The New Paper, 6 July 2004

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  • 40 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2004 Hv.. Singapore Press Holdings I Website: .com.sg I Emai tnp@S p h com$ Hotline: 1800- 7 33 44 55 mita (P) 025/03/2004 70 CENTS I I I j 8 *****1 *****1 m ij
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    • 59 1 BG Yea More to Mid<He East than meets the media eve n 1 TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2004 ,< 3 attackers 2 parangs m new One angry Sporean His mm* A ICclVcO ."O/ C ?.00A PS J* W I I A N A w V'V 2 Picture/ MOHDISHAK liJ Our man
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  • NEWS
    • 947 2  -  They were after his Lexus, he says. Wife slashed on face By Faith Teo wenli@sph.corn.sg TWO men armed with parangs were after his Singapore-registered Lexus. But Mr Mohd Rafi, a 40-year-old Singaporean living in Johor Baru, wasn't giving up without a
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    • 210 2 WHEN The New Paper spoke to Madam Khadijah on the phone last night, she was recuperating at her mother's place. We asked her how she was feeling. "It's quite bad. The cut is very near to my eye (see picture above which
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 335 3  -  By Azhar Ghani tnp@sph.com.sg THE idea of giving all Singaporean workers individual learning accounts for training was conceived a long time ago. But, tired of pushing the idea for 12 years, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) decided to prove its worth. Two weeks ago,
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    • 161 3 THE pilot scheme will involve 7,400 employees from three of NTUC's cooperatives Childcare, FairPrice and Income. It will be a learning experience for NTUC, which intends to promote individual learning accounts for wider application. In the pilot programme, to be set up within the year, both employer
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    • 864 4  -  Telling signs By Esther Au Yong estheray@sph. com.sg EVERY year, about 400 people take their own lives here. It's a shocking figure, but what worries experts even more is what they suspect are the reasons for many of the suicides. In the
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    • 211 4 STOP PRESS! L jflH Jfl JE^w A woman photojournalistfrom The New Paper was punched in the face last month when she tried to take a picture of F4's Jerry Yen and Vic Chou coming out of their concert rehearsal at the Singapore Expo. In other incidents, fans here also complain
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    • 537 4 I i L -i jUykHHHKM End of the lin Remember the days when you used to spend hours chatting on the telephone at home? Or when you fought with your siblings over the phone? These days, the telephone at home may not be in as much demand as before 40,000
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  • NEWS IQ
    • 337 5 China? India? Now, S'pore eyes... FTAs with Jordan and soon, with Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Egypt Enhancing bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia and the UAE Visits to the Middle East by PM Goh and other Singapore ministers WHAT we see on TV and the
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    • 93 5 SOME 154 million Indonesians, such as this disabled man (right) in Makassar, went to the polls yesterday in Indonesia's first direct presidential elections. As of 9.50pm yesterday, ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has emerged the frontrunner with 32.91 percent of the votes. In second
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    • 40 5 Singapore shares listed on Nasdaq remained unchanged yesterday as US markets were closed due to a public holiday. Yesterday's Percentage Close action change Dow Nasdaq S+P 500 STI Closed Closed Closed Up 1.3% (23.42pts) Closed Closed Closed 1,862.75
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    • 65 5 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew has dropped a defamation suit, filed against former president Devan Nair and Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail on Jun 19, 1999. SM Lee was seeking C$400,000 ($520,800) in penalties and damages, along with costs, claiming that an article entitled "Singapore sage"
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    • 66 5 SINGAPORE Land Authority (SLA) has joined the Housing Board, JTC Corporation and the National Environment Agency to give tenants a six-month extension for their rents. The extension till December, is to help tide tenants over the economic slowdown. The rebates will cost the Government over $171 million,
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    • 76 5 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will receive India's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding at a special ceremony on Friday. Mr Goh who is on a three-day visit to India, is the first foreign head of government to visit India since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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    • 71 5 THE threat of a chemical and biological attack in South-east Asia is 'Very real", says Mr Shinsuke Shimizu, director for the International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Division at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He said that even college students in makeshift laboratories could put together weapons such as sarin.
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    • 70 5 OVERSEA-CHINESE Banking Corp (OCBC) has surpassed United Overseas Bank's (UOB) in terms of total assets, making it the second largest local bank. Thanks to its acquisition of insurer Great Eastern Holdings (GEH), its assets have increased to more than $117 billion, from $84.5 billion previously.
