Fined: Spartak Moscow have been fined 100,000 roubles ($1,446.45) after their supporters burnt Turkish flags during a Russian Football Premier League match against Krylia Sovetov Samara. The incident, at the Otkrytie Arena in Moscow on Dec. 4, came 10 days after Turkish forces shot down a Russian war plane near the Turkish-Syrian border.
Charged: West Brom and Tottenham have been charged by the FA with failing to control their players in Saturday’s heated 1-1 draw. The charge relates to an incident late on when West Brom’s James McClean picked up a booking for a rash two-footed challenge on Mousa Dembele. The clubs previously clashed off-field during the summer, with Albion unhappy with Tottenham’s public pursuit of striker Saido Berahino.
Down under: Arsenal will play friendlies against Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers in July 2017, the Australian clubs confirmed yesterday, continuing a trend of English Premier League teams heading Down Under during the off-season. Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool all played in front of big crowds in Australia earlier this year, while Manchester United stopped off in Sydney during their Asia-Pacific pre-season tour of 2013. Arsenal have not played in Australia since 1977.
Coutinho: Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has travelled with the squad for their final Europa League group game against Sion in Switzerland. The Brazil international has missed the last four matches with a hamstring injury but trained with the rest of the squad at Melwood before the team departed.
Serie B results: Como vs Crotone 0-1; Livorno vs Salernitana 0-0; Spezia vs Vicenza 1-0; Virtus Lanciano vs Cagliari 1-3.
Standings: Crotone 37; Cagliari 36; Bari 32; Novara 31; Cesena, Brescia 27; Pescara, Entella 25; Perugia, Trapani 24; Livorno 22; Spezia 21; Vicenza, Latina, Pro Vercelli 20; Avellino, Ternana 19; Modena 18; Salernitana, Ascoli 17; Virtus Lanciano 14; Como 10.
Europa League fixtures
Group A
Playing today: 19.00 Ajax vs Molde; Fenerbahce vs Celtic.
Standings: Molde 10; Fenerbahce 8; Ajax 6; Celtic 2.
Group B
19.00: Bordeaux vs Rubin Kazan; Sion vs Liverpool.
Standings: Liverpool 9; Sion 8; Rubin Kazan 5; Bordeaux 3.
Group C
19.00: Borussia Dortmund vs PAOK; FK Qabala vs FC Krasnodar.
Standings: FC Krasnodar, B. Dortmund 10; PAOK 4; FK Qabala 2.
Group D
19.00: FC Midtjylland vs Brugge; Napoli vs Legia Warsaw.
Standings: Napoli 15; FC Midtjylland 6; Brugge, Legia Warsaw 4.
Group E
19.00: Rapid Vienna vs Dinamo Minsk; Viktoria Plzen vs Villarreal.
Standings: Villarreal, Rapid Vienna 12; V. Plzen, Dinamo Minsk 3.
Group F
19.00: FC Groningen vs Braga; Slovan Liberec vs Marseille.
Standings: Braga 12; Marseille 9; Slovan Liberec 7; FC Groningen 1.
Group G
21.05: Dnipro vs Rosenborg; Saint-Etienne vs Lazio.
Standings: Lazio 13; Saint-Etienne 8; Dnipro 4; Rosenborg 2.
Group H
21.05: Skenderbeu vs Lokomotiv Moscow; S. Lisbon vs Besiktas.
Standings: Besiktas 9; L. Moscow 8; S. Lisbon 7; Skenderbeu 3.
Group I
21.05: Fiorentina vs Belenenses; Lech Poznan vs Basel.
Standings: Basel 10; Fiorentina 7; Lech Poznan, Belenenses 5.
Group J
21.05: Anderlecht vs Qarabag FC; Tottenham vs Monaco.
Standings: Tottenham 10; Anderlecht 7; Monaco 6; Qarabag FK 4.
Group K
21.05: APOEL vs Sparta Prague; Asteras Tripolis vs Schalke.
Standings: Schalke 11; Sparta Prague 9; Asteras 4; APOEL 3.
Group L
21.05: Athletic Bilbao vs AZ Alkmaar; Partizan vs Augsburg.
Standings: A. Bilbao 12; Partizan 9; Augsburg 6; AZ Alkmaar 3.