France striker Djibril Cisse has completed his move to Panathinaikos from Marseille, the Greek club confirmed this afternoon.

WALTER SMITH is confident Rangers can secure the win they need in Kaunas and book a place in the final qualifying round of the Champions League despite last night’s goalless stalemate at Ibrox.

West Ham 0 Manchester City 0

Thaksin Shinawatra is privately hoping that Sven-Goran Eriksson will be the new manager of Manchester City when the players return to training on Wednesday.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON has been backed to turn Manchester City around, should he take over as manager.

Derry City are mulling over a difficult decision after landing a dream UEFA Cup first round clash against Paris St Germain in today’s draw in Monaco.

West Ham are hoping to have Steed Malbranque on board for their UEFA Cup campaign.

Glenn Roeder has promised Newcastle will do their “homework” on Latvian side FK Ventspils after drawing them in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

Derry City 1 IFK Gothenburg 0 (Derry win 2-0 on aggregate)

West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand will have a scan today after being forced out of his side’s friendly defeat by IFK Gothenburg with a hamstring problem.

DERRY CITY yesterday sold out all available 2,400 tickets in double quick time for tomorrow week’s UEFA Cup first round, second leg tie against Swedish side IFK Gothenburg at the Brandywell.

IFK Gothenburg 0 Derry City 1

Derry City boss Stephen Kenny insists his emerging side will not sit back and defend when they travel to IFK Gothenburg for the first leg of their UEFA Cup qualifying clash.

Derry City have been drawn against Swedish side IFK Gothenburg in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

Rangers’ new defender Karl Svensson revealed how his transfer talks with manager Paul Le Guen lasted only half an hour before he agreed to sign for the Ibrox club.

REAL MADRID presidential candidate Arturo Baldesano claims Sven-Goran Eriksson has agreed to become the club’s new head coach, subject to the result of next month’s elections.

Real Madrid presidential candidate Arturo Baldesano claims Sven-Goran Eriksson has agreed to become the club’s new head coach, subject to the result of next month’s elections.

Alexander Ostlund was the surprise omission from Sweden’s provisional squad for the 2006 World Cup.

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).

Leeds United have signed Swedish international defender Teddy Lucic on loan from AIK Solna for rest of this season.

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren will decide by the end of this week whether to offer Jesper Blomqvist a contract.

Sunderland are today on the verge of completing a £1.5million swoop for Swedish international Joachim Bjorklund.

Wimbledon manager Terry Burton will sign Swedish international Hakan Mild this week after watching him score against England.

IFK Gothenburg midfielder Hakan Mild is in talks with Wimbledon, according to Swedish media reports.

Manchester United have agreed a coaching link-up with Norwegian side Oslo East.

IFK Gothenburg are interested in taking Manchester United's forgotten man Jesper Blomqvist back to Sweden.