Sepp Blatter: "The next few months will not be easy. I am sure more bad news will follow.

"Those who are corrupt in football are in a minority, like in society and must be held responsible for their actions. Football cannot be the exception to the rule. There can be no place for corruption of any kind.

"We must respond tomorrow, we have the opportunity to begin the long and difficult road to rebuilding trust. We have lost the trust and we must now earn it back. Solidarity and unity is asked for the game, for the world, for peace. Thank you."

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And with that, he waved on the dancers to begin the ceremony. "Nothing more to see here, ladies and gentlemen..."

Sepp Blatter: "You will agree with me that these are unprecedented and difficult times for Fifa. The events of yesterday have cast a long shadow over football and over this congress.

"Actions of individuals have proven to bring shame and humiliation on football and demand action and change from us all. We cannot allow the reputation of football and Fifa to be dragged through the mud any longer. It has to stop here.

"I know many people hold me responsible. I cannot monitor everyone all the time. If people want to do wrong, they will also try to hide it."

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Sepp Blatter is speaking at the 65th Fifa Congress. He starts by welcoming the Swiss minister of sport and defence, as well as others. It's a slow start. Fireworks to come?

Watch live on the BBC News Channel

Ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final, a few of you have been in touch to tell us who will win and why?

Bartlomiej Bolczyk: Arsenal. They have better players and they're more experienced team than the Villans.

jibby: Arsenal, because stronger than Villa..simple.

Elliott Dodd: You get the Villa who beat anyone on the day or Vlla who lost to Sunderland. Big game. Big performance.

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In 1970, Swindon beat Napoli 3-0 to win Anglo Italian Cup. The final, in Naples, was abandoned with 11 minutes to play after the home fans apparently hurled rocks, bottles and seats on to the pitch, striking a linesman and several Swindon players before the local constabulary broke out the teargas.

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England cricket captain Alastair Cook says he will never surpass the achievements of his mentor Graham Gooch, depsite being just 31 runs short of beating his England run-making record.

"To be in this position is strange, what I do know he will always be the best," Cook said. "Without his help I would be nowhere near it.

"He's been my hero since I was an 18-year-old who turned up to be on the Essex county staff. If moment happens it will be a special moment."

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Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan is tweeting almost as much as some of the journalists in Zurich...

"Opening ceremony of the 65th FIFA Congress just about to start. Wonder what Sepp Blatter's opening remarks will be?"

England captain Alastair Cook says it's important for England to build on the "feel good factor" of their win over New Zealand in the first Test.

"It was a brilliant week and turning up here a few days after it you have that glow of a job well done," Cook said. "But one of the dangers is becoming over-confident and forgetting all the hard work that went into that match.

"We have to carry that feel good factor through. In Test cricket the minute you get ahead of yourself it comes back very quickly."

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England cricket captain Alastair Cook says he's delighted with the appointment of Trevor Bayliss as the team's new coach.

"It's fantastic news for English cricket," Cook told BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew. His track record is outstanding.

"I've spoken to Eoin Morgan and Brendon McCullum, who knows him from the IPL, and they only good things to say about him."

Andy Murray has taken the first set against Portugal's Joao Sousa 6-2 in Paris.

To follow the match, visit our live text commentary.

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International women's teams will feature in football video game Fifa 2016 for the first time in its history.

England captain Steph Houghton and her team-mates have been included with 11 other women's sides for play in one of several game modes.

Until now only men's teams have featured on the popular EA Sports game which was first released in 1993.

"To be one of the first female players included is something we'll always be able to look back on," said Houghton.

Click here to read the full piece

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In 2011, Barcelona won the Champions League by beating Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley.

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Queens Park Rangers have signed Swindon Town midfielder Massimo Luongo for an undisclosed fee.

The Australia international has agreed a three-year deal at Loftus Road and is the Hoops' first signing since their relegation from the Premier League.

The 22-year-old made 34 appearances for Swindon last season, helping them to reach the League One play-off final where they lost to Preston.

"I'm confident he will flourish at QPR," said boss Chris Ramsey.

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England captain Stephanie Houghton is set to start her side's final friendly match before the Women's World Cup.

Tournament hosts Canada will be the opponents in Hamilton, Ontario with the game starting at 00:00 BST on 29 May.

Manchester City defender Houghton, 27, has recovered from a knee injury to take her place in the squad.

"I'm confident that by the first game Steph will be physically in a really good place to perform to her maximum," said England boss Mark Sampson.

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England and Middlesex limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan tells BBC London that Trevor Bayliss is a "fantastic appointment" as England head coach.

Batsman Morgan has twice played under Australian Bayliss, who was appointed by England on Tuesday, at Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders.

Morgan, 28, is set to return to the Middlesex side for the T20 Blast match against Kent on Thursday following a spell in the IPL with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

David Gill interview across BBC soon. "Seismic" events require Blatter to quit and why he'll resign from Fifa if Ali is defeated tomorrow.

We'll bring you the best of that interview as soon as it lands...

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When the first FA Cup final was played in 1872 football's rules had not even been finalised. But what was the story of the day?

Saturday's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Wembley will be watched by half a billion viewers in more than 120 countries.

But what exactly was the scene at the original final way back in 1872? Tom Rostance, with the help of Matthew Davis, professor of history at De Montfort University, looks at the first final 143 years ago...

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Tim Sherwood says one of his Aston Villa players can be a hero in Saturday's FA Cup final against Arsenal.

But we want to know who is your cup final hero and why?

It need not be a footballer and it could even be someone from your village, school or work team.

Let us know via #bbcsportsday, text 81111 (UK users only) or post on BBC Sport Facebook.

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England bad boy Dylan Hartley was given a four-week ban for headbutting and will be unavailable for the first game of the World Cup.

The Northampton captain, cited for a clash with Saracens' Jamie George, has already been warned about his behaviour by England coach Stuart Lancaster.

He will now have to serve the sixth suspension of his career with the ban running from 15 August to 21 September.

Hosts England start their World Cup campaign against Fiji on 18 September.

A little earlier on (12:59 BST), we posed today's Question of Sport teaser ahead of Amir Khan's fight with Chris Algieri.

We asked who are the only three men to beat the Bolton fighter in a professional contest?

The answers? Breidis Prescott, Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia.