Kluivert: English second division side Sheffield Wednesday said they have received a positive response from Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert after offering the former Milan, Barcelona and Ajax player a trial at Hillsborough. Kluivert, 31, was with PSV Eindhoven last season but was not offered a new deal. "There is a possibility it could go ahead," Wednesday manager Brian Laws told the club's website. Kluivert previously played in England with Newcastle United during the 2004-05 season.
Catania: Italian club Catania have cancelled their pre-season tour of Japan after an earthquake last week triggered radiation leaks, organisers said yesterday. The club had been scheduled to play matches against three J-League sides next week. Radioactive leaks at a major nuclear power plant followed the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the northwestern city of Kashiwazaki.
Materazzi: Inter defender Marco Materazzi is not keen on his club showing interest in Real Madrid midfielder Emerson. "I don't want him," he told Gazzetta dello Sport.
De Rossi: Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi wants to stay at Roma for life. "Playing here for another 10-12 years, you could win less than somewhere else but you can be great with Roma even if you don't win. Then if you win here you enter into the history of my city," he told a news conference on his 24th birthday.
TV pundits: Marcello Lippi and Fabio Capello, Italy's two most famous out-of-work managers, are considering television pundit roles at Sky and Rai respectively, Italian media reported.
Carini: Uruguay goalkeeper Fabian Carini has agreed to sign a four-year deal with promoted Real Murcia, the Primera Liga side said yesterday. Carini, who is a free agent after ending his contract with Inter, played for Uruguay in the recent Copa America.
Navas: Sevilla's talented young winger Jesus Navas will miss his side's pre-season tour to Chicago because of fears he may suffer a recurrence of stress problems if he makes the trip to the United States. The 21-year-old suffers from anxiety attacks in extended absences from home.
Guardado: Midfielder Andres Guardado has said recommendations from fellow Mexican internationals Rafael Marquez and Gerardo Torrado helped convince him to sign for Deportivo. "They spoke very highly of the country, the team and the coach," said the 20-year-old left winger who completed his 5.2 million-euro move from Atlas yesterday.
German League Cup: Semi-final result - Nuremberg vs Schalke 2-4.
Friendly matches: South China vs Liverpool 1-3; Portsmouth vs Fulham 1-0; Darlington vs Middlesbrough 0-2; Orlando Pirates vs Tottenham 1-2; Inter vs Partizan Belgrade 1-0; Rangers vs Ajax 1-1.