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Article: RAINBOW WARRIOR; South African striker BenniMcCarthy has been the bane of many a British boss. Alex McLeish is next in line to face his wrath FRASER MACKIE talks to a man who seems to harbour a grudge against teams from the UK...
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 11, 2005
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Byline: FRASER MACKIE
BENNI McCARTHY had felt this pain before. The sudden, fierce shock of being stabbed in the front - with your own employers doing the damage.
There he was in London a fortnight ago, ready to sign for West Ham and realise an obsession, never mind a dream, held since childhood of playing in English football.
Then the president of Porto, Nuno Pinto da Costa, slammed the transfer window shut by refusing to agree an [pounds sterling]8.5million deal at the eleventh hour.
Five years ago, it was then Celta Vigo coach Victor Fernandez wielding the knife. On that occasion, a transfer to Rangers was left mortally wounded.
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