Football: BORO WANT JUNI PERMIT.MIDDLESBROUGH boss Steve McClaren For the ice hockey player, see . Stephen "Steve" McClaren (born 3 May 1961) is an English former professional footballer and the current manager of the England national football team, having succeeded Sven-Göran Eriksson on 1 August2006. will lead a club delegation today to appeal against the refusal of a work permit for Juninho. The 29-year-old Brazilian's application was rejected by the Department of Employment because he falls just short of the requirement that he should have played in 75 per cent of his country's competitive fixtures over the last two years. McClaren and chief executive Keith Lamb Keith Lamb is a former league footballer and chartered accountant and is currently Chief Executive at Middlesbrough F.C. As part of his job, he is responsible for the overall running of the club under Steve Gibson, and flies around the world to tempt players to come to the will travel to Sheffield to argue the club's case as they attempt to have the decision overturned. Boro are confident that Juninho's pounds 6million return to the Riverside Stadium This article is about a football ground. For the baseball stadium now under a different name, see Commerce Bank Park. For the cricket ground, see Riverside Ground. The Riverside Stadium can be completed. The DoE had little choice but to reject the first application because the former Atletico Madrid player did not fulfil the appearance criterion. But Lamb said: "I am confident. "Juninho has won 42 caps for Brazil and has played in the World Cup final." |
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