| Barcelona's Messi given Golden Boot Lionel Messi has been presented with the Golden Boot award for being the top scorer across all the domesticleagues in Europe last season. cbc.ca |
West Bromwich Albion 1 Bolton Wanderers 1: match report Although neither side could snatch all three points, this game was nevertheless a fine advert for the Premier League. telegraph.co.uk |
William Hague: Government is 'very disturbed' by World Cup votes story • Foreign secretary comments on alleged offers to sell votes• Fifa releases statement saying it is investigatingThe foreign secretary, William Hague, has said that the government was "very disturbed" to read of allegations in newspapers today that Fifa officials offered to sell their votes in the process to decide the hosts of the 2018 World Cup.England are among the countries bidding to host the tournament.Hague told Sky News: "It's disturbing to read what we read in today's newspapers. I don't know the truth of that but these are serious allegations."Of course we want all the proceedings in the World Cup bid to be carried out in a way that is ethically correct and that therefore means that everybody can respect the process and respect the result. I would call on all nations involved to carry out these proceedings in that way."He added: "We're very disturbed by those allegations. Britain, whatever happens and whatever other countries do, will deal with this in a correct way doing absolutely nothing corrupt, paying no bribes and not corrupting this system in any way."Amos Adamu, a Fifa executive committee member from Nigeria, was caught on camera asking for £500,000 for a "personal project" in return for supporting one of England's rivals for the 2018 contest, according to an investigation by the Sunday Times.Reynald Temarii, a Fifa vice-president and president of the Oceania Football Confederation, was also said to have been recorded asking for £1.5m for a sports academy in exchange for his support.The Oceania Football Confederation said that it was investigating the reports. A statement said: "OFC is aware of the story that appeared in The Sunday Times in England today. As such, OFC is currently looking into the matter."A statement released by Fifa today read: "Fifa and the Fifa ethics committee have closely monitored the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups and will continue to do so."Fifa has already requested to receive all of the information and documents related to this matter, and is awaiting to receive this material. In any case, Fifa will immediately analyse the material available and only once this analysis has concluded will Fifa be able to decide on any potential next steps."In the meantime, Fifa is not in a position to provide any further comments on this matter."World Cup 2018William HagueFifaFootball politicsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Madrid tops with Malaga win; Barcelona beats Valencia Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored twice each as Real Madrid beat Malaga 4-1 to go top of the Spanish league on Saturday, while Barcelona ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Russia's Bid Chief Denies Undermining England Campaign MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's 2018 World Cup bid chief defended himself Tuesday over allegations that he broke FIFA rules by publicly criticising England's rival campaign. feeds.nytimes.com |