Drogheda United Football Club have signed Senegalese striker Ibrahima Thiam Iyane, pending international clearance.

UEFA have come under increasing pressure to take action after Serbia Under-21 players were accused of racist abuse in the European Championship clash against England.

TOTTENHAM moved a step closer to this year’s UEFA Cup final in Glasgow following the decision to give them a bye into the last 16 of the competition.

OFFICIALS are set to decide whether Tottenham will be given a bye into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after Feyenoord were kicked out of the tournament following crowd trouble earlier in the season.

Tottenham boss Martin Jol believes Feyenoord represent a threat to his side’s progress in the UEFA Cup, despite the Dutch side losing Dirk Kuyt to Liverpool over the summer.

BLACKBURN’S Australian international Brett Emerton has been ruled out of tonight’s UEFA Cup clash against Basle because of a hamstring strain.

Wisla Krakow defender Nikola Mijailovic has appealed against the five-match ban imposed after he racially abused Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy.

UEFA have been applauded by Blackburn and English football’s anti-racism group Kick It Out for imposing a five-match European ban on Nikola Mijailovic.

Wisla Krakow defender Nikola Mijailovic has received a five-match European ban from UEFA for racially abusing Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy.

Wisla Krakow defender Nikola Mijailovic has denied using racist language towards Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy during Thursday's UEFA Cup tie in Poland.

Arsenal striker Jeremie Aliadiere is expected be unveiled as Celtic’s latest signing later today.

Guinea international left-back Mo Camara could leapfrog Poland striker Maciej Zurawski to become Gordon Strachan’s first Celtic signing.

Turkish giants Trabzonspor have admitted defeat in the race to sign Celtic target Maciej Zurawski.

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.

Patrick Vieira is under increasing pressure to break his self-imposed silence over his future intentions as the countdown begins to a weekend deadline imposed by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

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

FOUR goals from veteran striker Pawel Kryszalowicz powered an under-strength Poland to a 6-0 victory over Ireland’s World Cup qualifier opponents Faroe Islands in a friendly international in Spain on Saturday.