CORK CITY’S Joe Gamble is a serious doubt for this evening’s Intertoto Cup second round meeting with Hammarby at Turner’s Cross (kick off 7.30pm).

Sweden coach Lars Lagerback has confirmed he will pick the strongest squad available ahead of the March 1 clash with the Republic of Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

There's confusion surrounding the eircom League's top scorer Jason Byrne.

SHELBOURNE striker Jason Byrne will this week sign for Swedish side Djurgardens in an Irish record €500,000 deal, despite a number of last-minute hitches in the Dubliner’s move to a team who have already qualified for next season’s Champions League.

Shelbourne star and Republic of Ireland international Jason Byrne is set to become the most expensive eircom League player ever if a deal worth about €600,000 with Swedish side Djurgardens can be finalised.

SHELBOURNE manager Pat Fenlon has made it clear that he doesn’t want to lose star striker Jason Byrne, but if the player is to leave Tolka Park the Shels boss insists that the deal has to be right for both the player and the club.

Slavia Prague boss Karel Jarolim has warned Cork his side do not intend to sit back on their lead in tonight’s UEFA Cup first round second-leg tie.

Cork boss Damien Richardson remains confident the eircom League leaders can overcome a two-goal deficit to qualify for the UEFA Cup group stage tomorrow.

IF Cork City succeed in putting Slavia Prague out of the UEFA Cup, they might in part have the Slavia Prague of yesteryear to thank for it.

Cork City: Devine, Horgan, Bennett, Dan Murray, Daniel Murphy, Gamble, O’Callaghan, O’Halloran, Kearney, Fenn, John O’Flynn. Subs: Coughlan, O’Brien, O’Donovan, Lordan, Bruton, Behan, McNulty.

DJURGARDENS IF will not be caught napping again when they face Cork City tonight, says their French star Ibrahim Ba.

IF there is such a thing as a pleasant headache, Damien Richardson is feeling the effects of one as his Cork City side face into their table-topping clash against Derry City at the Brandywell tonight (kick off 7.30).

CORK City take a step up in class tonight at the Rasunda Stadium when they meet Swedish title contenders Djurgardens IF in a UEFA Cup second qualifying round first leg tie (6pm Irish time).

CORK CITY’S young players have been primed to continue their European footballing education against UEFA Cup opponents Djurgardens in tomorrow night’s qualifying round first leg at the Rasunda Stadium.

CORK CITY boss Damien Richardson is very positive about his team’s chances of progressing further in this year’s UEFA Cup, admitting that if his side play to their potential, they could extend their european ambitions into September.

Cork City will face a visit to Swedish side Djurgardens in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Cup.

Rangers have targeted Sweden international Tobias Hysen, according to the player’s father Glenn, the former Liverpool star.

Today’s first round draw in Monaco paired eircom League side Shelbourne, whose quest to reach the Champions League was ended on Tuesday by Deportivo la Coruna, against French League side Lille.

There were no giant-killings tonight as Juventus and Real Madrid joined and Manchester United in securing their places in the hat for the draw of the Champions League proper.

MANCHESTER UNITED will demand an increased ticket allocation for their Champions League qualifier against probable opponents Dinamo Bucharest.

Celtic, Bohemians, Derry and Shelbourne are all eagerly awaiting today's Champions League and UEFA Cup draws in Switzerland today.

Here is the full club-by-club list of transfer deals completed during the calendar month of January.

RAMI SHAABAN will make his Arsenal goalkeeping debut in place of the injured David Seaman in the Champions League clash with PSV Eindhoven at Highbury tonight and could put down a marker for his first-team future.

Rami Shaaban will make his Arsenal goalkeeping debut in place of the injured David Seaman in the Champions League clash with PSV Eindhoven at Highbury tomorrow and could put down a marker for his first-team future.

Finn Harps have beaten Kildare County 2-0 in the first leg of the First Division Cup final.

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Dublin club Shamrock Rovers will be without key midfielders Marc Kenny and Derek Tracey for tonight's UEFA Cup qualifier against top Swedish side Djurgardens.

LAST season’s FAI Cup winners Dundalk take a step into the unknown tonight when they travel to face Croatian side FC Varteks in the UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg — which kicks-off at 7pm Irish time Irish time.

Shamrock Rovers will be without key midfielders Marc Kenny and Derek Tracey for Thursday night's UEFA Cup qualifier against top Swedish side Djurgardens.

Shamrock Rovers were handed an away first leg tie against Swedish club Djurgardens following the draw for the UEFA Cup qualifying round in Geneva today.

Celtic manager Martin O’Neill has invited Swedish youngster N’Diwa Lord-Kangana for a third trial.