11.   Premier League and division one clubs enter the F.A. Cup at the third round stage and there are plenty of opportunities for upsets.

12.   Penalties against the five teams, all second division clubs, included demotion to a lower division, Xinhua said.

13.   A British financial group won Friday the right to buy Italian first division soccer club Vicenza, submitting the lone bid in an auction in bankruptcy court.

14.   A controversial goal to Wolves veteran Gordon Cowans earned the firts division club a draw and a quarterfinal replay at home at Molineux.

15.   A third of the lower division clubs could go now go bust in what has been described as the greatest crisis in English soccer history.

16.   AEK Athens said Wednesday it signed Dutch defender Michel Kreek, becoming the second Greek first division club to acquire a player from the Netherlands this week.

17.   Alaves and Celta de Vigo became the latest first- division clubs to be eliminated from the Copa del Rey in second-round games played Wednesday.

18.   After a spell at Bordeaux, Papin moved to French second division club Guingamp in pre-season, but struggled to hold down a place.

19.   Amankwaah regularly played in the first team of the division two club and was a England youth representative.

20.   Also on Sunday, Leeds goes to division two Cardiff, Derby hosts Bristol Rovers and West Ham visits another division three club, Macclesfield.