Hefty ban: FC Viitorul Constanta centre-back Alin Seroni has been banned for 16 matches for a reckless foul in a domestic match, the Romanian football federation’s (FRF) said. The punishment came a few hours after the FRF decided to ban FCM Targu Mures midfielder Gabriel Muresan for 16 matches following a violent tackle during his team’s 1-0 league win over champions Steaua Bucharest on Oct. 26.

Guidetti: Celtic striker John Guidetti has won the Scottish Professional Football League player of the month award for October. The on-loan Manchester City striker hit two goals in three Scottish Premiership games last month and also netted a hat-trick in a League Cup win over Partick Thistle. The 22-year-old Swede has scored nine goals in nine games since joining the club.

Figueroa: Hull defender Maynor Figueroa has extended his loan spell at former club Wigan until the end of the year. The Honduras international, edged out of the Tigers reckoning by Andy Robertson, Robbie Brady and Liam Rosenior, re-signed for the Latics on a one-month deal in October. He has since played four times, taking his career appearances for the club to 204, and all parties have agreed to another month.

Osman: Everton midfielder Leon Osman has agreed a one-year extension to his current contract, the Premier League club have announced. It means Osman, who had his testimonial in August, will now continue his career with the Toffees until at least the summer of 2016. The 33-year-old came through the Merseysiders’ academy and made his professional debut while on loan at Carlisle in 2002-03.

Sakho: West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has been recalled to the Senegal squad in one of two changes for this month’s decisive African Nations Cup qualifiers. Sakho has scored a record-equalling six goals in his first six starts in the Premier League after his move from France’s Ligue 2 but he has played just three minutes for Senegal as a late substitute in a friendly in Burkina Faso in May. The 24-year-old Sakho comes in for Demba Ba who has been dropped by coach Alain Giresse.

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