11.   J-League side Cerezo Osaka are moving to sign Brazilian defender Joao Carlos on loan for next season, team officials said Thursday.

12.   On Monday Smith hired French midfielder Olivier Dacourt from Strasbourg and has also signed Italian defender Marco Materazzi from Perugia.

13.   The defender was signed by Roma from Fiorentina for the upcoming season.

14.   The Colts concentrated their spending on offense and had very little money to sign defenders.

15.   The New York-New Jersey MetroStars, who struggled through the first half of the Major League Soccer season, have signed Brazilian defender Branco.

16.   Werder Bremen has signed Brazilian defender Junior Bajano from Sao Paulo for the next three seasons, the German first-division club said Sunday.

17.   Wolves, currently second in the first division, also hopes to sign Leicester defender Jacob Laursen on loan.

18.   Mexican side Atalante, who have already signed Romanian defender Miodrag Belodedici, have also shown interest in signing Hagi.

19.   Ngotty signs for PSG PARIS - Paris Saint Germain are to sign defender Bruno Ngotty for four years from French first division rivals Lyon.

20.   Premiership side Blackburn Rovers have signed German defender Marc Sebastian Pelzer from Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern, the Ewood Park side said Tuesday.