31.   Noades instead appointed former Wimbledon midfielder Wally Downes, who is currently a coach at Brentford.

32.   On the upside for Fiorentina, a former Italian international midfielder, Sandro Cois, has recovered from injury and should be available for the game.

33.   Robson said the former England midfielder would complement former international teammate Paul Gascoigne at Riverside.

34.   Spanish first-division team Villarreal has released former Argentine international midfielder Diego Cagna from his contract, newspapers reported Friday.

35.   Sociedad leveled in firsthalf injury time when former Spanish international midfielder Francisco Jose de Pedro curled home a magnificent low shot directly from a free kick.

36.   Sociedad leveled in first-half injury time when former Spanish international midfielder Francisco Jose de Pedro curled home a magnificent low shot directly from a free kick.

37.   The Chelsea manager has invited former midfielder Roberto Di Matteo to lead the team out.

38.   The former Liverpool midfielder took over at Kidderminster three seasons ago and won the club promotion from a largely semi-pro league to the third division.

39.   The former Newcastle midfielder was transfer listed by Sunderland after a photograph was published of him wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a slogan critical of Sunderland fans.

40.   The out-of-contract former Barcelona midfielder Pep Guardiola is considering a move to English Premiership side Fulham according to Spanish media reports Wednesday.