Sutton: Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is determined to keep former England striker Chris Sutton at the Scottish Premier League club. The former Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea front man had been linked with a return to the English Premier League when his current deal ends in June. "We are very keen that Chris remains at the club and, hopefully, this can be achieved," Strachan said. Sutton has played only 10 games this season due to injury, scoring two goals.

Basinas: Greece midfielder Angelos Basinas is to join English Premier League club Everton, Greek media reported yesterday. Everton declined to comment on the reports which said that Basinas, a member of the 2004 European Championship-winning side, underwent a medical in Liverpool on Wednesday. Basinas has previously been linked to Birmingham City and West Ham United.

Bowyer: Newcastle's Lee Bowyer will serve a three-match ban after his claim for wrongful dismissal against Liverpool was rejected yesterday. Bowyer had appealed to the FA's disciplinary commission after being red-carded in Monday's Premier League defeat - with his ugly challenge on Xabi Alonso leading to a melee. The three-match ban starts with immediate effect, ruling Bowyer out of this weekend's league game against Tottenham.

Reyna: Man. City midfielder Claudio Reyna will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after fracturing his right ankle. The 32-year-old, who helped the United States to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, missed Wednesday's 1-0 home defeat by Chelsea after a scan revealed a small fracture. He will have surgery in the Netherlands today.

Lualua: Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua has been charged by the Football Association with improper conduct after criticising a referee. "It does not help when the referee is playing for the other team," LuaLua told reporters after Portsmouth's 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Dec. 12. Referee Uriah Rennie awarded Tottenham a penalty when a free kick by Andy Reid struck Portsmouth defender Gary O'Neil on the arm. The score was 1-1 at the time. LuaLua has until Jan. 17 to respond to the charge.

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