After a successful career that included stints at Manchester United and Real Madrid, Ruud van Nistelrooy has announced his retirement. Nistelrooy will likely be considered one of the greatest strikers ever with over 300 goals scored and top goalscorer awards in multiple leagues. He recently finished this past season playing for Malaga and helped them finish in fourth to earn a UEFA Champions League spot.

Dirk Kuyt's agent has moved to play down reports linking the Liverpool striker with a move to Roma.
The 31-year-old has been a bit-part player under Kenny Dalglish this term, starting just 19 games, and there are rumours his six-year association with the club could soon be over.
Kuyt helped Liverpool win the Carling Cup this term with a timely goal after coming on as a substitute in the final.

By FRANCO PANIZO

FIFA president Sepp Blatter may not be delivering on some of his promises, but a cleaner FIFA could be in store in the near future.

A FIFA anti-corruption adviser said the process to clean FIFA up is on track despite Blatter announcing last week that a limited number of reforms were approved by his executive committee.

Three months and £10 million in fines after refusing Roberto Mancini's request that he warm up a second time during a Champions League match and then fleeing back to Argentina without permission, Carlos Tevez has apologized to the club that could not sell him. The following is a transcript of Tevez's apology, with the help of his adviser Kia Joorabchian, to the man who vowed that Carlos would never play for City again.

Guardian: FA will lay down the law to Liverpool and Manchester United

• Fourth-round FA Cup tie heightens tensions • Clubs to receive written reminders about conduct The Football Association will contact Liverpool and Manchester United to remind both clubs of their responsibilities ahead of a potentially explosive FA Cup meeting at Anfield this month.

First it was Luciano Moggi the former Juventus director who was sentenced to 5 years and 4 months in prison for his role in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, then former Roma midfielder Mancini was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to 2 years in prison, now Sevilla President Jose Maria del Nido becomes the latest big shot football executive to trade the plush setting of his office suite for a cold hard jail bed.

An expert in brands and advertising, who was unofficially consulted by Newcastle, before they made the decision to sell the naming rights of St. James' Park, thinks it's a fantastic opportunity for both Newcastle and sponsor alike. St. James' Park Jonathan Gabayis a marketing adviser to some of the world's top companies, and because of the Tyneside fan support, the good name of Newcastle United, [.

Today's post starts in New England, where the Revs announced some rearranging of roles in the front office. Mike Burns and Brian Bilello are remaining with the club, but with new titles and new responsibilities. Bilello has been named President of the Club, with responsibilities on both the player and business sides.

Sevilla President José María del Nido says that the La Primera clubs had a ‘heated debate' on Monday at a meeting convened by Atlético Madrid and Valencia to address the distribution of television money and the organisation of Spanish football.

Attending the meeting on Monday in Madrid were Manuel Llorente (Valencia), Fernando Roig (Villarreal), José María del Nido (Sevilla), Josu Urrutia (Athletic Bilbao), Francisco Pernía (Racing Santander), Agapito Iglesias (Real Zaragoza) and Raúl Martín Presa (Rayo Vallecano).

Everybody!!! be at peace now. Guti will not be returning to Real Madrid ever. At least as a player he would not and I wish he does not come in the form of a coach or an adviser either. Guti has indicated that he has no desire to return to Real Madrid and wants to [...]

Unwisely.

Football's in rough shape. FIFA's corrupt. Sepp was relected. You can't seemingly go a day without match-fixing allegations. And we're still dealing with

So FIFA is going about cleaning up the game with a panel of "wise men". They began with Johan Cruyff, which is all good and well.

With all the relentless speculation surrounding our manager to come to a conclusion next week as Ancelotti meets the Chelsea board, the name of Guus Hiddink is still being linked with a return to the club. As we all know, Hiddink came into the club at a difficult time after the sacking of Luis Felipe Scolari and was fantastic.

Union

Sounding a bit like a new age mystic or feng shui adviser, Peter Nowak says the reason the Union have only scored six goals in nine games isn't poor finishing or a still incomplete midfield. Rather, it begins with "ineffective energy:"

"We spend a lot of time defending, and I think we need to change our perspective on doing certain things.

Arjen Robben is being linked tentatively with a return to Chelsea in the summer. Robben now 27 years old has revealed that he doesn't know where his future lies and as a result a return to Stamford Bridge is being touted.
Robben said:

"I am happy here in Munich and want to stay here.

BRUSSELS, Belgium Soccer fans may be able to continue watching World Cup and European Championship matches for free after a European Union court ruled governing bodies can't strike exclusive pay-TV deals for the games in the U.K. and Belgium. FIFA and UEFA, the game's global and European governing bodies, lost court appeals today against [.

GENEVA, Switzerland Spanish national and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, along with Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, Mr. Wilfried Lemke, launched the new comic book "Score the Goals" at the United Nations in Geneva. Following his appointment as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador by Ms.

Newcastle United are reported to have appointed Iranian born and English educated businessman Kia Joorabchian, as a football adviser to the famous Tyneside club. Kia Joorabchian advising Newcastle on available players We have no idea of this story is true or made-up nonsense. But the fact that Alan Pardew has recently joined the club, [.