Summary

  • Sepp Blatter says he is not responsible for Fifa scandal

  • Andy Murray wins, Heather Watson out of French Open

  • Villa boss Tim Sherwood wants 'to make FA Cup history'

  • Rafael Benitez confirms he is leaving Napoli

  • Debate: Who is your cup final hero? #bbcsportsday

  1. 'We will be even better next season'published at 09:16 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Jose Mourinho in a garlandImage source, Chelsea FC/Instagram

    Premier League champions Chelsea are on a post-season tour and are in Bangkok at the moment. Manager Jose Mourinho has spoken at a news conference.

    "It is very difficult to win the Premier League, to win back-to-back. All the big clubs are not happy, and will try to react," said the Portuguese.

    "We will have to be better next season than this season. If we think that is enough we will be in a difficult situation."

  2. Get involvedpublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Let's kick off the morning with a vote. And, given that you're probably all still a little bit bleary-eyed, we'll make it an easy one.

    Ahead of Friday's scheduled vote, we're asking who should be the next president of Fifa.

    Register your choice on the right (if using a desktop computer) or by clicking the tab above (if you're on a mobile device).

    You've got until 11am and the usual terms and conditions apply.

  3. Gerrard's LA Galaxy debut on 11 Julypublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Steven GerrardImage source, Reuters

    Talking of Steven Gerrard, did you know he is leaving Liverpool? Well, I've heard that is the case. Not sure anyone has mentioned it though.

    The outgoing midfielder's debut for Los Angeles Galaxy has been pencilled in for 11 July.

    The 34-year-old is set to make his first appearance in a home fixture against Mexico's Club America in the International Champions Cup.

    "We expect him here before July 11. He'll get some training in and by the time that he's eligible to play, he'll be ready to go," said LA Galaxy boss Bruce Arena.

  4. The best FA Cup goal?published at 09:07 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    FA Cup montageImage source, Getty Images

    Ricky Villa? Roberto di Matteo? Nope.

    Steven Gerrard's long-range goal against West Ham United in 2006 has come top in a vote to find the best FA Cup final goal from the last 50 years.

    Ahead of Saturday's Wembley showdown between Arsenal and Aston Villa, which will be shown live on the BBC, we wanted you to let us know which is your favourite final goal.

    And you voted Gerrard's strike ahead of Ricky Villa's famous finish for Tottenham against Manchester City in 1981.

  5. Worcester return to Premiershippublished at 09:02 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    WorcesterImage source, Getty Images

    Worcester returned to the Premiership by coming from 30-16 down on Wednesday night to win the Championship play-off final 59-58 on aggregate with two late tries.

    After winning 29-28 in the first leg at Ashton Gate, Worcester led 16-6 at half-time with Chris Pennell scoring.

    Bristol then looked in control after tries from Jack Lam, Jack Tovey and Matthew Morgan.

    But a penalty try and Pennell's effort at the death, converted by Ryan Lamb, made it 30-30 on the night.

  6. Edmund withdraws from French Openpublished at 08:55 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Piers Newbery
    BBC Sport at Roland Garros

    Kyle EdmundImage source, Getty Images

    Britain's Kyle Edmund has withdrawn from the French Open with a stomach injury before his match against Nick Kyrgios.

    The Englishman, 20, had been scheduled to face the Australian 29th seed in the second round at 10:00 BST on Thursday.

    "To avoid making the injury worse I have withdrawn to recover and prepare for the grass," Edmund tweeted.

    The world number 121, who played four matches in seven days in Paris, hopes to return at Queen's Club next month

  7. Scandal? What scandal?published at 08:47 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Richard Conway
    BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

    Fifa congressImage source, Richard Conway

    "The show must go on... Preparations underway for the opening of Fifa congress in Zurich later today."

    Always be wary of your own reflection appearing in a picture, Richard...

