Tottenham are close to signing Honduran international Julio Cesar de Leon according to the player's agent Manrique Amador.

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has admitted he may have made a mistake in not taking up the option to sign midfielder Wilson Palacios on a permanent basis in January.

Steve Bruce is expected to complete his first signing as Wigan boss today with a £1m move for Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios close to completion.

Birmingham have confirmed that the brother of their Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios has been kidnapped.

Birmingham have signed midfielder Wilson Palacios on loan from Honduran club Olimpia.

PARAGUAYAN defender Angel Martinez is set to join Portsmouth in June, according to the president of his current team.

STRIKER Jose Cardozo has been forced out of Paraguay’s World Cup squad through injury and replaced by Dante Lopez. Cardozo, aged 35, sustained a knock in the friendly with German regional side Bavaria last Saturday.

Paraguayan defender Angel Martinez is set to join Barclays Premiership club Portsmouth in June, according to the president of his current team.

EUROPEAN champions Real Madrid have beaten Olimpia of Paraguay 2-0 to win the World Club Cup for the third time, emphatically bringing to an end a poor run of results this season.

European champs Real Madrid have won by two goals against the South American champions in the final of the Intercontinental Cup in Yokohama.

European champs Real Madrid take on the South American champions in the final of the Intercontinental Cup in Yokohama this morning.

South Africa captain Lucas Radebe will establish one first when he walks on to the pitch on Sunday to face Paraguay - and he hopes he will have helped set another by the time he steps off it.

Roque Santa Cruz shares his name with one of Paraguay’s first beatified martyrs and has been compared by at least one commentator to Marco van Basten.