of Oldham Athletic.
FIFA: Former executive member
Worawi Makudi, who is the
ex-president of the Football
Association of Thailand, has his
ban from all football-related
activities for “forgery and
falsification” overturned by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport.
ITALY: Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey
signs a pre-contract to join Juventus
in the summer in a deal that will
earn him a reported £400,000 a
week, making him the highest-
earning British player of all time
based on basic salary.
THAILAND: Hakeem Al Araibi,
who plays in Australia after being
granted political asylum, is freed
from jail in Bangkok after Bahrain
withdraws its extradition request.
TURKEY: Mircea Lucescu’s contract
as national coach is “mutually
terminated” by the Federation.
Tuesday February 12
ENGLAND: Gordon Banks, who
was England’s goalkeeper when
they won the World Cup in 1966,
dies aged 81.
GERMANY: Borussia Dortmund’s
flight to London for Wednesday’s
Champions League game against
Tottenham Hotspur is delayed after
18-year-old England winger Jadon
Sancho forgets his passport.
Thomas Hitzlsperger is appointed
sporting director of Stuttgart.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer suffers his first
defeat as Manchester United
manager and Paul Pogba is sent
off as they lose 2-0 at home to
Paris Saint-Germain. Nicolo Zaniolo
scores both goals as Roma win 2-1
at home to Porto.
Wednesday February 13
CHINA: Dalian Yifang sign Napoli’s
long-serving captain Marek Hamsik
for a reported €20m.
ENGLAND: Capped three times in
friendlies by the Republic of Ireland,
West Ham United midfielder Declan
Rice announces that he now wishes
to play for England.
PARAGUAY: Only appointed in
September, Colombia’s Juan Carlos
Osorio quits as coach of Paraguay
for “family reasons”.
SCOTLAND: Former Barnsley
and Leeds United boss Paul
Heckingbottom is appointed
manager of Hibernian.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Sergio Ramos makes his 600th
appearance for Real Madrid as they
win 2-1 at Ajax, while Tottenham
Hotspur beat Borussia Dortmund
3-0 at Wembley.
Bafana Bafana
on the brink
South Africa will miss out if they lose to Libya
African Nations Cup
MARK GLEESON