Pompey have stepped up their preparations for the new season with a tour of Spain which will see them play both Gibraltar on July 20 and Championship side Brighton on July 24 . As well as most of the club's young professionals, manager Michael Appleton has also taken a number of triallists. Find out more about one of them, veteran goalkeeper David Preece....

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David Preece (born 26 August 1976) is an English football player, who currently is on free agent. He has previously played for Sunderlandand Darlington in England, as well as Scottish team Aberdeen and Danish teams Silkeborg IF and Odense BK. Preece signed a one-year contract, with the option to extend the contract by a further year. He is currently on trial at npower league one side Portsmouth Football Club. More

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