The much-travelled Mario Beretta will continue his career outside Italy after agreeing to join Greek side PAOK on a two-year contract.
"I am very happy to be the new coach of PAOK," Beretta said.
"I am enthusiastic to be working with such a renouned club. I'd like to thank PAOK for coming to Italy and calling me in for their Champions League qualification. We will try to get through to the group phase."
Beretta's last job was with Torino but he got sacked last November. He has worked with other Italian clubs, among which were Chievo, Parma, Siena and Lecce.
Goalkeeper happy to hold baby
Dutch reserve goalkeeper Michel Vorm returned to the Netherlands just minutes after his team's 2-0 World Cup win over Denmark after his wife gave birth on the eve of the game.
The 26-year-old Utrecht player, who was on the bench against the Danes, was surprised after the match when Dutch head coach Bert van Marwijk told him that he would be flown back home to be with his wife, Daisy, and baby son.
His wife gave birth on Sunday night and Vorm is expected back in training tomorrow.
Hamsik to commit future to Napoli
Marek Hamsik, the 22-year-old Slovakia captain, is set to disappoint a string of top clubs by committing his future to Napoli.
Hamsik is one of the hottest properties in European football after leading his country to their first World Cup with a string of inspirational performances.
Milan, Juventus and Manchester United are among the clubs that have kept tabs on him but Hamsik revealed that he is happy to stay with his current Serie A club.
"I'm very happy that the president (of Napoli) is happy with me and values me," he said.
"We are about to sign a new contract and I think it is only a question of a few days."
Dutch babes held over miniskirts
A group of 36 young Dutch fans in orange miniskirts were detained for several hours at Soccer City Stadium for wearing outfits designed by a Dutch beer company.
The dresses were sold with Bavaria Beer packs in the run-up to the World Cup, but FIFA accused the young women of staging an ambush marketing campaign.
"We were sitting near the front, making a lot of noise, and the cameras kept focusing on us," Barbara Kastein said.
"In the second half, about 40 stewards surrounded us and forced us to leave," she said.
They were taken to a FIFA office where police quizzed them about the dresses and asked if they worked for Bavaria. Budweiser is the only beer company allowed to advertise within the stadiums.
New Barca boss moves to keep Pep
Barcelona's new president, Sandro Rosell, said he plans to meet coach Pep Guardiola to discuss extending his contract for a further six years.
"Guardiola is leaving on holiday in three or four days. We plan to meet before then to talk about next season," he said.
Club members on Sunday elected Rosell to replace Joan Laporta as chairman of the Spanish champions. During the election campaign, Rosell pledged to do everything possible to keep Guardiola, who has been in charge of first-team affairs at Barca since 2008, for a further six seasons.
Guardiola's contract ends this month, and Laporta agreed last January to extend it by one season.
Fowler takes legal action against Fury
Robbie Fowler has taken legal action against his former A League club the North Queensland Fury for damages over the termination of his contract.
Fowler, who has since signed a new deal with the Perth Glory, was one of seven former Fury players who had their contracts terminated following a corporate restructuring of the cash-strapped club earlier this year.
The legal action was launched by the players' union, the PFA, on Fowler's behalf against the club and Football Federation Australia.
The PFA said that the stance taken by the club had left five players unemployed, three of whom were recovering from long-term injuries. The PFA had negotiated settlements for six out of the seven sacked players, but was unable to reach an agreement for Fowler.
Beckenbauer criticises England
Franz Beckenbauer hit out at England's style of play at the World Cup.
While Fabio Capello's men struggled in a 1-1 draw with the US, after goalkeeper Robert Green's howler handed the Americans an equaliser, a dashing Germany side crushed the Australians 4-0 in their first match.
"What I saw from the English in their 1-1 draw had very little to do with football," Beckenbauer said.
"It looked to me as if the English have gone backwards into the bad old times of kick and rush.
"They are being punished for the fact that there are very few English players in the Premier League as they use better foreign players from all over the world."