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The young Swiss midfielder was due to says yes to David Moyes (above) after coming over for talks and was set to sign a pounds 1million-plus deal from Lausanne Sports.

FC Lugano and Lausanne Sports both folded in 2002, having foundered due to a black hole in their accounts.

Servette are the country's third top division side to collapse in the last three years and they are likely to be demoted two divisions, the same fate that befell FC Lugano and Lausanne Sports.

UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-final 1st leg - Rennes 2, Aston Villa 1; Gent 0, PSG 0; Blsany 1, Brescia 2; Basle 3, Lausanne Sports 0; 1860 Munich 2, Newcastle 3; Troyes 1, Wolfsburg 0.

The remainder of the draw is: Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) v Neftochimik Bourgas (Bulgaria); Norrkoping (Sweden) v Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic); FC Zurich (Switzerland) v Genk (Belgium); Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) v Espanyol (Spain); Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine) v Boavista (Portugal); Brondby (Denmark) v Osijek (Croatia); Ruch Chorzow (Poland) v Inter Milan (Italy); Pobeda Prilep (Macedonia) v Parma (Italy); Torpedo Moscow (Russia) v Lausanne Sports (Switzerland); Celta Vigo (Spain) v Rijeka (Croatia); Zimbru Chisinau (Moldova) v Hertha Berlin (Germany); Roja JC Kerkrade (Netherlands) v Inter Bratislava (Slovakia); Kryvbas Kryviy Rih (Ukraine) v Nantes (France); PAOK Salonika (Greece) v Betar Jerusalem (Israel).

Maybe they just got lucky, like Lausanne Sports who beat Tsement Aratat 5-1 and FC Zurich who won 4-0 against Sha-khtar Donetsk when Hearts were grinding out an undistinguished 1-0 victory over Lantana.

A 3-3 draw at Lausanne Sports sent the Swiss through 4-3 on aggregate.

The stylish Cork City midfielder immediately began gearing up for the Leesiders' attempt to overturn a 1-0 deficit to Lausanne Sports in the UEFA Cup at what should be a packed Turner's Cross on Thursday night.