Friendly: Former German international Uli Stielike got a fair idea of the job at hand as the South Korean national team he would be coaching until 2018 went down 1-0 to Uruguay in a friendly at Goyang yesterday. After a tentative first half, Uruguay defender Jose Gimenez shrugged off his marker to head in the-68th minute winner in front of a sellout 38,000 crowd.

Vidal: Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal has allayed fears over his fitness. Vidal went into Chile’s friendly with Mexico with doubts surrounding his fitness after appearing to break down in training with a knee problem. However, he played the full game against Mexico. “You can relax, my knee is back to 100 per cent,” said Vidal.

Petrucci: Italian midfielder Davide Petrucci has joined Romanian club CFR Cluj after being released from his Manchester United contract by mutual consent. The 22-year-old moved to United from Roma in 2008 but was unable to break into the first team.

Kramer: A number of European clubs are monitoring the availability of midfielder Christoph Kramer, according to Bild. The 23-year-old, on loan at Borussia M’gladbach from Bayer Leverkusen, was part of Germany’s World Cup winning squad. His performances have alerted several clubs including Man. United, Real Madrid and Juventus.

Gazzi: Alessandro Gazzi is ready to prolong his stay at Torino by signing a new contract. The 31-year-old midfielder was linked with a move away this summer but remained in Turin despite the fact that his contract is set to expire next June. But Tuttosport said he will be penning a new deal that expires in 2016.

FA Trophy: First round – Kercem vs Attard 3-0.