Soccer-Roundup4-Dabo says spell at Man City was a nightmare

LONDON Feb 2 (Reuters) - Soccer news in brief from round the world:

* French midfielder Ousmane Dabo said his return to Serie A club Lazio after an 18-month spell at Manchester City was the end of a nightmare.

"I wanted to have a new experience, but lots of ugly things happened to me instead - bans, injuries, (I was) devastated by a brawl and then I didn't play any more," the 30-year-old told Lazio's Web site (www.sslazio.it).

"It was a nightmare from a sporting point of view".

Dabo's former team mate Joey Barton has been charged with attacking him during a training ground incident last May. Barton, now with Newcastle United, has denied the alleged attack.

* AC Milan have left defender Serginho out of their squad for the final stages of the Champions League to make room for 18-year-old Brazilian forward Pato, the European champions said on their Web site (www.acmilan.com).

* New signing Maniche and fellow midfielders Cesar and Pele are included in Inter Milan's squad at the expense of Santiago Solari and the injured Olivier Dacourt and Walter Samuel, the Serie A leaders said (www.inter.it).

* Winger Andy Reid and defender Joey O'Brien are ruled out of the line-up for Ireland's friendly against Brazil next week due to injuries, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said.

Reid, who joined Sunderland on Thursday, has a knee injury and Bolton Wanderers's O'Brien has a hamstring problem. Ireland caretaker manager Don Givens has drafted in Wolverhampton Wanderers duo Kevin Foley and Darren Potter as replacements.

* John Carver, a former caretaker manager at Newcastle United and Leeds United has been named coach of Toronto FC.

Carver takes over from Mo Johnston, who becomes director of soccer operations, after Toronto finished their debut season last year with the worst record in Major League Soccer.

(Editing by Clare Lovell and Greg Stutchbury)