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Marc-André "Marco" Zoro Kpolo (born 27 December 1983) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
Several months prior to the expiration of Zoro's deal with Messina, he and his agent Francis Kacou had been locked in talks for a contract extension. Zoro agent set for Messina contract talks "For Zoro, his contract is coming up to expiration and there are difficulties in getting him to renew", said Messina president Pietro Franza in October 2006. Franza unsure over Zoro's Messina deal "We will see over the coming days when we meet with his agent if we can find a possible understanding." Four months later, however, Zoro blasted, "I've read that some of the management won't talk to me about a new contract because they want to leave me hanging. I find this an insult to my professionalism. I have always trained hard and never let outside things influence me. I will also leave them hanging and see if the right club comes in for me." Zoro furious with Messina contract delays Zoro: "Don't question my Messina commitment" Two days later, he attempted to make amends: "When one of your family is treated poorly, it's normal for that person to be upset. I don't want to air our dirty linen in public. We'll talk about my contract at the end of the season. My priority right now is keeping Messina in Serie A."
On 15 May 2007, Zoro signed a four-year deal with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, arriving for free. He would only feature in two Primeira Liga games throughout the entire campaign and eventually was made to train on his own, but scored once in a 2–2 home draw against U.D. Leiria on 9 March 2008. Camacho hands in Benfica notice; UEFA, 9 March 2008 He was transfer-listed in August and, on 10 January 2009, underwent a five-day trial at Ewood Park with English Premier League side Blackburn Rovers; Rovers to check on Zoro; Sky Sports, 10 January 2009 Zoro no Blackburn Rovers por período experimental (Zoro on trial with Blackburn Rovers); S.L. Benfica, 10 January 2009 (in Portuguese) however, nothing came of it, and he was loaned until the end of the season to Vitória F.C. also in the Portuguese top flight– the arrangement was then extended for the entirety of 2009–10, and he was a regular starter as the Sado River again barely avoided relegation.
In late January 2011, Zoro was loaned to FC Universitatea Craiova of the Romanian Liga I. Marco Zoro a semnat cu Craiova (Marco Zoro signed for Craiova); Gazeta Sporturilor, 29 January 2011 (in Romanian) In June, his link with Benfica expired and, on 30 January of the following year he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Angers SCO in the French Ligue 2.
The actions of the Inter supporters were also brought to the attention of the European football governing body UEFA, as well as that of the European Union.
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