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    'Rejects' help Cruzeiro to first title

    By Brian Homewood

    Monday, December 1, 2003

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Four players who were last year tagged as over the hill and a coach ostracised by public opinion were celebrating on Monday after helping Cruzeiro win the Brazilian championship for the first time. Cruzeiro, who won the title with two games to spare after beating Paysandu 2-1 on Sunday, were inspired throughout by the left foot of their number 10 Alex, a player whose sublime talent is matched only by his exasperating inconsistency. Until he joined the Belo H ...

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