Sporting Digest: Football

THE Republic of Ireland have arranged friendly internationals against the Netherlands in Rotterdam on 20 April, Norway on 23 March and Colombia on 20 May, both in Dublin, and Germany in Hanover on 29 May.

WALES have fixed two friendlies in Wrexham: against Sweden on 20 April and a B international against Scotland on 2 February.

LARRY MAY, Brighton's reserve-team manager, and the chief coach, Bill Dodgin, were among 12 staff made redundant by the debt-ridden Second Division club yesterday.

TRANSFERS: Iwan Roberts, striker, Huddersfield to Leicester ( pounds 300,000); Carl Muggleton, goalkeeper, Leicester to Sheffield United (loan); Soren Frederiksen, striker, Viborg (Den) to Southampton (loan); Gordon Marshall, keeper, Celtic to Stoke (loan).

SOUTH AMERICAN SUPERCUP Final second leg: Sao Paulo 2 Flamengo 2 (aggregate 4-4, Sao Paulo won 5-3 on penalties).