"The second man, who was in the office, took off his jacket and under it I saw two pistols in a holster. They once again demanded that I sign the documents, and when I refused, I received a second powerful blow to the same spot [to the liver]. They started to strangle me and threatened to make an invalid out of me, and then proceeded to ask me to sign the documents."

-- Montenegrin forward Nikola Nikezic, claiming he was tortured into terminating his contract with Russian club Kuban Krasnodar. Nikezic has appealed to UEFA and FIFA to investigate. (The Moscow News)