Gattuso: Gennaro Gattuso became the fifth coach this season to be sacked by FC Sion when he was dismissed following a 5-0 rout at St Gallen. Gattuso had taken on the role of player-coach in February but managed only 10 points from 11 league games and suffered a cup elimination at the hands of FC Basel.

Fan dies: Fenerbahce have con-firmed that a fan was killed on the way home following Sunday’s Istan-bul derby against Galatasaray. Burak Yildirim died after he was attacked by a group reported to be Galatasaray fans. Fenerbahce – who won 2-1 – have condemned the attacks and offered their condo-lences to the victim’s family.

Maggio: Napoli wing-back Christian Maggio will not change clubs this summer, his agent said. “Christian Maggio wans to win with Napoli. There is no market situation here. It is his desire to stay and improve,” agent Massimo Briaschi said.

Eriksen: Ajax midfielder Christian Eriksen has revealed talks have taken place over a possible move to Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund are a club where I would like to play,” the 21-year-old Danish midfielder said. “I think I would be a good fit there with the football they play.”

Boycott: CSKA Moscow fans have called for a boycott of next month’s Russian Cup final between their team and Anzhi Makhachkala because it will be played in the Chechen capital Grozny. The fans have been angry at the Russian FA’s decision to stage the June 1 final in the volatile North Caucasus region.

Papastathopoulos: Bayer Leverkusen are closing in on the signing of Greece defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Werder Bremen. The only obstacle to the move is Bremen’s asking price, but Leverkusen’s general manager Wolfgang Holzhauser still hopes to negotiate a deal this summer.

Serie B: Varese vs Crotone 1-1.

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