MADRID — Former UEFA Cup finalist Alaves was drawn against holder Barcelona in the last 32 of the King's Cup when the draw was made Thursday. The unheralded team from Vitoria in northern Spain went on a famous UEFA Cup run in the 2000-2001 season when it eventually fell 5-4 to Liverpool in the final after a thrilling match that was decided by a golden goal in extra time. Another Segunda B side, Alcoyano, will take on league champion Real Madrid. The first legs are scheduled for Oct. 31 with the return legs on Nov. 28. The draw for the following rounds was also made, up to the semifinals where Real and Barca could meet as they both came out on the same side of the draw. Barca knocked Real out in the quarterfinals 4-3 on aggregate last season. The final is scheduled for May 18. Guidetti staying at City Swedish striker John Guidetti has signed a three-year contract extension with defending Premier League champion Manchester City. The 20-year-old Guidetti spent last season on loan at Feyendoord, scoring 20 goals in 23 matches to help the Rotterdam club finish second in the Dutch league. Guidetti, who was signed by Sven-Goran Eriksson in 2008, told the Man City website that “I feel really happy of course, it's a fantastic football club and to sign a new deal is really, really good.” Guidetti has a lot of forward rivals at the club but says he relishes the competition, adding that “if everything was easy it wouldn't be fun. I know I'm going to learn so much from all the great strikers that are here.” Serbia urges action Serbia's coaches and players still deny that black English players were racially abused during an ill-tempered Under-21 match, and officials in the Balkan country Thursday urged the formation of a high-level task force to combat fan violence. “The recent events call for urgent action,” said Serbian Sports Minister Alisa Maric, who also urged restraint in punishing the national federation for the incidents during Tuesday's match. Serbia was charged by UEFA Wednesday with misconduct over racial abuse its fans allegedly hurled at England players from before kickoff in Krusevac. Both federations also face sanctions over a brawl between the teams that erupted after the European Under-21 Championship qualifying match that England won 1-0 with an injury-time goal. The Serbian football federation has denied racism allegations during the match, but the English Football Association insisted its players were subjected to racial abuse, missiles and provocation throughout the game. England said it might stop sending teams to Serbia. But Serbia U-21 coach Aleksandar Jankovic said the English are overreacting. “They started this claim of racism because that's the most sensitive issue,” Jankovic told Vecernje Novosti newspaper. “I did not see racism in Krusevac, and I was there on the field from the first minute (of the match) to the last second of the brawl. “There is no excuse for what happened ... but the English are now acting as if they are innocent, and they are not,” Jankovic said. England defender Danny Rose has complained that he was subjected to monkey chants throughout the match. He was sent off after kicking a ball into the stands after the final whistle following apparent provocation, gesturing to the crowd that he was racially abused. — Agencies
