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...Rejects Beckham Claim Luis Figo has rejected claims by Real Madrid team-mate David Beckham that a lack of training has left the club's stars struggling for fitness. Beckham suggested a shortage of conditioning work with Real last season contributed to his poor performances in England's Euro 2004 campaign. "I don't agree with what David said," Portugal captain Figo told BBC Sport. "And I think this year we did the work we could, especially playing three times a week." Figo added: "I feel fit. It was difficult to train more, although you always feel you can be better. "Physically, at this moment you are obviously not the same as you were at the start of the season, but we have been playing for many weeks now." Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, meanwhile, has warned Swedish referee Anders Frisk to watch out for dirty tricks by Holland in tonight's semi-final in Lisbon. Scolari also made a plea to Portugal's fans to wear national colours at the Alvalade Stadium to counter the orange-clad Dutch fans. He said: "We have to be careful in certain situations. When Michael Reiziger takes throw-ins he sometimes gets his foot off the ground, so the referee has to be very attentive. "And Ruud van Nistelrooy sometimes starts from an offside position at free-kicks and gets an advantage, so we have to be very careful - and so does the referee." Scolari also warned against over-expectation from a country now in the grip of Euro 2004 fever. He said: "We haven't won anything. We are happy with what we've done, but we can only think about Holland." Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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