Middlesbrough have confirmed they will be taking part in a pre- season tournament in The Hague on 7-9 August.. The other three teams involved are Anderlecht, Den Haag and SC Heerenveen.
The Crystal Palace goalkeeper Carlo Nash has joined Stockport County on a free transfer.
West Bromwich Albion's right-back Andy McDermott is on course for a possible place in the Sydney Olympics in the year 2000. The former Queen's Park Rangers defender has been called into the Australian Under-23 squad.
The former France striker Jean-Pierre Papin has left Bordeaux and signed a one-year contract with the French Second Division side Guingamp.
Nuremberg and Freiburg gained promotion to the German Bundesliga First Division on Wednesday, joining Eintracht Frankfurt. Cologne, Karlsruhe and Arminia Bielefeld were relegated.
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