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Romanian club swaps defender for hunk of meat

February 27, 2006

BUCHAREST, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Romanian second division soccer club UT Arad sold a player in exchange for 15 kilograms of meat, local sport daily Pro Sport reported on Monday.

However, fourth division Regal Horia made a bad deal because defender Marius Cioara decided to end his footballing career and take off to Spain to find a job in agriculture or construction.

'We are upset because we lost twice - firstly because we lost a good player and secondly because we lost our team's food for a whole week,' a Regal Horia official was quoted as saying by the daily in its electronic edition.