Costa Seeks To Force Espanyol's Hand (Goal.com)
The Brazilian midfielder looked set to join Lecce towards the end of the transfer window, but the move did not happen and now he has become an outcast at the Blanc i Blau.

Four Maltese writers in Mediterranean Literary Festival (Malta Star)
Birgu is to experience three days of literary delicacies next week, as 10 Mediterranean writers welcome the public to the historic Couvre Porte for the third edition of the Mediterranean Literature Festival.

Malta memories leave Queiroz cautious (UEFA News)
Carlos Queiroz says there is "no room for error" as Portugal visit Malta in their opening 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier, mindful perhaps of the 1-0 win his side scraped on the island in his last spell as national team coach.

Is it a bad time for the federal election call? (Woodstock Sentinel-Review)
Think the timing of the federal election call is inconvenient? You aren't alone. Ask a student. Or a farmer.

Fitzel banking on crowd boost for clash with 'giants' (Times of Malta)
Malta coach Dusan Fitzel stressing a point yesterday. Photo: Domenic Aquilina National coach Dusan Fitzel wanted Malta to host Portugal in their opening World Cup 2010 qualifier in the hope that the visitors' glamour and reputation would attract a sell-out crowd to the National Stadium.

Top Menu (Tribalfootball.com)
Torino coach Gianni de Biasi has rapped David di Michele over his defection to West Ham United. ?David told me at the start of pre-season training that he wanted to leave and in the end we let him go,? De Biasi explained.

A culture celebrated with food (The Norwich Bulletin)
A four-day festival featuring the food, music and culture of Greece made its annual return to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Thursday.

Vucinic's Montenegrin Plan (Goal.com)
Montenegro is the new kid on the football block and the nation is determined to make its mark on the beautiful game. Its most enthusiastic ambassador is none other then Roma striker Mirko Vucinic.

Potsdam economist Ottmar Edenhofer takes on chairmanship within IPCC (uniprotokolle)
Joint Press Release by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the Berlin Institute of Technology: Ottmar Edenhofer was appointed as joint chair of Working Group 3 at the Twenty-Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Lecce Sign Costa On A Free (Goal.com)
The Brazilian midfielder was told at the start of the summer that he was not going to be part of Tintin Márquez's plans after he took over as coach at the end of last season.