ISTANBUL - Besiktas soccer club of Turkey signed a three-year contract with Brazilian national football player Ricardo Luiz Pozzi Rodrigues, publicly known as ''Ricardinho''.
A statement aired on Besiktas' web-page indicated that Ricardinho is expected to be in Istanbul on Saturday.
30-year-old Ricardinho is a member of the Brazilian national football team. He also played in Corinthians, one of the teams in the Brazilian League.