Arsenal ace forgery win over uncle; FOOTBALL.ARSENAL striker Eduardo da Silva For the FC Basel player, see . Eduardo Alves da Silva (born 25 February 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), commonly known as Eduardo da Silva or simply Eduardo yesterday won a court battle against a relative who tried to fleece fleece, mat of wool formed by shearing a sheep in one continuous operation. The average fleece weighs from 5 to 10 lb (2.3–4.5 kg); in highbred wool sheep such as the American Merinos a ram's fleece may reach 30 lb (13.6 kg). him by forging his signature. Milenko Radivojevic, an uncle of the player's Croatian wife Andreja, claimed he was owed pounds 1million for work on the player's Gunners contract. He claimed Eduardo had agreed to pay him a 10 per cent commission from his transfer in a document signed by both of them. But the Brazilian-born Croatian international denied signing it and the court agreed Radivojevic forged the signature. An expert witness on handwriting told the Croatian court the uncle had used a photocopier photocopier Device for producing copies of text or graphic material by the use of light, heat, chemicals, or electrostatic charge. Most modern copiers use a method called xerography. or laser printer to copy the signature and then place it on the contract. |
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