Belgian forward and Nantes' new signing Luigi Pieroni, left, trains with Nantes coach Georges Eo in Nantes, western France, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. Nantes paid Auxerre 2 million (US$2.6 million) and gave the 26-year-old Pieroni a 3 1/2-year contract. AP Photo logo AP Photo 37 months ago

Belgian forward and Nantes' new signing Luigi Pieroni, left, trains with Nantes coach Georges Eo in Nantes, western France, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. Nantes paid Auxerre 2 million (US$2.6 million) and gave the 26-year-old Pieroni a 3 1/2-year contract.

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