Briefs

Gretna: Gretna are to play their next two Scottish Premier League (SPL) home games at second division Livingston due to the poor condition of the pitch they share at Motherwell. Bottom of the table Gretna will entertain Celtic on Sunday and Inverness Caledonian Thistle on April 5 at Livingston, the SPL said.

Mutu: Fiorentina have cleared striker Adrian Mutu to play in Romania's Euro 2008 warm-up against fellow finalists Russia on March 26 after he recovered from a knee injury, the Romanian Soccer Federation said. Mutu had been left out of coach Victor Piturca's squad after doctors said he needed more time to recover, but the striker scored for Fiorentina in a 3-1 win against Genoa in Serie A on Sunday.

Neuchatel: Struggling Swiss top division side Neuchatel Xamax have named Argentine trainer Nestor Clausen as their new head coach. Clausen, a member of Argentina's 1986 World Cup-winning squad, takes over from Gerard Castella who was sacked on Sunday.

Jaaskelainen: Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen will miss the remainder of the Premier League season after sustaining a back injury which will require surgery. "He needs six weeks of rest to try and resolve his problem and he is also going to need some form of surgery," manager Gary Megson said.

Korea: South Korea will call on three of their English Premier League players to join the national team for next week's World Cup qualifier against rival North Korea, its soccer association said yesterday. The Korean FA has requested Park Ji-sung of Manchester United, Seol Ki-hyeon of Fulham and Lee Young-pyo of Tottenham to play in the March 26 match.

Italy: World champions Italy will play Belgium in a friendly in Florence on May 30 in their final match before Euro 2008, the Italian soccer federation said in a statement.

MFA Division Three: Siggiewi vs Attard 1-6; Luqa vs Pembroke 1-3.