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Perhaps not big news, but it looks like FW Ricardo Oliveira is finally leaving Real Betis for AC Milan. In return, I guess they're getting MF Johann Vogel. They also recently got Brazillian FW Rafael Sobis who I know was being looked at by a few major clubs. They're going to miss Joaquin a lot in what was already a struggling club.

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I think it's likely. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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I wouldn't be surprised. Betis is in shambles at all levels. Lopera will be soon, or perhaps has, stepping down as President. It's unclear but seems he will maintain ownership of the club. The top players are all either gone or want to go. The fans are not content at all with management. They regularly last year chanted "Fuera Lopera" "Betis sí, Lopera no" or worse (lets just say that his heterosexuality was called into question). They were upset that after winning the Copa del Rey he didn't invest in the club at all, in particular in strikers - at points in the season with injuries they had no true strikers available.

For Sevilla fans it's great, although we're plenty content with the recent success. Also, it's somewhat bittersweet because if Betis drop to the second division the rivalry dies down a great deal as the teams play each other at most one time, and that's only in the copa del rey so it's not likely. Seville is a proud city in general and people are proud to have two teams in the top flight - and unhappy to have neither in 2000-2001.