Sporting Digest: Football
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Your support makes all the difference.Red Star Belgrade's Yugoslav international midfield player Perica Ognjenovic is set to move to Real Madrid, according to Spanish media reports yesterday. Real want to sign the 21-year-old before the Spanish winter transfer deadline expires on 15 January, but with Red Star insisting on a transfer fee of around pounds 3.2m, the European champions may decide to wait until the end of the season, when Ognjenovic becomes a free agent and can move for nothing.
Corinthians secured the Brazilian championship yesterday after beating Cruzeiro 2-0 in the deciding match of the three-game final series. Both the first and second legs had ended in draws.
FA CARLING PREMIERSHIP SUSPENSIONS (From 23 Dec): R Di Matteo (Chelsea) one match; G Monk (Southampton) one match. (From 26 Dec): P Van Hooijdonk (Nottingham F) three matches; G Neville (Man United) one match; S Osborne (Chelsea) one match; L Bohinen (Derby) one match; B Carbone (Sheff Wed) one match; M Harewood (Nottingham F) one match; M Hughes (Southampton) two matches. (From 27 Dec): P Ince (Liverpool) one match; A Thompson (Aston Villa) one match. (From 28 Dec): G Hamilton (Blackburn) one match. (From 30 Dec): C Riggott (Derby) three matches; D Peacock (Blackburn) one match; D Petrescu (Chelsea) one match; D Wetherall (Leeds) one match; G Neville (Man United) one match.
NATIONWIDE LEAGUE SUSPENSIONS (From 25 Dec): M Lawrence (Wycombe) one match; L Peacock (Mansfield) one match; B Gayle (Shrewsbury) one match. (From 26 Dec): R Mauge (Plymouth) two matches; J Chambes (West Brom) one match; P Carden (Rochdale) one match; S Leitch (Swindon) three matches; L Mills (Bradford) one match; M Johansen (Bolton) one match; C Perkins (Chesterfield) one match; G Di Lella (Hartlepool) one match; G Alexander (Luton) one match; J Lydiate (Scarborough) one match; D Barnard (Barnsley) one match; D Carson (Chester City) one match; D Eadie (Norwich) one match; G Lavin (Millwall) one match; R Newman (Millwall) one match; G Duguild (Colchester) one match; M Tinkler (York) one match. (From 28 Dec): B Hunter (Reading) three matches; C Green (Port Vale) two matches. (From 29 Dec): P Walsham (Tranmere) one match; N Campbell (Scarborough) one match; D Tiatto (Manchester C) four matches; M Gabbiadini (Darlington) three matches; J Bates (Brentford) two matches; M Monington (Rochdale) four matches. (From 30 Dec): I McGuckin (Fulham) one match; H Aljofree (Bolton) one match; A Shelton (Chester) one match; P Simpson (Barnet) one match.
LOAN: Brian Quailey (striker), West Brom to Exeter.
FIFA DECEMBER WORLD RANKINGS (last month's placing in brackets): 1 Brazil 73.44pts (1); 2 France 68.86 (2); 3 Germany 66.87 (3); 4 Croatia 66.75 (4); 5 Argentina 66.22 (5); 6 Yugoslavia 64.70 (7); 7 Italy 63.82 (8); 8 Czech Republic 63.80 (6); 9 England 63.13 (11); 10 Mexico 61.93 (10); 11 Netherlands 61.67 (9); 12 Romania 60.01 (12); 13 Morocco 59.58 (13); 14 Norway 58.99 (14); 15 Spain 58.63 (15); 16 Chile 57.81 (16); 17 South Korea 57.17 (18=); 18 Sweden 56.27 (17); 19 Denmark 55.10 (18=); 20 Japan 55.01 (30). Selected other: 38 Scotland 49.58 (36); 56 Republic of Ireland 42.51 (57); 86 Northern Ireland 34.77 (88); 97 Wales 32.08 (92).
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY (Tel Aviv): Israel 2 (Tal 57, Abuksis 82) Yugoslavia 0.
CALOR COUNTY ANTRIM SHIELD Quarter Final: Dungannon Swifts 2 Distillery 4.
NORTH WESTERN TRAINS League Cup Second Round: Leek CSOB 3 Newcastle Town 4.
POSTPONED: Ryman League Puma Cup, Second Round: Berkhamsted v Aylesbury. DR MARTENS LEAGUE CUP Second Round: Racing Club Warwick v Sutton Coldfield.
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