  8. Uefa want Fifa election postponedpublished at 08:39 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    FifaImage source, Getty Images

    There is a dark cloud hanging over Fifa. The big news today sees European football's leaders meeting on Thursday in a bid to postpone the governing body's presidential election.

    Uefa does not want Friday's vote to go ahead after bribery and racketeering charges were laid against senior officials in football's governing body.

    "These events show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in Fifa's culture," Uefa said.

    Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan is standing against incumbent Sepp Blatter in the election.

  9. Advocaat to leave Sunderland jobpublished at 08:32 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Dick AdvocaatImage source, Reuters

    Dick Advocaat is leaving his role as Sunderland head coach after successfully guiding the club to Premier League safety this season.

    The 67-year-old Dutchman said he no longer wished to continue a career in club management.

    He joined the Black Cats until the end of the season in March, replacing the sacked Gus Poyet, with the side one point above the relegation zone.

    "Sunderland has been one of the highlights of my career," he said.

  10. Sevilla clinch Europa League titlepublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    SevillaImage source, AP

    As Marca said, Sevilla were the king of the Europa League again, winning the title in it's different guises for a record fourth time.

    Ukrainians Dnipro went ahead through former Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinic, but Carlos Bacca was the match winner for the Spaniard, netting a brace to lift the trophy and seal a place in next season's Champions League.

    Click here to read the full match report

  11. Blatter to miss conferencepublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Richard Conway
    BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent

    Sepp Blatter will not attend a medical conference in Zurich this morning.

    Blatter was due to speak at 08:00 BST to an audience of medical experts and national association officials.

    A spokesman for Fifa said Mr Blatter would not appear "for obvious reasons."

    Fifa's congress is due to start at 16:00 BST today. Blatter, as president, customarily makes opening remarks to the delegates.

  12. Today's diarypublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Right, here's what's scrawled in the diary for today. The times of the news conferences, as regular followers will know, tend to be suggestions rather than appointments...

    09:30 BST England and New Zealand news conferences ahead of the second Test

    12:30 BST Kell Brook/Frankie Gavin news conference ahead of their IBF world welterweight title fight on Saturday

    13:00 BST Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood's pre-FA Cup final news conference

    15:00 BST Andy Murray v Joao Sousa in the French Open second round, followed by Heather Watson v Sloane Stephens

    19:45 BST Rangers and Motherwell meet in the first leg of the Scottish Premiership play-off final

  13. Back pagespublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Spanish newspaper Marca congratulates Sevilla on their historic win in Europe, after beating Ukrainian side Dnipro 3-2 to become the first team to win four Uefa Cup/Europa League titles.

    MarcaImage source, Marca
  14. Back pagespublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Tuttosport in Italy mention Sepp Blatter in the sidebar, but lead with quotes from former Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved, who says: "Messi? Juventus can stop him."

    The Old Lady face Barcelona in the Champions League final on Saturday 6 June.

    TuttosportImage source, Tuttosport
  15. Back pagespublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    Mirror Sport have transfer stories that would see two star players depart the Premier League.

    MirrorImage source, Mirror

    It claims former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez - who is set to be named Real Madrid manager next week - will make Raheem Sterling one his his first transfer targets.

    The paper also say Bayern Munich want to sign Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria, but Louis van Gaal wants to recoup more of the £59.7m they spent on him.

  16. Back pagespublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    The Sun lead with the story of former Uefa president Lennart Johansson who has called for Fifa to strip 2018 hosts Russia of the tournament and instead giving it to England.

    The SunImage source, Shamoon Hafez
  17. Front pagepublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    As expected, all the newspapers are filled with the Fifa fiasco from yesterday.

    The TimesImage source, Times

    The Times front page shows president Sepp Blatter hanging his head with concern, while the mugshots of the men arrested and involved are also shown.

  18. Back pagespublished at 07:39 British Summer Time 28 May 2015

    The Independent simply says...

    IndependentImage source, Independent