SPORTS NEWS THURSDAY 13 NOV 2014 Carlos Vela received the support of his teammates after scoring twice in his return to the Mexican squad after a lengthy absence. England is set to be criticised in a report into World Cup bidding but Qatar is expected to escape any censure that would threaten the Middle Eastern state hosting the 2022 tournament. German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of FIFAs independent ethics committee, has confirmed his 42-page initial findings of the investigation into 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding will be published on Thursday morning. England right-back Kyle Walker has returned to Tottenham training after eight months out with an abdominal injury. Alexis Sanchez believes he still has to improve despite an impressive start to his Premier League career - but is confident he can win trophies with Arsenal. Walker, 25, capped 10 times by England, has not played for Spurs since the first leg of Europa League l League Two side Burton have appointed former Leeds United and Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as manager. The 42-year-old succeeds Gary Rowett, who joined Birmingham City last month. ast-16 clash with Benfica on March 13 Neymar said he felt moved after the Turkish crowd loudly chanted his name and jeered the home side during parts of Brazils win in Istanbul on Wednesday. The 22-year-old star scored two goals and set up another as Brazil beat Turkey 4-0 in a friendly. Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane called police to the teams hotel following an incident with a member of the public, the Football Association of Ireland has said. Carlos Vela marked his first international appearance for over three years with a brace to help Mexico to victory over Holland at the Amsterdam Arena. The former Arsenal striker, who last played for his country in March 2011, took just eight minutes to find the back of Tim Kruls net and added his second in the 62nd minute to restore his teams lead after Wesley Sneijders equaliser. Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, currently on loan at Real Madrid, added a third for Mexico, but the visitors were made to hold on in the final 15 minutes when Daley Blind pulled one back for Holland. Wayne Rooney, who wins his 100th cap against Slovenia at Wembley on Saturday, has never been beyond a quarter-final at the World Cup or European ChampionshipRooney admits he would swap his 100 England caps to win a World Cup or Euros with Three Lions Roy Keane was at the centre of a storm after an alleged row with a fan at the team hotel in Dublin. Keane was said to have been involved in a bust-upKeane at centre of storm but FAI play down row ahead of Scotland clash Eric Dier has asked Gareth Southgate not to pick him for England Under 21s this month because of concerns about his ability to play as a full back rather than a centre back. Dier asks to be omitted from U21 squad to work on his game because he would rather play at centre back Pele has been admitted to a hospital to undergo a medical evaluation after cancelling his appearance at an event in his museum. The Albert Einstein hospital did not disclose why Pele was admitted. Pele admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo for medical evaluation after cancelling museum appearance Pele has been admitted to a hospital to undergo a medical evaluation after cancelling his appearance at an event in his museum. The Albert Einstein hospital did not disclose why Pele was admitted. Chelsea will on Thursday announce a record annual profit of around £20million - paving the way for Jose Mourinho to further strengthen his squad in January. Chelsea to announce record £20m profit thanks to Mata and Luiz sales and new Premier League TV deal Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown has labelled Anderson the least intelligent footballer he has played with during his 18-year career in the professional game. Anderson is the least intelligent player I have played with... I still dont think he can speak English, reveals Brown Luis Suarez thanked Steven Gerrard for persuading him not to join Arsenal in 2013. The Uruguayan striker was close to a £40m switch to north London. Cheers Stevie! Suarez thanks Gerrard for persuading him not to join Arsenal Chelsea players werent prepared to work hard for Andre Villas-Boas, meaning his time in charge was always destined to be short-lived, according to former left-back Ashley Cole. Chelsea stars didnt want to play for AVB, reveals Cole... but that all changed when Di Matteo took over Zlatan Ibrahimovic is in