SYDNEY FC have held off a bold
last-minute bid from English giants Liverpool to secure the prized
signature of superstar Alessandro Del Piero.
In the biggest and most expensive signing in the Australian soccer history, the Sky Blues were delighted Del Piero snubbed Liverpool to take up their two-year deal, understood to be worth $2million per season, and be the face of the game.
The club's chief executive Tony Pignata flew to Turin on the weekend to ensure the deal - which will earn the World Cup winner more than $70,000 a week - was completed.
In the biggest and most expensive signing in the Australian soccer history, the Sky Blues were delighted Del Piero snubbed Liverpool to take up their two-year deal, understood to be worth $2million per season, and be the face of the game.
The club's chief executive Tony Pignata flew to Turin on the weekend to ensure the deal - which will earn the World Cup winner more than $70,000 a week - was completed.
