England, who saw Leeds reach the semi-finals of the Champions League and Liverpool triumphant in the UEFA Cup, move up to third from fifth in the UEFA rankings. The improvement will see England allocated one more place for the 2002-2003 Champions League preliminary competition.
STANDINGS: 1. Spain 65,210 points 2. Italy 59,239 3. England 51,288 4. Germany 48,632 5. France 45,352 6. Netherlands 30,249 7. Turkey 29,975 8. Greece 28,366 9. Russia 27,708 10. Portugal 26,274 11. Czech Republic 24,791.
CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Sergei Perjun remains seriously ill in a coma following his collision with an Anzhi Makhachkala player on Saturday. The Ukrainian international collided with Anzhi striker Budun Budunov. It left the 23-year-old in a coma and the striker with cerebral concussion.
FC Copenhagen's players have failed in a bid to improve their Champions League qualification bonus ahead of the match against Lazio. They had asked for £18,000-a-head to reach the first group stage, but Copenhagen are only offering £10,000 per player.
Mario Kempes, the goalscoring star of Argentina's 1978 World Cup win, has become coach of Italian Serie C/2 side Fiorenzuola and started a Latin revolution. 'El Matador' has brought 13 Argentinians and 10 Uruguayans to the tiny C/2 outfit, in the most extravagant shake-up the club has experienced.
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