1.  Italian Serie A team Udinese has appointed Giampiero Ventura to replace sacked English coach Roy Hodgson, the club said in a statement Tuesday.

2.  Mallorca has appointed the Croatian Sergio Kresic to replace the sacked German coach Bernd Krauss, Spanish newspapers reported Thursday.

3.  The radio floated the possibility that the recently sacked Spanish national coach Javier Clemente was in the running for the job.

4.  Gernort Rohr, who replaced sacked coach Slavo Muslin five weeks ago, led the team back into the first division the following season.

5.  Jean Docx has replaced sacked Anderlecht coach Herbert Neumann the Belgian champions announced here on Thursday.

6.  Lazio host Fiorentina on Saturday, and the sub-plot will be whether sacked coach Zdenek Zeman makes what would clearly be an unwelcome appearance on the terraces.