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Franck Ribery has backed former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness to return to the club, following his release from prison.

The 64-year-old served half of a three-and-a-half-year jail term for tax evasion, and is now considering his future within football.

Hoeness – who was released from jail in February –is reportedly due to make a decision on any potential role at the German champions this week, and Bayern winger Ribery is keen to work with the 1974 World Cup winner again.

I am sure that he will come back, the Frenchman told Bild.

Uli Hoeness is so important for the club. Bayern Munich has so much power, but Uli can again give the club still more power.

He has so much power, so much euphoria. Uli is the heart of the club.

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Andres Villas Boas has confirmed that the club are in talks with midfielder Gareth Bale over a new contract, .

The Wales international has been strongly linked with a move away from White Hart Lane following an outstanding season which saw him named PFA, FWA and Barclays Premier League Player of the Year.

Spanish giants Real Madrid reportedly made a world record bid for the 24 year old yesterday, something which Villas Boas has refused to deny.

Bale moved to North London six years ago, but endured a slow start to his Spurs career, with the club failing to register a single victory in his first twenty-four Premier League appearances.

He was first named PFA Player of the Year in 2011, before becoming only the fifth player afte…

Mexico coach Miguel Herrera played down talk about his future in the role, despite speculation of unrest between him and director Hector Gonzalez Inarritu.

Herrera s men have won just one of their past nine internationals a 6-0 rout of Cuba to open their CONCACAF Gold Cup with a bang as they limped in and out of the Copa America in June without firing a shot.

The 47-year-old coach, in charge of the national team since 2013, rubbished the rumours about his relationship with Gonzalez Inarritu.

I have great communication with Hector and until today we have our sights set to Russia, first let s think about finishing this tournament, said Herrera, ahead of Mexico s Group C fixture against Trinidad and Tobago.

If Mexico beat the Trinidadians, Panama awaits in …

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Celtic after illicit banners were displayed by their fans in the 5-2 win over Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Wednesday.

Around 100 Palestinian flags were held up by supporters in the new safe-standing area at Celtic Park prior to the Champions League play-off first-leg tie against the Israeli side.

UEFA forbids political expressions in football and on Friday confirmed Celtic had breached Article 16 (2) of their disciplinary regulations.

It is the second time the Scottish champions have been charged by UEFA for the waving of Palestinian flags, the first coming in July 2014 during a game against KR Reykjavik.

The case will be dealt with by the governing body s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body on Septem…

Diego Simeone is confused by the rules for handball after Atletico Madrid were on the wrong end of a contentious penalty decision against Celta Vigo.

LaLiga champions Atleti began their title defence with a gritty 2-1 victory over Celta on Sunday – Angel Correa s double proving decisive.

Correa opened the scoring with a brilliant strike in the first half, but Celta equalised before the hour after Marcos Llorente was adjudged to have handled from Iago Aspas flick.

Jan Oblak had fumbled a cross to Aspas, who attempted to prod home. His effort struck Llorente s chest and rolled to his knee before bouncing onto the midfielder s arm and, to Atleti s fury, the referee pointed to the spot after checking with the VAR.

Correa swiftly restored Atletico s lead, a…

Serie A giants AC Milan are the latest club to have joined the race for Lyon defender Dejan Lovren, .

The 23-year-old has largely impressed since arriving at the club from Dinamo Zagreb, and he is tipped to leave Stade Gerland for greener pastures in the summer.

Lyon find themselves in a very difficult situation and president Jean-Michel Aulas has earlier revealed that the club will be forced to sell at least two star players at the end of the season.

Dejan Lovren is wanted by AC Milan, who have yet to sign a proper replacement for Thiago Silva, and they believe the Croat would be a great addition to the squad at San Siro.

Liverpool, Inter Milan, Rubin Kazan and Lokomotiv Moscow are also showing interest in the highly rated defender.

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Inter Milan have finally come to a settlement with former coach Roberto Mancini, the club said on Saturday.

Mancini was sacked by Inter in May 2008, when he was replaced by Portuguese Jose Mourinho, despite having led Inter to three titles in a row.

However, as is often the case in Italy, the sacked coach remained on the club s payroll as they attempted to avoid coughing up a huge pay-off.

Had Macini found alternative employment in the meantime, he would have had to quit his contract at Inter in order to take up a new coaching position.

However, now the two parties have come to a deal rumoured to be worth eight million euros that liberates Mancini to seek a new club.

F.C. Internazionale has reached a mutual agreement with Roberto Mancini for the…

France national team boss Didier Deschamps has given AS Monaco forward Anthony Martial permission to travel to England to finalise a contract with Manchester United.

Martial, who joined Monaco from Olympique Lyonnais for €5 million in the summer of 2013, is expected to move to Old Trafford for a handsome fee of £36 million, which would make him Manchester United s third expensive signing after Angel Di Maria (£59.7 million) and Juan Mata (£37.1 million).

The France Under-21 international, who has also represented France at the U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels, was called up to Les Bleus senior national team for the first time on 28 August.

He plays centrally, but often drifts into wide positions, more on the left than the right,  Descham…

The Football Association has confirmed that Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore will not face a ban for using cocaine.

Livermore was suspended by the FA in May after testing positive in the aftermath of a 2-0 at Crystal Palace, and was facing the prospect of a lengthy sanction.

However, the 25-year-old has avoided punishment due to the specific and unique nature of the circumstances surrounding the case .

Livermore s failed test came in the aftermath of an inquest into the death of his young child in May 2014, with an independent regulatory commission s full written reasons accepting there were mitigating factors involved.

The FA added in its reasons: The commission having carefully considered and taking into account all evidence relating to the circumsta…

Harry Kane has significantly scaled back his social media usage as England vie for glory at the World Cup in Russia.

England captain and Tottenham star Kane – who has more than seven million followers across Twitter and Instagram – is active on social channels.

However, the striker has stepped back from the popular platforms following criticism during Euro 2016, where the Three Lions suffered a stunning last-16 loss to Iceland.

As England prepare to face Colombia for a spot in the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, Kane – who has scored five goals in Russia – told ITV: For me, it s to stay away from the hype of it all.

I was so excited about the Euros, being on Twitter all the time or being on news apps so you want to see what everyone is talki…