MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 SPORTS Deadline day looms for FIFA candidates

ZURICH: FIFA will today stop accepting Confederation, is believed to be consid- ball legend’s candidacy will only be Committee president Thomas Bach this Despite his win over Prince Ali in that candidates to replace Sepp Blatter as the ering a run. At least one other senior examined when the ban ends in early month called on FIFA to consider a “cred- election, Blatter announced four days scandal-tainted body’s leader, with five football official could also stand. January. Sexwale, 62, — once jailed ible external candidate”. later he would stand down. The Swiss contenders declared and more expected Candidates have until midnight alongside Nelson Mandela in an FIFPRO, the international players criminal inquiry has left him battling to before the door shuts. Monday to register papers at FIFA head- apartheid prison and an ex-government union, has also called for the “most strin- save his reputation. Tokyo Sexwale, a South African dia- quarters. The world body’s electoral minister-has appeared as a strong late gent tests of integrity” to be carried out The US inquiry-with 14 football offi- mond mining tycoon and politician, committee will then carry out integrity candidate. But the welter of revelations on all candidates. It called the world cials and business executives accused became the latest to join the race for the checks on all of the runners before con- of new corruption cases and the number body a “toxic pit” of corruption. over more than $150 million of bribes- February 26 election, despite the mount- firming them for the vote to be held at a of contenders now involved has made World football’s leadership has never threatens more embarrassing revela- ing corruption scandals that have hit special FIFA congress in Zurich. the race uncertain. been far from scandal. But allegations tions. Germany has become the latest football’s world body. Platini had been the frontrunner in “You never know what will happen have mounted since the 2010 votes country to be tainted by scandal. He will challenge Michel Platini, the the race after Blatter announced in June next with FIFA, you never know what will which awarded the 2018 World Cup to German prosecutors said last week they UEFA leader now suspended by FIFA, for- that he would stand down. But a Swiss happen to the candidates,” a top advisor Russia and the 2022 tournament to have started a preliminary inquiry into mer FIFA vice president Prince Ali bin al criminal investigation into Blatter and a to one of the runners told AFP. Qatar. allegations that bribes were paid to Hussein, David Nakhid, a former Trinidad two million dollar payment made by “FIFA elections were certainties for FIFA’s foundations were shaken in secure the 2006 World Cup. Der Speigel and Tobago captain, and Jerome FIFA to Platini in 2011 has thrown the decades and suddenly this one is totally May when seven football officials were magazine has said Germany had a 6.7 Champagne, a former FIFA official. race wide open again. unpredictable,” the official added. detained on US warrants in a luxury million euro slush fund to buy votes. Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa, Blatter and Platini have been sus- Pressure over the scandals has mounted Zurich hotel two days before Blatter, 79, Germany’s football leadership has president of the Asian Football pended for 90 days and the French foot- so much that International Olympic was re-elected to a fifth term. strongly denied the allegations.—AFP

German League results/standings

Borussia Dortmund 5 (Aubameyang 18, 85, Reus 21, 33, 90+1) Augsburg 1 (Bobadilla 49) Played Saturday Bayern Munich 4 (Robben 35, Vidal 40, Lewandowski 62, Mueller 77-pen) Cologne 0; Bayer Leverkusen 4 (Bellarabi 57, Boenisch 70, Hernandez 71, Mehmedi 89); VfB Stuttgart 3 (Harnik 50, Didavi 54, Rupp 60); Hanover 96 1 (Klaus 51) Eintracht Frankfurt 2 (Stendera 57, 65); Mainz 05 1 (Muto 90) Werder Bremen 3 (Ujah 39, 44, Bartels 45+3); Darmstadt 0, VfL Wolfsburg 1 (Caligiuri 78); Ingolstadt 0, Hertha Berlin 1 (Weiser 11). Played Friday Hoffenheim 0, Hamburg 1 (Lasogga 88) BERLIN: German table after yesterday’s early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Bayern Munich 10 10 0 0 33 4 30 Darmstadt 10 3 4 3 12 13 13 Dortmund 10 7 2 1 29 12 23 M’gladbach 9 4 0 5 16 16 12 Schalke 04 9 6 1 2 12 9 19 Frankfurt 10 3 3 4 16 17 