Leicester are close to completing a deal to sign promising Croatia striker Andrej Kramaric

Everton may be returning to European football in the continent’s secondary competition, but they have been drawn in a group worthy of the Champions League, according to one of the men plotting their downfall.

Tottenham will be looking to replicate local rivals Arsenal’s recent success against Besiktas after being paired with the Turkish side in Group C of the Europa League.

Hull’s first Europa League campaign ended in disappointment at the play-off stage after a vital away goal for Lokeren saw the Belgian side through at the KC Stadium last night — despite Ireland’s Robbie Brady’s best efforts.

Manchester City are considering their next move in the wake of the racism row which blew up out of their elite development squad’s friendly in Croatia.

Croatian club HNK Rijeka have strenuously denied any of their players racially abused Manchester City’s Seko Fofana in a friendly.

Manchester City youth team coach Patrick Vieira has been praised for taking his players off the pitch after an alleged racist incident in a pre-season friendly.

If Sligo can complete the job against Rosenborg after their shock 2-1 win in Norway yesterday they will face Turkey's Kardemir Karabukspor in the Europa League third qualifying round.

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.

Looking tired in the sweltering heat, Pope John Paul II praised families as the bedrock of society today as he celebrated Mass on his tour of Croatia.

Dublin club St Patrick's Athletic will be without winger Robbie Griffin for their Intertoto Cup second-round first leg clash away to Ghent.

Charles Mbabazi Livingstone put St Pat's into the seocnd round of the InterToto Cup as the Inchicore club made history with their first ever win in European club competition to beat Croatian side Rijeka in the second leg of their first round tie to win on away goals.

St Pat's 1-0 Rijeka (Agg 3-3)

St Pat's 1-0 Rijeka

Intertoto Cup, first round second leg

Two late goals from Rijeka striker Sandro Klic denied St Patrick’s Athletic an away win in the first leg of their Intertoto Cup first round tie.

The draw for the first and second rounds of European competitions will be made on Friday in Geneva.