FIFA president Sepp Blatter has announced he intends to stand for a fifth term at the head of football s world governing body in 2015.
Blatter has been head of FIFA since 1998 and has been a strong advocate of moving the World Cup around the continents, including the first on African soil in South Africa in 2010.
The president was also vocal in his support for Qatar s 2022 selection, despite concerns over temperatures in the Middle East country in June when the tournament is normally played.
The 78-year-old pledged in 2011 that this current term would be his last at the helm, but he now intends to seek re-election.
I want to do it (stand for re-election) because it is not over yet, he told Swiss newspaper Blick. My term is indeed over, but my mission is not finis…
Jose Mourinho hailed Louis van Gaal as a great manager, following the Dutchman s appointment as Manchester United boss on Monday.
After widespread speculation, it was confirmed that Van Gaal would be the permanent successor to David Moyes at Old Trafford.
Ryan Giggs has retired from playing to become Van Gall s assistant manager having led the club on an interim basis at the end of the season.
And Chelsea boss Mourinho, who worked with Van Gaal at Barcelona, was delighted with the news that his former colleague would become an adversary in next year s Premier League campaign.
Both clubs will be out to improve on this year s league finishes, after Chelsea ended third behind Manchester City and Liverpool, while United failed to qualify for Europe altogether, finish…
Leicester City have agreed a fee with Sevilla for midfielder Vicente Iborra, the LaLiga club have confirmed.
The 2015-16 Premier League champions have had an offer reportedly worth £12.5million accepted and will now finalise personal terms with the player.
Sevilla and Leicester City have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of Vicente Iborra to the English side, Sevilla confirmed in a statement.
The player will travel to Leicester to pass a medical and sign his contract. Once the process is concluded, he will return to Sevilla to bid farewell publicly to the fans.
4 No player scored more goals as a sub than Vicente Iborra in La Liga in 2016/17 (joint-high with Morata and Sarabia). Spark.
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Champions league winners and La Liga title holders are in the market for goalkeeper, but their futile efforts to land long-term target David De Gea from Manchester United have forced Los Blancos to look elsewhere for potential targets.
A surprising target has emerged this week however, with Spanish television programme El Chiringuito claiming that Granada shot stopper Guillermo Ochoa is one of the alternatives Real Madrid are considering this summer.
Ochoa impressed for Granada last season, making 38 appearances during his season-long loan spell away from Malaga and he could be on the move this summer.
The goalkeeper who burst onto the scene with a string of impressive displays for Mexico at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
He is now regarded as a com…
Sheffield United have completed the signing of free agent Jack Rodwell on a deal until the end of the season.
Rodwell had been training with the Blades, who have enjoyed a fine return to the Premier League.
Manager Chris Wilder confirmed in a news conference on Friday there would be an offer extended to the former England international, and the transfer was announced later the same day.
United made no mention of a longer-term agreement, although Wilder suggested there would be the option for the player to prolong his stay at Bramall Lane.
Rodwell has previously played for Everton, Manchester City, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers.
Welcome to the Blades, Jack
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Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri believes the label given to his playing style is meaningless.
Sarriball is coming in for increasingly harsh reviews in west London, with some reports suggesting the former Napoli boss job is on the line ahead of Sunday s EFL Cup final against Manchester City – a side Chelsea lost 6-0 to in the Premier League this month.
From persistently selecting Jorginho at the base of his midfield and deploying N Golo Kante further forward, to showing huge resistance to any deviation from his preferred starting line-up, Sarri s methods have been railed against by a vocal and growing minority of the Blues fanbase.
That these tactics have a snappy shorthand does not appear to be overly helpful – as demonstrated by the F*** Sarriball chant…