-Middlesbrough's new signing Emanuel Pogatetz could be ruled out of the club's UEFA Cup challenge after he was sent off playing for former club Spartak Moscow.
Pogatetz, on loan at Spartak from Bayer Leverkusen, was dismissed in his final game in Russia for a tackle on a Shikkin Yaroslavl player which resulted in his opponent suffering a double fracture of his leg.
The Russian Football Association on Thursday handed out a 24-week ban for Pogatetz as punishment.
The Premier League is not obliged to enforce the ban in England but UEFA may do so, ruling him out of Boro's European games.
-Dwight Yorke revealed he is ready to end his career in Australia on the day he officially signed for new club Sydney FC.
The former Manchester United, Aston Villa, Blackburn and Birmingham striker is Sydney's marquee player, with rules for the inaugural A-League allowing the eight clubs to sign one star name above the salary cap of £600,000.
-The rule where referees can move a freekick forward an extra 10 yards for dissent etc has been scrapped
