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Football: Ibrahimovic not ruling out PSG departure

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic admitted Wednesday that a departure from the Ligue 1 champions could not be ruled out if the club continues to lack stability behind the scenes. The celebrations of PSG's first French title in 19 years have been overshadowed by uncertainty surrounding the future of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, who last weekend admitted publicly that he wishes to leave amid speculation that he has been lined up to replace Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.

Football: European failure Mourinho's legacy in Madrid

Jose Mourinho's three-year reign in charge of Real Madrid was finally brought to an end on Monday when it was announced that the Portuguese will leave the club at the end of the season. Just as in his spells in charge at Chelsea and Inter, Mourinho's time at the Bernabeu has been filled with controversy, debate, scandal and no lack of success.

Football: English Premier League results

English Premier League results on the final day of the season on Sunday: Chelsea 2 (Mata 7, Torres 76) Everton 1 (Naismith 14) Liverpool 1 (Coutinho 23) QPR 0 Manchester City 2 (Rodwell 29, 59) Norwich 3 (Pilkington 26, Holt 54, Howson 65) Newcastle 0 Arsenal 1 (Koscielny 52) Southampton 1 (Lambert 57) Stoke 1 (Crouch 47) Swansea 0 Fulham 3 (Kacaniklik 22, Berbatov 77, Emanuelson 90) Tottenham 1 (Bale 90) Sunderland 0

Football: Fans arrested over Serbia derby incidents

Serbian police said they had arrested 104 football fans after fighting broke out around a national championship derby between Belgrade rivals Red Star and Partizan. The arrested, who included some 20 Bosnian nationals, four Russians and one Greek, are accused of taking part in several fights in various Belgrade neighbourhoods, notably in the suburbs, both before and after Saturday's match. A bus transporting Partizan Belgrade players was stoned but no one was hurt, police said. The match itself, which Partizan Belgrade won 1-0, ended without major incidents.

Football: Chelsea win Europa League

Branislav Ivanovic scored an injury time winner to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Benfica in the Europa League final in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Fernando Torres opened the scoring for Chelsea on the hour mark before Oscar Cardozo levelled on 68 minutes from the penalty spot. dj/cw

Chelsea captures 1st Europa League title

International Sports Desk, May 15 (EFE).- Chelsea captured its first-ever UEFA Europa League title with a 2-1 victory over Benfica in Amsterdam, winning Wednesday's final in dramatic fashion with an injury-time goal by Serbia's Branislav Ivanovic. The Lisbon side clearly dominated play during the first half, yet failed to get on the scoreboard due to numerous missed chances in the area. Despite being thoroughly outplayed, Chelsea nearly opened the scoring in the 38th minute on a powerful strike from outside the penalty area by Frank Lampard.

Football: Singapore names German to head national team

Singapore on Wednesday named Bernd Stange of Germany as head coach of the national team, replacing Serbian Radojko Avramovic, who led the city-state to three Southeast Asian championships. Sixty-five-year-old Stange's career includes leading Belarus during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign where they defeated France in an away qualifier. Under his watch, Belarus saw victory over the Netherlands and draws against traditional football powerhouses Germany and Argentina. The country saw its FIFA ranking rise to 36 in 2011, from 90th place in 2008.

Football: Heynckes set to bid farewell to Bundesliga

Jupp Heynckes on Friday admitted that he is unlikely to coach in the Bundesliga again once he departs champions Bayern Munich at the end of the campaign. The 68-year-old, who will hand over the Bayern hotseat to Pep Guardiola in the summer, was speaking ahead of Saturday's home match against Bavarian neighbours Augsburg, at the end of which the champions will receive the Bundesliga trophy. "It looks like goodbye," said Heynckes, who celebrated his 68th birthday on Thursday and appeared to open the door to retiring from football management altogether.

Football: Belgian agent challenges FFP rules

A football agent is challenging UEFA's financial fair play (FFP) rules at the European Commission because of the likely impact they will have on his income, AFP learnt on Tuesday. Belgian agent Daniel Striani released a statement via his lawyer, Jean-Louis Dupont, in which he claims that the rules will lead to restrictions in terms of investment, will diminish the number of player transfers that take place and will also bring down the revenues of player agents.

Football: Police injured clashing with Hajduk Split fans

Nine policemen were injured and two football fans were arrested in clashes with dozens of Hajduk Split supporters after the club had lost a derby match against arch rivals Split, police said Sunday. The riots erupted after Saturday's late match that Split won 2-1, as several dozen Hajduk Split hardcore fans -- known as Torcida -- attacked police officers and Split supporters leaving the stadium, a police spokeswoman told AFP.
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