Newcastle owner Mike Ashley, who is attempting to find a buyer for the club, has cut his asking price from 450 million pounds to somewhere between 280 million and 300 million, the BBC reported Tuesday.

Stoke City player Liam Lawrence might have to miss his side's next Premiership game after trying to step over his dog.

Argentinian forward Luciano "Lucho" Figueroa returns to his home country to join Boca Juniors on loan.

Francesco Totti hoped to be on his way back but it looks like AS Roma's captain needs some more time to recover from his knee injury.

FIFA and UEFA today released a joint statement, saying that neither body recognises the appointment of an 'administrator' by the Polish football association.

Rafael Benitez has predicted that his Liverpool team can still take their game to another level despite their flying start to the season.

Football´s top governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA, said Tuesday they do not recognise a new administrator appointed by the Polish Olympic Committee to head the country´s scandal-mired PZPN football federation.

“Seongnam are the second strongest team in the league but we are the strongest,” said Pohang Steelers boss Sergio Farias after his team defeated the K-League leaders 2-1 last Saturday. The Brazilian is exaggerating his team’s abilities but at the moment in Korea, just as the weather finally settles into seasonable temperatures, the football scene has gone haywire. How else can you explain Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors’ 5-2 thrashing of Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the once-feared Big Bird Stadium? Earlier in the season, Suwon couldn’t stop winning and the Motors couldn’t start. Now the Jeonju club collected three successive wins; Suwon have lost five of their last seven. For the Jeonju-based team, the fried egg on the bi-bim-bap was the five star showing in Suwon, after the meeting between the two earlier in the season had been a bad-tempered one. In May, the Gyeonngi team went to Jeonju to win 2-1 with the last kick of the game. By that 94th minute, emotions were running high after Jeonbuk striker Cho Jae-jin scored and then, in the view of the Suwon fans, celebrated provocatively in front of the massed blue ranks. Cho told them he was only following what Suwon’s Seo Dong-hyun had done earlier in the game. Suwon fans told him that they would ‘see him at the Big Bird’. They came, they saw but Cho conquered. The much-maligned male model was roundly booed and jeered on his return to Gyeonggi but he quickly made the catcalls stick in blue craws. Cho put Jeonbuk ahead and although Suwon soon equalized, four goals from the men in green in ten second half minutes stunned the home fans and kept the visitors’ hopes of a place in the top six and entry to the championship play-off series alive. It was also the most goals that Suwon goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae has ever conceded in a single match. “I expected it,” smiled Cho after the game, not referring to the 5-2 scoreline of course but the reception from the home fans. “It didn’t bother me. I was just focused on the game. In fact, it motivated me to do better.” The feeling of defeat is becoming increasingly familiar for Blues boss Cha Bum-keun. “Our condition is poor,” said the legend of Korean soccer. “We have many injuries but most importantly because of results, the atmosphere around the team is bad.” It certainly is. A comprehensive 3-1 defeat at Jeju United the week previously and a 5-2 thrashing at home at the hands of another mid-table team leaves Suwon’s season in danger of meltdown. It is a big test for coach Cha, one known for buying good players but his ability to build a team is not quite so respected. Runs like the current one happen and are never easy for a coach to break. The defeat sent Suwon, so long the leaders, down into third place and looking over a shoulder at the approaching Ulsan in fourth. It is FC Seoul that are the ones to watch. The capital club are unbeaten for 15 league matches and brushed aside Chunnam Dragons 3-0 on Sunday to move above Suwon but below Seongnam. It wasn’t the best of performances for the hosts but confidence is coursing through the veins of the players and with Dejan Damjanovic in great form in attack, Seoul are looking good at a good time. With Ulsan and Pohang looking fairly safe in fourth and fifth, a number of clubs are chasing the sixth and final play-off spot with all the fervour of a tired Seoul salaryman eyeing a free subway seat in the evening rush hour. The Uniteds of Jeju and Incheon are in there fighting along with Gyeongnam FC, a resurgent Jeonbuk and an unpredictable Daegu. The play-off system has its critics but there is no denying that at this stage of the season, it provides a fascinating sideshow to the increasingly fierce race at the top. Copyright: John Duerden & Soccerphile.com Bet with Bet 365 World Soccer News Soccer betting tips Soccer Books & DVDs Tags Soccer News soccer football J-League K-League Betting

Group E to F get in action for their second round of games in the Champions League group phase. SoccerWay keeps you up to date on the most important events.

Atletico Madrid´s seasoned Portuguese veteran Maniche was on Tuesday ruled out of Wednesday´s Champions League clash with French side Marseille because of a shoulder injury according to the club´s Mexican coach Javier Aguirre.

Real Madrid maintain their perfect record in the Champions League group phase, with a 1-2 victory at Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday.

Real Madrid maintained their unbeaten start in the Champions League group stage with a 2-1 win over Zenit St Petersburg here on Tuesday making it the first time in five years they have won their opening two matches.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti is confident his side can bounce back from their shock opening Champions League defeat with a win over Bordeaux here Wednesday.

Everton´s Australia midfielder Tim Cahill must serve a three-match ban after failing to overturn the red card received in Saturday´s Merseyside derby on appeal.

Scotland will take on Argentina in a friendly at Hampden Park on November 19, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) said on Tuesday.

Manchester United and Villarreal opened up a gap at the top of Champions League Group E on Tuesday with wins over AaB Aalborg and Celtic.

Tottenham´s abysmal start to the season is largely due to the selfishness of striker Dimitar Berbatov, former manager Terry Venables has said.

Former manager Sven Eriksson considered selecting four foreign-born players for his England squad in the wake of the failed Euro 2004 campaign according to David Davies, the former executive director of the Football Association.

BATE Borisov let a historic win slip away on Tuesday as Juventus came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw in Champions League Group H play in Belarus.

Bayern Munich came back from behind to secure a draw with Lyon, allowing them to maintain their first place in Group F. Fiorentina and Steaua failed to score.