| Chelsea meet Benfica in Europa League final | | Chelsea’s rollercoaster of a season could yet end with another night of European glory after they knocked FC Basel out of the semi-finals on Thursday to set up a Europa League final against Benfica. | | Ferguson forecasts mere squad ‘tweaks’ | | Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will only ‘tweak’ his squad in the close season in a bid to retain their Premier League title next term, he said on Friday. | | Blatter hints at staying on as FIFA president | | FIFA president Sepp Blatter again hinted he plans to stand for another four-year term as the head of world soccer during a speech to AFC delegates in which he called for more World Cup places for Asian teams. | | New Asian boss backs Blatter for fifth term | | Asia’s new football boss backed FIFA chief Sepp Blatter for a controversial fifth term on Friday as the veteran Swiss dropped a strong hint that he may break promises to step down in 2015. | | Press delight at Germany’s ‘dream final’ | | There was widespread joy in the German press on Thursday as Bayern Munich’s 3-0 win at Barcelona means the Bavarians will face Borussia Dortmund in an all-German Champions League final on May 25 — the first time two Bundesliga clubs will contest a European Cup final. | | ‘Electing a tainted chief will kill Asian football’ | | Peter Velappan fears Asian football will be “dead” and “finished” if the victor of this Thursday’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presidential election has already been tarred by allegations of corruption. | | Al Medlej withdraws from AFC presidential race | | Hafez Al Medlej of Saudi Arabia unsurprisingly withdrew from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presidential elections on the eve of the vote after failing to win full support of the West Asian region. | |
