Meanwhile, Brummies boss Graham Drury says he is continuing his Europe-wide search for a new signing in the absence of the injured Kyle Legault, Phil Morris and James Birkinshaw.

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CNN's Joe Sutton, Phil Gast, Cristy Lenz, Dave Alsup and Sean Morris contributed to this report.

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Shoichet, Phil Gast, Joe Sutton, Devon Sayers, Miriam Falco, Sean Morris and Debra Goldschmidt contributed to this report.

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