11.  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.

12.  Fernando Couto, the Portuguese defender of Parma, suffered a possible collar-bone fracture following a play incident by the end of the first half.

13.  Italian champion Juventus of Turin on Tuesday agreed to transfer its Portuguese defender Manuel Dimas to Fenerbahce of Istanbul.

14.  Italian league champion Juventus of Turin on Tuyesday agreed to transfer its Portuguese defender Manuel Dimas to Fenerbahce of Istanbul.

15.  Italian league champion Juventus of Turin on Wednesday agreed to transfer its Portuguese defender Manuel Dimas to Fenerbahce of Istanbul.

16.  Liverpool regained the overall advantage four minutes before half time when Portuguese defender Abel Xavier glanced a header inside the far post.

17.  Manager Brian Little has added Yugoslav midfielder Sasa Curcic and Portuguese defender Fernando Nelson to a familiar, hard-working squad with no big stars.

18.  Other internationals making their Bernabeu debut were Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf, Portuguese defender Carlos Secretario and the recently acquired German goaltender Bodo Illgner.

19.  Sogliano also announced the departure of Bulgarian veteran forward Hristo Stoichkov and Portuguese defender Fernando Couto.

20.  Surrounded by four Portuguese defenders and with no one in support, he darted through a gap and then saw goalkeeper Vitor Baia racing off his line.