Lamouchi: Former France midfielder Sabri Lamouchi is leaving O. Marseille because he was finding it tough to secure a first-team place. Marseille chairman Pape Diouf told a news conference yesterday that the 34-year-old had asked to be released from his contract, which ran until 2007.
Petrescu: Poland's Wisla Krakow sacked Romanian Dan Petrescu as head coach yesterday, citing a failure to deliver results just a month into the new season. Wisla, the Polish champions, lie second in the league after seven games but struggled to a draw against lowly Gornik Leczna on Saturday and look set to exit the UEFA Cup after a home defeat to Greece's Iraklis last week.
Marchena: Valencia's Spanish international defender Carlos Marchena will miss his side's remaining Champions League group games after tearing the cruciate ligament in his left knee in a Primera Liga match at the weekend. Tests revealed that the 27-year-old would be out of action for around three and a half months.
Boca Juniors: Argentine champions Boca Juniors were held to a goalless draw at home by lowly Godoz Cruz on Sunday. Thus ended a run of 12 successive league wins in their first game under new coach Ricardo La Volpe. La Volpe, a former goalkeeper who coached Mexico at the World Cup, replaced Alfio Basile, who has been named as the new coach of Argentina.
In Italy: Serie C1 (A) - Giulianova vs Teramo 0-1.
Division II/III KO: Melita vs Zejtun 5-1; Fgura vs Dingli 1-6. Melita and Dingli in Q/F.