1.   I would be happier if they could sign just one more quality defender especially if they could play equally well at right back and center half.

2.   LAWRENCE hopes to sign Southampton defender Jon Gittens on loan.

3.   He signed defender Leonardo Gaston Squadrone on the recommendation of friends and after watching a tape.

4.   In the meantime, the Galaxy waived midfielder Brian Kelly and signed defender Craig Waibel.

5.   The Kansas City Wizards have taken a strong step in that direction by signing central defender Richard Gough from Glasgow Rangers.

6.   AEK Athens said Wednesday it signed Dutch defender Michel Kreek, becoming the second Greek first division club to acquire a player from the Netherlands this week.

7.   European soccer champion Juventus of Turin has signed Portuguese defender Manuel Marques Teixeira Dimas from Benfica and could field him in the upcoming Toyota Cup final against River Plate.

8.   Hamburger SV has signed Danish defender Lars Jacobsen from Odense BK on a three-year contract, the Bundesliga club said Friday.

9.   Ignoring a racist protest by fans, the second-division soccer team Verona said Tuesday it signed Dutch defender Michel Ferrier for the next season.

10.   In other moves, Hamburger SV signed Croatian defender Andrej Panadic from second vision Uerdingen, and Kaiserslautern, the league leader, signed Hungarian defender Janos Hrutka.