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​Ex-Liverpool keeper pitches up at Preston

Championship club Preston North End have signed former Liverpool and Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland on a one-year contract.

The 34 year old had rejected an offer to stay at Sheffield Wednesday.

"I turned down an offer at Sheffield in the summer. I just wanted to try something new and I'm delighted to be here," Kirkland told the club website.

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