Football

The power that Nicolas Leoz had as the long-time leader of South American football is captured by a plaque in front of the headquarters of his previously impenetrable soccer kingdom.

The 29-year-old, who has 53 caps for England, is out of contract at City and will join Liverpool on a free transfer on July 1, the Premier League club said.

FBI also examining the stewardship of FIFA by its longtime president Sepp Blatter, who on Tuesday unexpectedly announced his plan to resign.

The All India Football Federation said it would stand by Blatter, who resigned as FIFA president, for the way he has helped the development of the game in India.

It looks unlikely that any football bodies in the region will back Britain's call for a Europe-led boycott of the World Cup if Blatter does not resign his post.

Nigerian defender Bello Rasaq that cancelled out a strike from English defender John Johnson to give Mohun Bagan its first I-League triumph.

Several senior FIFA officials have been arrested already, but Blatter shrugged off the notion that he could be next.

Ferdinand became the most expensive English player when he joined United from Leeds for 29.1 million pounds in 2002.

Barcelona vice-president said that his Spanish football club, as an 'institution', calls on everyone to "respect formal entities and anthems".

India would host the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in six different venues, four of which have been given provisional approval, in September-October 2017, it was announced by the tournament organising committee head on Friday.

Figo, in a statement, said: "People who love football such as I do, will remember May 27 as one of the worst days in the history of FIFA."

Arrests, corruption and extradition are terms you don't associate with sport; but such has been the turmoil facing FIFA that those are exactly the things happening since 1991.

FIFA urgently needs a change of leadership, Britain's Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport said on Thursday.

Barnes will miss most of next season after becoming their fourth player to suffer a cruciate knee injury in little more than a year.

"I'll retire at Barca. I don't know when - the older I am, the better. I'm sure about that; I can't see myself wearing any other shirt," said Pique.

West Ham United parted company with manager Sam Allardyce after the club's final Premier League match of the season.