Trying times for Austria Wien

Officials at the Austrian Football Association will meet on Monday to discuss the abandonment of last night's fixture between FK Austria Wien and Grazer AK. The visitors were leading 3-0 when a group of Austria supporters invaded the pitch to vent their anger at both the performance and the running of the club. Attempts by general manager Toni Polster and sports director Günter Kronsteiner to defuse the situation failed, leaving referee Dietmar Drabek no option but to end the game. "This is a big shock for us - the fans have put the club into a really bad situation," Polster said.

Diego Placente will miss Bayer 04 Leverkusen's final three Bundesliga games after damaging ligaments in his right knee during last Saturday's 3-3 draw against FC Schalke 04. The 28-year-old has been in his native Argentina for analysis this week, where it was discovered the injury was not as serious as initially feared. The defender faces five weeks out.

Joseba Arriaga has become the fifth Athletic Club Bilbao player to sign a new contract this year. Like Ismael Urzaiz yesterday, the 22-year-old has agreed to stay at San Mamés for two more years until 2007. "He is a young talent with a great future ahead of him," said Athletic chairman Fernando Lamikiz.

Mark Brown has signed a new two-year contract with Scotland's Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. The 24-year-old goalkeeper has been a regular for the Highlanders since joining from Motherwell FC three years ago. Another Scottish Premier League side, Kilmarnock FC, have released striker Craig Dargo after five years at Rugby Park along with teenage defender Neil McGregor.