Eto'o

[Paddy]

TASHKENT: Kuruvchi, AFC Champions League quarter-finalists from Uzbekistan, have signed Barcelona’s Cameroonian star Samuel Eto’o, according to an announcement on their official website.

The Uzbek club managed to rope in Eto’o for a six-month spell which will cover their AFC Champions League quarter-final campaign when they go up against Iran’s Saipa.

“The striker will arrive in Tashkent on July 17th and play in the second half of the championship (league) in Uzbekistan,” said the statement.

Eto’o’s first game for Mirdjalol Kasimov’s side is likely to be their Uzbekistan Cup fixture on July 22 against Dynamo Samarqand.

The website noted that Eto’o’s presence would be of the “greatest benefit” to Kuruvchi as they mount a challenge for the continental honours.

Kuruvchi, who are currently leading the local league standings ahead of Pakhtakor, qualified for the last eight of the AFC Champions League from a tough group comprising last year’s runners-up Sepahan of Iran, twice champions Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and Syrian outfit Al Ittihad.


WHAT THE ****?

[Carras_Shin_Pads]

Errrr ok

[PTP]

14/07/2008

NEXT SENSATION FROM PFC KURUVCHI: ETO’O, XAVI, INESTA, PUYOL ARE INVITED TO THE TEAM

Dear football fans, as often a professional football club Kuruvchi has accustomed you to his new inventions, but in this time Kuruvchi, wants to please you dear fans with an extremely sensational invention.

Professional football club Kuruvchi, informs you which makes the ordinary steps for the development of football in the country. One of them - we began to seriously work with the managers of the world's leading soccer clubs. In particular, we signed contract with the team Barcelona valid “year plus year” for the fact that eight managers in their early time will come to Tashkent and each of them lines a direct support for PFC Kuruvchi and raise the level of work in the club to higher class.

In addition, invited and signed contract with Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto'O from Barcelona. Striker will arrive to Tashkent on July 17th and will play in the second half of championship of Uzbekistan. In our view, this great football player you are all well known. But the greatest benefit from him staff of Kuruvchi waiting in the matches of AFC Champions League 2008.

The next step would be the date 20th – 21st of July. These days in Tashkent will arrive the new champions of Europe, players of Barcelona. Namely, the best player of European championship – 2008 midfielder Xavi, and also one more midfielder Andres Inesta and defender Carlos Puyol. They come to show master-class which hopefully will develop football in Uzbekistan.

Dear fans of football continue to expect pleasant surprises of PFC Kuruvchi!

[PTP]

runs the bookies and places all money on KURUVCHI to win the Asian Football Championship

[-V-]

Sounds like it was written by Borat

[Sean_LFC_1892]

WTF..!?!
Sounds like Borat playing Champ...

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Its true

I can't believe its true

[Darth Marty]

Its true

I can't believe its true

I know!! for ****s sake I honestly laughed at the story thinking some loon from a eastern european country? ive never even heard of made this all up!!

Its beyond amazing....

[Mattshark]

I know!! for ****s sake I honestly laughed at the story thinking some loon from a eastern european country? ive never even heard of made this all up!!

Its beyond amazing....

Uzbekistan is a country on the central Asian plains.

[Darth Marty]

Kuruvchi.

Meant nothing to me. Honestly as previously mentioned, I thought of Borat.
Nice.

[Shaggy]

I like sex!!

[Tatterdemalion]

Sounds like the premise to a financial fraud to me.

Or like one of those spam emails you get, if you prefer.

[Tee]

WTF..!?!
Sounds like Borat playing Champ...

[Mike]

Seriously, has the guy signed or not?
Said on SSN that he was "checking his options". He would be kissing his career goodbye.

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He was in Uzebekistan yesterday, checking it out