Players of the Romanian national team have turned down a bonus, that would have been given if they manage to reach the next round at the upcoming European Championships.

Former Belgium goalkeeper Michel Preud'homme will spend next season as head coach of AA Gent. The manager left Standard Liege earlier today.

Olympique Marseille have signed a Moroccan defender. Armine Erbati will be playing the next three seasons at the French club.

Bruno Labbadia is the new head coach of German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. This was revealed by the club on Monday.

Ukranian giants Dinamo Kyiv have signed midfielder Ognjen Vukojevic for the coming five seasons.

The Romanian squad going to Euro 2008 will be fighting for national pride and not any bonuses on offer, their captain Cristian Chivu said on Monday.

Genoa striker Marco Borriello admitted on Monday he is interested in a move to Italian giants AC Milan, but not if that means playing second fiddle to other forwards at the club.

Ernesto Valverde resigned as coach of Spanish First Division side Espanyol on Monday just over a year after guiding them to the UEFA Cup final.

Barcelona on Monday signed Malian midfielder Seydou Keita from Sevilla on a four-year deal, the Catalan club said.

David Bentley has warned David Beckham he is determined to end his England career.

In an interview with the Observer on Sunday former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claimed that his former club had a bad season only because they finished close seconds in almost every competition in which they competed.

On the first day of its meeting in Sydney, the FIFA Executive Committee decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) as of today, 26 May 2008, following the governmental decree passed on 20 May which dissolved the Iraqi National Olympic Committee and all national sport federations, including the IFA

Iraq´s suspension from international football by world governing body FIFA sparked howls of dismay among both sportsmen and politicians on Monday and calls for the government to reverse the decision that triggered it.

Rafa Benitez admits he cannot guarantee Liverpool will challenge for the Premier League title next season.

Russia coach Guus Hiddink is not interested in taking charge at Chelsea, the Dutchman´s agent said on Monday.

Chelsea received a double blow in their search for a successor to Avram Grant on Monday as Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini and Russia coach Guus Hiddink both denied they want the Stamford Bridge job.

Defender Walter Samuel has extended his contract with Inter Milan. The Argentinian will stay at the Italian champions until 2012.

Austria goalkeeper Jürgen Macho has been declared fit after six months on the sidelines as result of a serious injury.

MTK Budapest have been crowned Hungarian champions for the 23rd time after a convincing 3-0 victory at REAC Budapest on Monday.

Tobias Linderoth´s first goal in more than seven years for Sweden saw the Euro 2008 finalists beat Slovenia 1-0 in a warm-up match for the finals on Monday, though, worryingly star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic sat out the match with his knee bandaged.