AC Fiorentina : Italian Serie A : 18.5.07 . Luca Toni will miss the last two games of the Serie A season with Fiorentina on the brink of UEFA Cup qualification. The striker, who turns 30 next week, will have surgery on his injured left foot. It was not immediately known how long he will be sidelined, but Toni could also miss Italy's EURO 20088 qualifiers in the Faroe Islands and Lithuania on June 2 and June 6. He has scored 16 goals in 29 league game this season and 31 Serie A goals last term.
Gimnastic Tarragona : Spanish Primera Liga : 18.5.07 . Coach Paco Flores has confirmed that he will leave Gimnastic Tarragona at the end of the season following a run of poor results in their first top-flight campaign since 1950. Flores, 54, has seen his team win five games since taking charge following the dismissal of Luis Cesar Sampedro last November, leaving them bottom of the Primera Division with four matches to play.
Newcastle UTD : English Premier League : 17.5.07 . Manager Sam Allardyce has allowed five players to leave just a day after taking charge of Newcastle United. Czech goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek, Australian defender Craig Moore, French defender Olivier Bernard and centre-back Titus Bramble are all out of contract and will not be offered new ones while United States defender Oguchi Onyewu has not had a loan spell extended.
Manchester UTD : English Premier League : 17.5.07 . French striker Louis Saha will miss Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea because of a a knee injury. Saha, who was hurt in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month, scored 13 goals for Manchester United this season. Captain Gary Neville has also been ruled out, with winger Ryan Giggs set to serve as captain in his absence.
FC Sevilla : Spanish Primera Liga : 17.5.07 . Juande Ramos became the first coach to win consecutive UEFA Cup titles as Sevilla beat Espanyol on penalty kicks in a thrilling all-Spanish UEFA Cup final at Hampden Park on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Andres Palop emerged as Sevilla's hero by saving three penalties after a pulsating game ended 2-2 after 120 minutes. Real Madrid is the only other club to win consecutive UEFA Cup titles, taking the 1985 and 1986 championships, but with different coaches.
FC Anderlecht : Belgian First Division : 17.5.07 . Anderlecht have made their first signing of the summer, agreeing a six-month contract with Brazilian midfielder Triguinho. The 28-year-old left-sided midfielder arrives from Sao Caetano and he has the option of a further two-and-a-half-year contract should his initial deal prove to be a success.
FC AEK : Greek National League : 17.5.07 . AEK Athens have confirmed the permanent signing of Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Manduca from Benfica. The 26-year-old has been on loan at the Greek club since August but will now stay until 2010. Manduca, who helped his side finish second behind Olympiacos, scored five goals in 23 league matches.
Gimnastic Tarragona : Spanish Primera Liga : 18.5.07 . Coach Paco Flores has confirmed that he will leave Gimnastic Tarragona at the end of the season following a run of poor results in their first top-flight campaign since 1950. Flores, 54, has seen his team win five games since taking charge following the dismissal of Luis Cesar Sampedro last November, leaving them bottom of the Primera Division with four matches to play.
Newcastle UTD : English Premier League : 17.5.07 . Manager Sam Allardyce has allowed five players to leave just a day after taking charge of Newcastle United. Czech goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek, Australian defender Craig Moore, French defender Olivier Bernard and centre-back Titus Bramble are all out of contract and will not be offered new ones while United States defender Oguchi Onyewu has not had a loan spell extended.
Manchester UTD : English Premier League : 17.5.07 . French striker Louis Saha will miss Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea because of a a knee injury. Saha, who was hurt in the UEFA Champions League earlier this month, scored 13 goals for Manchester United this season. Captain Gary Neville has also been ruled out, with winger Ryan Giggs set to serve as captain in his absence.
FC Sevilla : Spanish Primera Liga : 17.5.07 . Juande Ramos became the first coach to win consecutive UEFA Cup titles as Sevilla beat Espanyol on penalty kicks in a thrilling all-Spanish UEFA Cup final at Hampden Park on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Andres Palop emerged as Sevilla's hero by saving three penalties after a pulsating game ended 2-2 after 120 minutes. Real Madrid is the only other club to win consecutive UEFA Cup titles, taking the 1985 and 1986 championships, but with different coaches.
FC Anderlecht : Belgian First Division : 17.5.07 . Anderlecht have made their first signing of the summer, agreeing a six-month contract with Brazilian midfielder Triguinho. The 28-year-old left-sided midfielder arrives from Sao Caetano and he has the option of a further two-and-a-half-year contract should his initial deal prove to be a success.
FC AEK : Greek National League : 17.5.07 . AEK Athens have confirmed the permanent signing of Brazilian midfielder Gustavo Manduca from Benfica. The 26-year-old has been on loan at the Greek club since August but will now stay until 2010. Manduca, who helped his side finish second behind Olympiacos, scored five goals in 23 league matches.
