Steaua: Romanian champions Steaua Bucharest have appointed former player Costel Galca as coach to replace Laurentiu Reghecampf. Former midfielder Galca, 42, who also played for several Spanish clubs, has no top-flight coaching experience.

Dropped: Nigeria have dropped African Nations Cup hero Sunday Mba from their World Cup squad, details of which were released after the midnight deadline on Monday for the submission of the final 23-man selection. Mba scored the winning goal when Nigeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in the African Nations Cup final in South Africa last year, but the midfielder was among seven provisional squad members dropped by coach Stephen Keshi.

Celtic: Celtic will face German third division outfit Dynamo Dresden in a pre-season friendly at the Glucksgas Stadium next month. The July 19 game is part of Celtic’s preparations for the new season, and comes just four days after their first Champions League qualifier. Dresden will play in Bundesliga 3 next season after finishing second bottom of Germany’s second tier last term. The Hoops also take on another German side, St Pauli, in Hamburg on July 26, as they gear up for their European assault.

Castillo: Midfielder Segundo Castillo was included in Ecuador’s 23-man World Cup squad despite needing up to three weeks to recover from a knee injury. Coach Reinaldo Rueda considers the central midfielder, a veteran of Ecuador’s last finals in Germany in 2006, an essential part of his team.

Ribery: France coach Didier Des-champs included Bayern Munich forward Franck Ribery, who has been suffering from lower back pains, in his 23-man World Cup squad. The only change from the list Deschamps named last month features St Etienne keeper Step-hane Ruffier replacing the injured Steve Mandanda.

Results

Friendly Internationals
Switzerland vs Peru - 2-0
Brazil vs Panama - 4-0

Serie B play-offs QFs
Crotone vs Bari - 0-3
Modena vs Spezia - 1-0