12 VfL Wolfsburg 10 5 3 2 15 12 18 Mainz 05 10 4 0 6 13 16 12 Hertha Berlin 10 5 2 3 13 10 17 Werder Bremen10 3 1 6 10 15 10 Leverkusen 10 5 2 3 12 12 17 Hanover 96 10 2 2 6 9 18 8 Ingolstadt 04 10 4 2 4 6 8 14 VfB Stuttgart 10 2 1 7 15 23 7 Cologne 10 4 2 4 13 17 14 Hoffenheim 10 1 3 6 12 196 Hamburg 10 4 2 4 9 13 14 Augsburg 10 1 2 7 9 20 5 Dortmund down Augsburg BERLIN: Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick straight win this season and 1000th victory in Aubameyang netted a hat-trick yesterday as the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund ran riot in a 5-1 home win Netherlands captain Robben scored in his over Augsburg to stay second in the first match since August after a groin strain Bundesliga. Dortmund trimmed the gap at the while Arturo Vidal, Lewandowski and Thomas top to seven points behind run-away leaders Mueller also got on the scoresheet. Wolfsburg Bayern Munich as Aubameyang took his tally to stayed fourth with a 1-0 win at Darmstadt as 13 goals in 10 league games to become the Daniel Caligiuri hit their 78th minute winner. league’s joint top-scorer alongside Bayern’s Fresh from their 4-4 draw at home to Roma Robert Lewandowski. This was an emphatic vic- in the Champions League on Tuesday, Bayer tory for Dortmund, who tore the Augsburg Leverkusen had to come from 2-0 down before defence to pieces as Japan midfielder Shinji beating Stuttgart 4-3 in another thriller. Kagawa set up three of the goals. Stuttgart took a 2-0 lead through Martin Aubameyang claimed the third hat-trick in Harnik and Daniel Didavi before Germany ITALY: Juventus’ Paulo Dybala celebrates after scoring during a soccer match between Juventus and Atalanta. —AP his two years at Dortmund. “I have no secret, winger Karim Bellarabi made it 2-1 on 57 min- but I bet with my brother yesterday that I would utes. Midfielder Lukas Rupp netted for the visi- score three goals, no joke, I have already had a tors’ to make it 3-1 with an hour played when few messages about it,” revealed Aubameyang two goals in two minutes levelled the scores when asked what is the secret of his goal-scor- before Swiss striker Admir Mehmedi netted the Juve record rare win ing success.”The hat-trick is for my little son. 89th-minute winner. “I try to enjoy myself on the field. Sometimes The victory lifted Leverkusen to sixth while you have good times when you can try every- Stuttgart remain in the bottom three. Nigeria MILAN: Argentinian Paulo Dybala staked his with his legs after the Argentinian met Patrice Adriano’s header four minutes from time. thing and it comes off.” He opened his account striker Anthony Ujah scored twice as Werder claim for a regular starting spot at Juventus Evra’s cutback from the left byline with a smart Carlos Bacca broke the deadlock on the half- by finishing off a superb move for the opener Bremen broke their five-match losing streak after a superb individual display as the stutter- first-timer. hour from the penalty spot after he had been on 18 minutes, started by right-back Matthias with a 3-1 win at Mainz where Japan striker ing champions beat 10-man Atalanta 2-0 to Four minutes after the restart Dybala beat upended by goalkeeper Andrea Consigli, who Ginter on the flank, as a series of quick passes Yoshinori Muto scored the hosts’ consolation claim just their third win of the season. Dybala, his marker deep on the left to deliver a low ball saw red and was replaced by saw Ilkay Gundogan provide the striker with a goal in the 90th minute. The result lifted signed in a 32 million-euro ($35.2m) deal in the in for Mandzukic to tap home from close range. after Sassuolo coach Eusebio Di Francesco sac- simple tap in. Reus doubled the lead on 21 min- summer, had recently been advised by the Atalanta were reduced to 10 men with 20 rificed Antonio Floro Flores. Bremen out of the relegation zone and up to utes when he fired home a superbly worked president of his former club Palermo, Maurizio minutes remaining after Rafael Toloi saw red for Sassuolo were back on level terms eight 14th while Mainz dropped to 13th. Midfielder cross from Kagawa and the fleet-footed winger Zamparini, to move on after failing to nail a second bookable offence. Dybala won a minutes after the restart when Domenico Marc Stendera was Eintracht Frankfurt’s star claimed his second with Kagawa again provid- down a regular starting place in Turin. penalty for the hosts on 80 minutes after he Berardi curled a free-kick over the defensive with both of their second-half goals in a 2-1 ing the final pass. It was 3-0 at the break, but After this performance Juventus coach was up-ended by Gabriel Paletta on the edge wall to wrong-foot goalkeeper Gianluca Augsburg striker Raul Bobadilla pulled a goal comeback victory at Hanover 96, who hang just Massimiliano Allegri was keen to reassure the of the area. Pogba stepped up with a chance to Donnarumma, who was making his Serie A back when he out-jumped Mats Hummels from above the relegation places. 