Porky protest: Charlton’s League One match against Coventry was interrupted by a flurry of plastic pigs thrown from the stands in a joint protest by supporters of both clubs, yesterday. The first-minute hold-up to the game was caused by the action from home fans disgruntled by Charlton owner Roland Duchatelet, and visiting Sky Blues supporters disenchanted by the running of their club by hedge fund group Sisu.

China deal: Wolves claim to have signed a 10-match individual TV rights deal for their matches to be shown in China. The Championship club were purchased by Chinese group Fosun International in a £45m deal in July and are keen to build the Wolves brand in China. And now Wolves say they have signed a deal with Chinese broadcaster Letv Sports for games to be shown on a pay-per-view basis to potentially millions of Chinese viewers.

Garcia: Former Roma coach Rudi Garcia has turned down offers to lead the Algeria national team. Algeria are without a coach following the sacking of Milovan Rajevac last week. Other likely candidates for the job are Marc Wilmots, Paul Le Guen and Alain Perrin.

Thereau: Striker Cyril Thereau has extended his contract at Udinese until June 2019, the club said yesterday. The 33-year-old Frenchman has been playing for the northeasterners since July 2014. His previous contract was set to expire in 2018. Thereau played in France and Belgium before coming to Serie A with Chievo in 2010.