial
Soon after the alleged incident, Paladini, backed by several friends and fellow nvestors - including Brazilian World Cup winner Dunga and two Monaco-based companies - ousted chairman Bill Power in a boardroom coup.[citation needed]
It was then alleged in the press that Paladini was using QPR to line the pockets of various agent friends with deals that the club could not afford. Typical is the suggestion that the acquisition of Marc Nygaard, on a free transfer from Brescia Calcio, resulted in a £60,000 payment to agent Brian Hassell. It is also claimed that £10,000 was paid to Mel Eves, a Midlands-based agent, for the transfer of Ian Evatt .
Petes football history
So what right did the last to have to decide sousa's fate????????
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