SFA chief executive Gordon Smith insists he did not call for action to be taken against AC Milan goalkeeper Dida.

The Italian club have been asked by Uefa to explain why Dida was carried off on a stretcher after a Celtic fan appeared to slap him following Scott McDonald's late winner last week.

The Brazilian keeper chased the fan before falling theatrically, and later held an ice pack to his face.

Dida's actions have been criticised by Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti, who admitted they were a "mistake".

But Smith, who launched a campaign against diving in the summer, stepped back from calls to punish him.

"It was portrayed that I was calling for Uefa action and I wasn't. We are making no moves on that to call for Uefa action from the SFA," said Smith. Africans will no longer be classed as non-EU workers in Spain's La Liga after a new Spanish FA ruling. Brazilian Afonso Alves hit seven goals in Heerenveen's 9-0 thrashing of Heracles Almelo to set a Dutch First Division record. Diego Maradona was arrested in Buenos Aires in a civil case involving a traffic accident in 2006, when a four-wheel reportedly struck a telephone booth, leaving a married couple with minor injuries. John Coughlin has quit as boss of Berwick. Stories in today's English papers Steve Bruce on way out at Birmingham. Everton striker Andrew Johnson has surgery on ankle today - out a month. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy vote of confidence in Martin Jol. Avram Grant dressing room row with Andriy Shevchenko in Valencia. US firm Manhattan Sports Capital Partners withdraw interest in buying Coventry.