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Azeri squad to pick footballers from England and Sweden

12 June 2007 14:42 (UTC +04:00)

English and Swiss footballers will be included in Azerbaijan national team, selector coach Nazim Suleymanov told APA-Sport.
The trainer stated that they are gathering information about the players.
â€œThere is an Azeri footballer playing in one of universities in England. He is 19. Another countryman in Switzerland plays in futsal team. We are going to contact them soonâ€, he said.
Suleymanov said the footballers will not be directly included in the national team.
â€œThey will probably play in under-age teams. If they succeed, we will invite them to the national teamâ€, he said.
Suleymanov noted that they are also interested in Azeri footballers playing in top division clubs in Russia.
â€œWe have two footballers in Moscowâ€™s CSKA and one more in Locomotive. We are gathering information about them tooâ€, he said. /APA-Sport/