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    • 70 5 FOR the first time, girls instead of boys, dominated science awards handed out by the Institute of Physics, Singapore (IPS). They took home seven of the top 11 awards for scoring top marks in physics at A Levels. IPS president Associate Professor Andre Wee of the National
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    • 42 5 I ailflh TirAE HAS STOPPED IJI"\AYBE ILL USE THE Igl Lfllimi UNTIL fAY BOSS GIVES I TINE TO INVENT A EE-YO NEBAB lAE THE BAD NEWS NEW LANGUAGE AND UANPONI THAT HE HINTED WAS GROW A BEARD. S GREp CODING. J GKEP
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  • 383 6 ...both within 30 mins on same highway MALAYSIA THEY died within 30 minutes of each other. On the same highway. The two Singaporeans were involved in separate accidents on Malaysia's North-South Highway yesterday. In the first accident, a Singaporean man was killed when the
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 449 7  -  JONNY WILKINSON, RUGBY'S DAVID BECKHAM By Andrew Duffy umduffy@sph.com.sg THE scent of victory has taken on a new meaning for rugby star Jonny Wilkinson. In a sport associated with tough, gritty men, England's star player and the man who became a national
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    • 187 7 JONNY Wilkinson has started following a little in David Beckham's bootsteps. The screaming fans, the million-dollar promotional deals, the paparazzi hassling him when he's on holiday in the last six months, Wilkinson's had it all. Beckham told The Times last year: "It's nice
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    • 767 9  -  It’s open to everyone TALK ON FINANCIAL PLANNING WHAT: Berita Harian's Money and You financial planning conference for the Malay community. Five experts will offer tips on money and investing. WHERE: Raffles City Convention Centre WHEN: Sunday, Jul 18 COST: $75 per person (includes lunch
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    • 131 9 FINANCIAL literature is just discovering principles which Islamic investing has advocated for over 1,300 years. One recent discovery in Finance is that "risk decreases as the holding period of an investment increases". If you hold equity investments (stocks) for 10, 20 or 30 years,
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 136 10 INFORMATICS FACE-OFF: THE STORY SO FAR MID APRIL: Listed firm Informatics Holdings announces it overstated earnings $6.7 million, which was later corrected to $8.6m. Then it reported full-year loss of $20.6m, which was later corrected to $42.5m. Commercial Affairs Department investigates. MAY: Mr Oei Hong Leong
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    • 480 10 THE BATTLE Tycoon Vincenß Tan says: M "ASTUTE business tycoon. "Highest regard for him". These are some of the words Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan had for his business rival, Mr Oei Hong Leong. But at the same time he said he would vote against him, reported The Business
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    • 266 10 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Applied Finance Demand for faanceexecs strongest since 199b to switch l jobs: survey W V» SPH The Business Times on Friday 14 May 2004. A survey by Consultants Michael Page International. EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FINANCE PROFESSIONALS! According to the survey, demand for finance professionals is
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    • 33 11 Will the faith of one little boy change the fate of all? Brand New Local Drama T H fcj? POWER OF LOVF Premieres Tomorrow 9pm sps#i«i §fmm «tasj<st »;a? «iem &z,.c> am si?
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  • 503 12 MALAYSIA Mum &8 kids as young as IV2 years old under threat of harm from drug addicts, drunk vagrants HER children sleep huddled together. Not because they're scared of imaginary things that go bump at night. They're scared of the very real threat of harm from
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  • WORLD
    • 680 13 Thousands throng marble stadium in wild homecoming ■VP HEIR homecoming was worthy of the I gods.Tens of thousands of Greeks I turned out in Athens to welcome the all-conquering national team which triumphed against the odds to win the Euro 2004 championship. A large crowd erupted
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    • 328 13 A MYAN MAR businessman has scooped one of the biggest wins in football betting history after laying bets with a British bookmaker for the first time. The 34-year-old man, who has not been named, won £332,625 ($lm) from William Hill after placing a
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    • 169 13 A SINGAPOREAN was arrested during a raid on a gambling syndicate in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Police believe the syndicate took in bets totalling more than RM8 million ($3.6 m) during the Euro championship. The 54-year-old man and two 28-year-old Malaysians were arrested at an office in
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    • 390 14 Jailed Muslim cleric gets special privileges in Britain's top security jail RADICAL Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, known for his fiery sermons to London Muslims and arrested on May 27 in a Scotland Yard raid, is drawing some flack because of "special" treatment
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  • WORLD
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      355 17 6,000 Japanese petition f° r Thai orphan to live with grandma in Tokyo ADOPTION DRAMA THE Japanese proved their big-heartedness when they rose to the defence of a 13-year-old Thai orphan. Tokyo government officials have submitted a petition to the immigration authorities, urging that she be allowed
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    • 288 17 ADOPTION HORROR A CANADIAN couple have been jailed for mean-heartedness after keeping their adopted sons tied up and locked in cages for 13 years. The two boys were discovered by social workers on a farm in Ontario four years ago. Then aged
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      335 18 Swiss banker shoots 2 bosses dead. Why? THE quiet world of Swiss banking was stunned when a disgruntled banker shot dead his two bosses before turning the gun on himself yesterday morning. The 56-year-old financial adviser had walked into a downtown building of Zuercher Kantonalbank (ZKB) in central Zurich.