21-year-old striker he has a bright future at the put the game beyond all reach, only to see his debut at 16 years and 242 days old. Milan a free-kick to head home on 49 minutes. Hertha Berlin are fifth after their 1-0 win at club, but defended his decision not to start him tame effort blocked by Sportiello before being looked to be heading for a share of the spoils It proved to be no more than a consolation Bavarian side Ingolstadt on Saturday night in every game. cleared. only for Adriano, who replaced Andrea Poli on as Aubameyang grabbed his second on 85 min- when ex-Bayern Munich midfielder Mitchell “He played well today,” Allegri told Mediaset. Juventus moved up to 12th place to sit six the hour mark, to find himself in the right place utes, then took advantage of another good Weiser scored the winner after just 11 minutes. “He’s come from Palermo, with all due respect, points behind leaders Fiorentina, who will lose at the right time at a corner on 86 minutes to Kagawa pass to delay his shot before beating Ten-man Hoffenheim are second-from-bot- but playing in Sicily is different. “He was a top spot to Roma in the event of defeat to the head past Pegolo. Earlier yesterday, Italy striker Augsburg goalkeeper Roman Burki on 91 min- tom after their 1-0 defeat to Hamburg on Friday leader (there), but here we can’t put too much Giallorossi later on Sunday. Eder scored his seventh goal of the season as utes. On Saturday, Arjen Robben netted on his thanks to Pierre-Michel Lasogga’s late winner. responsibility on his shoulders. “Our game is There was joy, too, at the San Siro as AC Sampdoria beat Verona 4-1, while Udinese beat return from injury as Bayern romped to a 4-0 Hoffenheim’s Bosnian defender Ermin Bicakcic totally different compared to the one played by Milan ended a three-game winless streak with a Frosinone 1-0. Lazio host Torino and Napoli visit home win against Cologne to claim their 10th was sent off for a second yellow card.—AFP Palermo. He’s only 21, and still has technical, 2-1 win over 10-man Sassuolo thanks to Luiz Chievo in the day’s other matches. —AFP tactical and physical improvements to make.” Dybala had started only four times for Italian League results/standings Juventus this season but, as the defending champions stumbled from one disaster to the Sampdoria 4 (Muriel 11, Zukanovic 28, Soriano 45, Eder 54) Verona 1 (Ionita 75); next, was one of the team’s few bright lights. Juventus 2 (Dybala 28, Mandzukic 49) Atalanta 0; AC Milan 2 (Bacca 31-pen, Adriano 86) Sassuolo 1 (Berardi 53); He scored in three of his four previous starts Udinese 1 (Lodi 20) Frosinone 0. but, following the return from injury of Alvaro Morata and Mario Mandzukic, had recently fall- Played Saturday en out of favour. Palermo 1 (Gilardino 66) Inter Milan 1 (Perisic 60); Carpi 1 (Letizia 24) Bologna 2 (Gastaldello 47, Masina 90+3); On what was his first start since he struck a Empoli 2 (Krunic 44, Zielinski 57) Genoa 0. penalty in a 3-1 win over Bologna at the start of MILAN: Italian Serie A table ahead of yesterday’s late games (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, October, Dybala proved the inspiration as Juve points): overwhelmed Atalanta to begin what fans will hope is their definitive climb back up the table. Fiorentina 8 6 0 2 15 6 18 Chievo 8 3 3 2 13 8 12 Dybala broke the deadlock on 28 minutes Inter Milan 9 5 3 1 9 7 18 Juventus 9 3 3 3 11 8 12 when he collected Paul Pogba’s short delivery Roma 8 5 2 1 20 10 17 Palermo 9 3 2 4 11 13 11 outside the area to wrong-foot Marco Napoli 8 4 3 1 18 8 15 Udinese 9 3 2 4 9 11 11 Sassuolo 9 4 3 2 12 10 15 Empoli 9 3 1 5 10 14 10 Sportiello with a fine curling drive. Notably, it Lazio 8 5 0 3 11 13 15 Genoa 9 3 1 5 7 11 10 was the first time the Bianconeri have scored Sampdoria 9 4 2 3 17 13 14 Frosinone 9 2 1 6 6 11 7 inside the opening half-hour of a league game Torino 8 4 2 2 