SPORTING DIGEST: FOOTBALL

SPORTING DIGEST: FOOTBALL

Logrones, the Spanish second division club, have gone into liquidation after a last-ditch attempt to raise capital failed.

Osvaldo Ardiles, dismissed as coach of Croatia Zagreb after their elimination at the end of the first phase of the Champions' League, is the new coach of Japan's Yokohama F Marinos.

VfB Stuttgart, the German first division club, have released the defender Thorsten Legat from his contract over an alleged racist remark aimed at Guinean team-mate Pablo Thiam.

The Jamaican international Ricardo Fuller has been banned for two months by his national federation for kicking an opposing player in the head during a league match. Fuller flies to London tomorrow for a two-week trial with Charlton Athletic.