Portsmouth have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Antti Niemi with the 37-year-old coming out of retirement to join the Barclays Premier League club.
Former Finland international Niemi left Fulham in September 2008 and had announced he was calling time on his career, which included spells at Rangers, Hearts and Southampton.
Pompey boss Paul Hart told the club's official website: "Antti has got vast experience and will be a welcome addition to the squad"
Hart, who earlier this week signed French striker Frederic Piquionne on loan from Lyon, believes the experienced stopper, set to provide cover for England number one David James, still has plenty to offer.
He added: "Our goalkeeping coach David Coles worked with him in the past and told me all about his character and his quality.
"He has a massive appetite to succeed and he relishes a challenge.
"It provides David James with some good competition and also allows Asmir Begovic to go out on loan, while Jamie Ashdown needs first-team football as well."
Portsmouth also confirmed midfielder Arnold Mvuemba has left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
The south-coast club may have sold England duo Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson this summer but chief executive Peter Storrie maintains they are not looking to allow any more departures.
Indeed, Pompey are understood to be keen on a deal for ex-Newcastle forward Mark Viduka.
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wtf is going on is take oevr? the truth would help
Silvio Berlusconi make it clear a couple of weeks ago that Milan would not sign any more "old men", just "young and promising players". So who is the Rossoneri's latest transfer coup? 35-year-old Flavio Roma. He has Pompey disease, buy old sell young, @#$%
gerry - fulham are a team that are in europe now, and i think they will be there again next season, so why must you beat them when you are now a bottom end premier league club?
soon you will be visiting us at hillsbrough
up the owls :)
While our supposed new owner tries to separate the goats from the camels perhaps Havant & Waterlooville could fulfill Pompey's fixtures while he untangles his knickers. I am sure the results could be better. Our fans deserve much better administration. WE must beat Fulham next week.
oh great, another oap. nice one pompey, storrie should take a wage cut and use that to pay for a la liga goalie or same for someone from serie A. This has now become something of a joke, still as long as scum keep down and keep going down no matter what happens at Pompey i will always wish the place the worst of luck and buebonic plague, actually they already have the last bit, have you ever smelt the wiff that surrounds that sh1tehole around st marys? its the girls they dont wear knickers, espcially the scummers mums.
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