13 9 14 Bologna 9 2 0 7 6 14 6 GERMANY: Dortmund’s Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang somer- this season. Atalanta 9 4 2 3 11 10 14 Verona 9 0 5 4 8 15 5 saults as he celebrates scoring his side’s 5th goal to complete his hat-trick during the Dybala should have doubled Juve’s lead on AC Milan 9 4 1 4 11 15 13 Carpi 9 1 2 6 9 20 5 German First Division football Bundesliga match against Augsburg. —AFP the stroke of half-time but Sportiello blocked EPL results/standings Kane treble fires five-star Spurs Bournemouth 1 (Ritchie 1) Tottenham 5 (Kane 9-pen, 56, 63, Dembele 17, Lamela 30); Liverpool 1 (Benteke 77) Southampton 1 (Mane 86); Manchester United 0, Manchester City 0; Sunderland 3 Lamela put Tottenham in control before half-time. hold it and spilt the ball straight into the path of (Johnson 45-pen, Jones 65, Fletcher 86) Newcastle 0. Kane struck twice in seven minutes in the sec- Lamela, who made no mistake. Bournemouth 1 ond half to confirm his return to form lifting Bournemouth were still creating chances of their Played Saturday Tottenham to fifth place and leaving Bournemouth own and were unlucky not to reduce the arrears Arsenal 2 (Giroud 36, Koscielny 38) Everton 1 (Barkley 44); Aston Villa 1 (J. Ayew 62) Swansea 2 hovering just above the relegation zone. just before the interval as Marc Pugh saw a scuffed (Sigurdsson 68, A. Ayew 87); Leicester 1 (Vardy 59) Crystal Palace 0; Norwich 0, West Brom 1 (Rondon 46); It started so promisingly for ’s effort cleared off the line by Alderweireld before Stoke 0, Watford 2 (Deeney 43, Abdi 69); West Ham 2 (Zarate 17, Carroll 79) Chelsea 1 (Cahill 56). Bournemouth as they took the lead inside the first Josh King hit the inside of the post moments later. Tottenham 5 minute when a cross from Charlie Daniels evaded Boruc could do nothing to stop the fourth Spurs LONDON: English table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, everyone in the middle, with Ritchie arriving at the goal as Kane slid in to convert Christian Eriksen’s back post to score. Ritchie’s early strike was can- cross and put the result beyond doubt. goals against, points): BOURNEMOUTH: Harry Kane ended his goal- celled out by Kane’s equaliser from the penalty spot With Kane in search of his second Premier Man City 10 7 1 2 24 8 22 Everton 10 3 4 3 13 13 13 drought in spectacular fashion as the Tottenham after he had been felled by Bournemouth goal- League hat-trick, the England striker came close Arsenal 10 7 1 2 18 8 22 Swansea 10 3 4 3 12 12 13 striker’s hat-trick inspired a 5-1 demolition of keeper . with a rasping shot that Boruc turned behind, but Tottenham then took the lead as Danny Rose’s the wait would only go on for a few more seconds. West Ham 10 6 2 2 22 13 20 Watford 10 3 4 3 8 10 13 Bournemouth yesterday. speculative effort deflected fortuitously into the The resulting corner was headed towards goal by Man Utd 10 6 2 2 15 8 20 Stoke 10 3 3 4 9 12 12 Kane had scored only once in his last 11 games for Tottenham and England and had just a solitary path of Dembele, who coolly finished past Boruc. Alderweireld and again Boruc could not hold on as Leicester 10 5 4 1 20 17 19 Chelsea 10 3 2 5 15 19 11 club goal to his name this season. But he appears to Boruc did well to prevent Toby Alderweireld Kane was on hand to score his third. Tottenham 10 4 5 1 16 8 17 Norwich 10 2 3 5 14 21 9 be firmly back on track after destroying the scoring the third when he kept out his near-post Eriksen’s fine effort came back off the post as Crystal Palace 10 5 0 5 12 11 15 Bournemouth 10 2 2 6 12 22 8 Bournemouth defence at Dean Court. Mauricio header but the Polish keeper’s afternoon did not Spurs pushed for a sixth goal. Kane had legitimate Southampton 10 3 5 2 16 13 14 Sunderland 10 1 3 6 11 19 6 Pochettino’s side had actually fallen behind after get any better as he was culpable for Tottenham’s calls for a second penalty turned down by referee Liverpool 10 3 5 2 9 11 14 Newcastle 10 1 3 6 12 22 6 just 49 seconds to ’s strike. next goal on the half-hour mark. Roger East as he looked to capitalise on yet another Kane wriggled free on the left but could only hit Boruc spill, with the goalkeeper catching Kane’s leg West Brom 10 4 2 4 8 11 14 Aston Villa 10 1 1 8 9 17 4 But Kane led the fightback, equalising with a penalty before goals from Mousa Dembele and Erik a tame cross into the box. However, Boruc failed to as he looked to recover.—AFP