Soccer-Sporting Lisbon scout Pereira dies aged 77


(Reuters) -Aurelio Pereira, who worked as a scout for Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon and discovered talents such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo, died at the age of 77 on Tuesday.

In 1988, Pereira created the Recruitment and Training Department at Sporting and he was responsible for the development of some of Portugal's finest players.

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