Soccer-Roundup-Galletti to miss Chelsea match

* Olympiakos Piraeus winger Luciano Galletti has been ruled out of the second leg of their Champions League first knockout round tie with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge next week with a thigh strain. The 27-year-old Argentine suffered a thigh strain during Saturday's 1-1 draw with PAOK Salonika and club doctors have ruled him out for the next three weeks. Lomana LuaLua, who missed the first leg 0-0 draw in Athens because of injury, is expected to be fit to play in London on March 5. He is due to play a part in Wednesday's Greek Cup quarter-final against Iraklis.

* Sweden will play Euro 2008 warm-up matches at home against Slovenia on May 26 and Ukraine on June 1, the Swedish FA said on their Web site (www.svenskfotboll.se) on Tuesday. Sweden, who also play Brazil in a friendly in London on March 26, are in the same group as Spain, Greece and Russia at June 7-29 tournament in Austria and Switzerland.

* Middlesbrough have appealed against the red card shown to striker Jeremie Aliadiere in the 3-2 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday, the English FA has confirmed. The French former Arsenal player was dismissed for a harmless looking slap on Liverpool's Javier Mascherano with five minutes remaining.

* Valencia have Spain striker David Villa and defender Ivan Helguera back from suspension for the trip to face Barcelona in the King's Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Spain defender Carlos Marchena is out with a foot injury. Off the field, the club have said they will not reach an out of court settlement with outcast midfielder David Albelda and will await the judge's decision. The Spain international has gone to court seeking to be paid out of his contract.

* Thailand's national team coach has denied press reports he is unhappy that the team's former boss, ex-England international Peter Withe, has been hired to help the side prepare for World Cup qualifiers. Charnwit Polcheewin said there was no ill-feeling because the former Aston Villa striker would be working only as a scout and not a coach. "There is no problem... no reason for any conflict," he told Tuesday's Bangkok Post. * Italian police have arrested 16 people in connection with soccer riots which following the shooting dead of a Lazio fan by an officer in November, police sources said after the dawn raids.