tgart.The 24-year-old won the Johnny Warren Medal as the leagues best player in 2013 when last in Victory colours.Victory face Hume City in the FFA

Melbourne Victory arent sure whether other A-League clubs can afford to sign high-profile players to rival Melbourne Citys acquisition of Tim Cahill.Football Federation Australia knocked back Victory as the A-League heavyweights sought to use the same guest player pot of funding on Italian international Alessandro Diamanti.Diamanti, 33, represented Italy at Euro 2012, scoring the winning penalty to knock out England, but was deemed not high-profile enough to access FFA funding.We were willing to progress conversations and we got to that stage with the player, Muscat said on Tuesday.Its very disappointing because hes a very talented footballer.His next club will be in a major league, so that tells you that hes still at his peak in terms of his football ability.Muscat said he didnt believe another club in Australia would be able to access the guest-player pot if they needed to pay weekly wages upward of $75,000.For someone to fit the criteria as were reading, its going to cost between $4-6 million and probably even more, he said.Do clubs in Australia have that sort of capacity to spend? I dont think so.Even though Cahill has signed for Victorys cross-town rivals, Muscat is able to see the benefits the Socceroo forward can bring to the competition.Ive always said hes still got a lot to offer in terms of football, Muscat said.I want to see good players in the league. I prefer them to be at our club, but I want to see good players in the competition.Victory have brought in Socceroo forward James Troisi under the salary cap in their biggest transfer of the off-season.Muscat said he would continue his search to add to the squad, but only for the right player.Victory have been linked with a move for New Zealand international Marco Rojas, who has been released from his contract with German club Stuttgart.The 24-year-old won the Johnny Warren Medal as the leagues best player in 2013 when last in Victory colours.Victory face Hume City in the FFA Cup on Wednesday night in a replay of the 2015 semi-final and a homecoming for Jai Ingham, who signed for Victory after playing them last year.Troisi has been cleared to play, while Carl Valeri is likely to miss after having his tonsils removed. NMD R1 Canada . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Stan Smith Shoes Canada . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments. http://www.nmdshoescanada.com/ . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. NMD Canada Online . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. NMD Canada Sale .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. USC has suspended Jabari Ruffin for the first half of its game against Utah State on Saturday for stomping on the groin of Alabamas Minkah Fitzpatrick, coach Clay Helton announced Sunday.As part of his punishment, Ruffin will also write an apology letter.He understands his conduct is unbecoming of a Trojan and there will be zero tolerance moving forward, Helton said. Jabari is a good kid who made a poor emotional decision. I am sorry as the head coach [and] he is also. I know that it will not happen again.The stomp occurred late in the first half of Alabamas 52-6 win against USC on Saturday?after a kickoff return. Ruffin was assessed a personal foul and ejected from the game.It is unclear whether he will face additional punishment from the Pac-12.As with all personal flagrant fouls, the incident will be a part of the conferences normal review process of the weekends games for possible additional sanctions, a conference spokesman wrote in an e-mail to ESPN.dddddddddddd.com.Helton also said Osa Masina and Don Hill are expected to continue to practice and attend class and football-related meetings while under investigation for sexual assault. Hill initially made the trip to Texas for the game against Alabama, but was sent home Friday after his alleged involvement was made public.Thats of this moment right now, Helton said Sunday evening.Helton said he is following guidance from the university as it pertains to any discipline for either player. ' ' '