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      852 35  -  Showtime&Lifestyle Burly bodyguards bruise enthusiastic fans Event organiser (above) punches woman journalist By Chang May Choon and Wendy Teo changmc@sph. com.sg teowyw@sph. com.sg THE fans had waited a long time in the carpark just to catch a glimpse of their idols Vic Chou and Jerry Yen. So when
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    • 370 35 IT'S a quick escape via a secret pathway, but is it really necessary? When F4 stars Vic Chou and Jerry Yen arrived at Changi Airport for their Gen-Y Pop Concert on Jun 25, they chose the hidden quick exit, leaving about 200 fans disappointed. But some
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    • 338 35 i TAIWANESE singer-TV host Alan Luo (right) would fire his bodyguards if he had his way. "I don't want any security! I want to get closer to my fans!" he told The New Paper in February when he was here, though
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    • 617 36  -  By Adeline Chia ch tah ta@sph.com.sg WILL Melody Chen ever take extreme measures like speed-dating to land a guy? No way, says the one-time FHM cover girl and Spin actress. Melody will be playing a 30-year-old who is desperate to get hitched in the first
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    • 162 37 HONG Kong singer-actor Sam Hui (right) is experiencing double happiness. The 56-year-old who is making a very successful comeback after a 12-year hiatus has a new daughter. But his wife hasn't given birth. The original father of Cantopop has just J taken 28-year-old Gigi Leung (left)
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    • 143 37 SAMMI Cheng has come up with an innovative way of repelling mosquitoes. During a recent commercial shoot for the SKII line of facial care products, the 31-year-old chose not to spray insect repellent. She applied rose water instead. Never mind that the location was mosquito-infested. Or
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    • 139 37 HE may be a doting father, but veteran actor Patrick Tse couldn't care less when it comes to his son Nicholas Tse's (left) love life. The 68-year-old merely laughed it off when reporters quizzed him on Nicholas' break-up with diva Faye Wong, and her
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    • 584 38  -  The Whole Ten Yards Starring: Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge, Kevin Pollack Director: Howard Deutch Rating: By, Jeanmarie Tan jeanm@sph. com.sg THE title The Whole Ten Yards a desperate-sounding twist on the common expression doesn't make a whole lot of sense. But
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    • 308 39 To Kill A King Starring: Dougray Scott, Tim Roth, Rupert Everett Director: Mike Barker Rating: AS one of the most turbulent and critical chapters in British history, filming the aftermath of the English Civil Wars of 1645 was never going
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    • 402 39 Super Size Me Writer-director: Morgan Spurlock Rating: IF your gut reaction to watching Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me is to go out and promptly wolf down a cheesburger, you're a brave one. More likely, you're a suicidal case. Inspired by a lawsuit by two obese
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  • SPORTS
    • COPA AMERICA 2004
      • 458 53 FIXTURES TOMORROW Group A: Venezuela v Colombia Peru v Bolivia THURSDAY Group B: Mexico v Uruguay Argentina v Ecuador Ap. COLOMBIA coach Reinaldo Rueda openly admits the defending champions are in no shape to repeat their 2001 victory at the Copa America. Instead, he's
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        686 53 AP. VENEZUELA: No one in the Venezuela squad was born the last time they won a match in the Copa America 1967. But with improved play over the last year, Venezuela are confident of shedding their reputation as South America's soccer doormat and finally commanding some respect in
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    • 433 54 Wire Services, PA Sport. JOSE Mourinho revealed he expects to have finished making changes to his Chelsea squad within the next 15 days. The Chelsea manager, who was officially named as Claudio Ranieri's replacement last month, was yesterday taking his first training session with some of his squad.
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    • 608 54 ON WAYNE ROONEY: Mourinho is a big fan of Rooney but he maintains that Chelsea are not in the market for the England striker. Eighteen-year-old Everton star Rooney lit up Euro 2004 with his superb attacking displays and is
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    • EXCLUSIVE THE STAR COLUMN
      • 301 55 BACK after an amazing 49-day trip around the world on Sunday and I am refreshed. It was straight back to work yesterday when we were called in for pre-season training. While I was away, I tried to keep fit, but
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      • 679 55 PA Sport, Wire Services. NEWCASTLE: Holland striker Patrick Kluivert (right) is close to signing, according to a report. Sky Sports News television said the 28-year-old Barcelona hitman's representatives are in advanced talks with the Magpies, who finished fifth last season, earning a Uefa Cup spot.