contention to defend his crown for scoring goal of the year, after being nominated for the 2014 Puskas Award. The 33-year-old is part of a 10-person shortlist, comprised by FIFA, for his strike against Bastia in Ligue 1 for French giants Paris Saint-Germain. The Sweden international won the prestigious award last year after netting a stunning 30-yard overhead kick for his country in a 4-2 friendly win against England. England Under-21 manager Gareth Southgate has revealed that Tottenham defender Eric Dier, 20, told him he wanted to concentrate on breaking into the Spurs team at centre-half, rather than play at right-back for the Under-21s. Former Manchester United forward Denis Law predicts Louis van Gaal will have the Old Trafford club challenging for the Premier League title and Champions League qualification every season. QPR centre-half Rio Ferdinand, 35, says England will miss 29-year-old Wayne Rooney when his international career is over, as the forward prepares to win his 100th cap. Former England manager Terry Venables believes the number of foreign players in the Premier League helps English talent as it forces them to maintain the highest standards to get into club sides. Nigerian forward Brown Ideye, 26, wants to prove he is not a flop at West Brom, despite failing to score a league goal since his £9m summer transfer from Dynamo Kiev. Everton manager Roberto Martinez wants his midfielder Ross Barkley, 20, to receive protection from England so he is not playing too much football. Wales manager Chris Coleman says he wants to avoid club-versus-country rows by sending reports of his players medical and physical analysis to the likes of Real Madrid, after Real Madrid midfielder Gareth Bale, 25, was injured on international duty. Premier League clubs splashed out a whopping £220.8m on new strikers during last summers transfer window, with mixed results to say the least. Chelsea are set to reveal a huge annual profit of close to £20m with a turnover of around £320m. Tottenham are facing a new takeover bid — this time from another American consortium backed by one of the worlds biggest finance companies. Striker Alexis Sanchez, 25, believes he still has to improve despite an impressive start to his Premier League career - and says Arsenal have the quality stars needed to challenge for the title. Midfielder Michael Carrick, 33, will seek new contract talks at Manchester United as he enters the last six months of his current deal. Liverpool strikers Mario Balotelli, 24, Fabio Borini, 23, and Rickie Lambert, 32, have gone 1,000 minutes without scoring. Novak Djokovic produced another scintillating performance to beat Stan Wawrinka at the ATP World Tour Finals. The world number one recovered from losing the first two games to win 12 of the next 13 in a 6-3 6-0 win. TRANSFER GOSSIP Chelsea are ready to raid Real Madrid for Manchester United target Gareth Bale, 25, next summer. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino plans to make a fresh £35m bid for midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, 25, and striker Jay Rodriguez, 25, who he managed at Southampton until this summer . Chelsea and Manchester United have been told they will need to pay £19m for out-of-favour Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane, 21, who is looking for a move in January. Manchester United are set to test Atletico Madrids resolve in January by bidding £20m for defender Miranda, 30. Ron Vlaar, 29, has given Manchester United and Arsenal fresh hope of signing him after his agent confirmed the defender is likely to leave Aston Villa. Inter Milan have opened discussions about taking Arsenal striker Joel Campbell, 22, on loan with a £7m option to make it permanent. Manchester United midfielder Anderson, 26, is willing to rejoin former club Gremio on a free transfer in January. Arsenal have opened negotiations with Roma over a January transfer for striker Mattia Destro, 23. Liverpool are preparing a £30m move for Porto striker Jackson Martinez, 28. West Bromwich Albion defender Chris Baird, 32, is unlikely to leave The Hawthorns any time soon despite being linked with a loan move to Fulham. Valencia have dismissed suggestions that Alvaro Negredo, 29, could still return to City at the end of his season-long loan spell with them. results WORLD: Friendly International Malaysia 0 - 3 Syria Russia U21 3 - 4 USA U21 Turkey 0 - 4 Brazil Norway 0 - 1 Estonia England U20 2 - 2 Canada U20 Netherlands 2 - 3 Mexico Spain U21 1 - 4 Belgium U21 Argentina 2 - 1 Croatia Belgium 3 - 1 Iceland
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