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    • UEFA Post EURO 2004
      • 765 56  -  ROONEY IS Mm A So here it is —your final definitive top 10 of movers and shakers from Euro 2004. Ten players whose performances in the tournament have made a summer move more likely: Wayne Rooney to Manchester United, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ricardo Carvalho to Real
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      • 154 56 They won the Champions League and they are top of The New Paper's Player Count League. Porto making up almost half of Portugal's team come out on top of Real Madrid, AC Milan and Manchester United just as they did in the European Cup this season. The
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      • 705 57 Larsson's the top role model I PORTUGUESE FANS' EURO XI GOALKEEPER: Ricardo (Portugal) DEFENDERS: Georgios Seitaridis (Greece), Ricardo CarvaJho (Portugal), Jorge Andrade (Portugal), Ashley Cole (England) MDF1ELDER& Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Manlche (Portugal), Manuel Rui Costa (Portugal), Pave) Nedved (Czech Republic) STRIKERS: Milan Baros (Czech Republic), SmM*
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      • 373 57 ITS no surprise that when it comes to Portuguese fans, their best Euro 2004 XI consists of mostly Portuguese players. After a straw poll of about 20 fans on the streets, and looking at the various fans' best XI that have been published in
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      • 456 58 It's time to honour the best players of Euro 2004. In our wrap-up, local coach TOHAM PAUAN ""I I'll be going for an attacking 4-2-3-1 system. The most Important attribute I'm looking out for from Is flexibility. They must be able to interchange positions and keep
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        423 59 After ERNEST LUIS ran the KOPI-O KLAN ragged with his work and travel schedule, the KLANfinally have time to unwind and talk about their adventures in Portugal I learnt that you should have covered from the group stages so I could have come earlier to be I a taxi or
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        • 205 60  -  By WINSTON BOGARDE Ex CHELSEA THE Czech Republic were tops in my Euro 2004 book. They had the best team and they also had a lot of excellent individual players. They will be kicking themselves at losing to the Greeks in the semi-final,
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          351 60  -  By RAMI SHAABAN Ex-ARSENAL THERE are good lessons to learn from Euro 2004, which I watched from my home in Sweden. Greece's win was a great victory for the underdogs. There were no big stars but their team spirit was their prime strength, allied to good technical skill
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      • 539 62  -  LESSONS FROM EURO: SINGAPORE WOMEN'S TEAM By Adrian Chan npsports@sph.com.sg EURO 2004 has truly been a tournament of the underdogs It has also been a tournament with many valuable lessons to be learnt by all who are connected to the world's most popular sport, players especially.
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      • 731 63 LESSONS FROM EURO: BY BRIAN MILLER, OUR TOP TIPSTER THESE last few days, I've made new friends. On Sunday, especially. They phoned, SMS-ed or came right up to my nose and asked: "How? Greece or Portugal?" My standard reply was: "Go flip a coin. Heads,
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      • 659 64 LESSONS FROM EURO: LOCAL FANS' VERDICT Thirty-one matches later, and yet another edition of the European Championships has passed us by. As we prepare to turn our alarm and biological clocks back to normal, ERWIN WONG asks fans what they have learnt from Euro 2004
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      • 852 65 LESSONS FROM EURO: OUR ANALYST P N SIVAJI The dust is settling after the Euro 2004 shocker of a finale. It's now time to wrap up the action for a tournament of upsets and surprises. WANG MENG MENG gets the views from our Euro analysts PNSIVAJI
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      • 1130 66 LESSONS FROM EURO: OUR ANALYST TOHARI PAIJAN STRENGTHS AND BLUNDERS As a football gila (fanatic), Euro 2004 is a good football lesson in many aspects. There were excellent examples where weaker teams won by playing to their strengths. Other than Greece, three teams that employed this
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      • 931 67 HOW quickly the Portuguese want to forget Euro 2004. Not for the fact that they actually did a good job building magnificent playing arenas and infrastructure (although Faro does not get my vote on this) from Lisbon to Porto. But for the
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      • 444 69 Chelsea's Mourinho: Lessors fan Euro* Wire Services. £W Chelsea manager Jose 9H Mourinho put Greece's Euro vl 2004 success down to a great t -coach and team ethic. The 41-year-old Portuguese, who took unfancied Porto to Champions League glory last season, said: "Maybe football is changing and
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