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SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2014 SPORTS Lopez to join Milan Villa sign French fullback Blatter challenges critics MILAN: AC Milan have agreed to sign Spanish goalkeeper Diego Lopez ULRICHEN: FIFA President Sepp Blatter has challenged his critics to “take a risk” LONDON: Aston Villa have signed left back Aly Cissokho from Valencia on a and stand for election against him next year. “Don’t speak - go out and fight, from Real Madrid, the Italian Serie A club’s coach Filippo Inzaghi said four-year deal subject to international clearance, the Premier League club yesterday. “Diego Lopez is very important,” Inzaghi, who was celebrat- then you will see,” Blatter told reporters Saturday at his annual charity football announced on Friday. tournament. “People, they say I should not be a candidate or I should not be ing his 41st birthday, said on Milan’s website (www.acmilan.com). The 26-year-old French international made 19 appearances on loan at elected - they can take the risk to be in the election.” “He is an experienced goalkeeper and will improve our squad,” Liverpool last season, helping them finish second in the Premier League. The FIFA leader did not identify potential rivals in the ballot scheduled in added the former Milan and Italy striker. Inzaghi did not provide details “Destiny has made it so that Villa Park was where I played my first game (for May, though he appeared to target UEFA President Michel Platini. of the deal but Italian media reported Lopez was set to sign a Liverpool) and now one year later I am wearing the shirt,” he told AVTV. Platini, the long-time favorite to succeed his FIFA mentor Blatter, publicly four-year contract. “I remember everything about the game because it was my first here in withdrew his backing ahead of the World Cup in June. The 32-year-old is surplus to requirements at Real England - the pitch, the stadium, the fans, everything was incredible.” “In the future I won’t support Blatter anymore. I’ve told after the European champions signed Costa Rica keeper Cissokho, whose one cap came in a friendly against Norway in August 2010, him that,” Platini told reporters from his native France Keylor Navas from Levante this month. is Paul Lambert’s fourth signing of the transfer window after Joe Cole, Philippe after the FIFA Congress in Sao Paulo. “I think that FIFA Lopez, who played for Real as a teenager, was Senderos and Kieran Richardson. needs a breath of fresh air.” Platini spoke out then brought in as cover for injured captain Iker Casillas in He started out in with FC Gueugnon in Ligue 2 before moving to Portugal after some European football leaders urged Blatter to January last year following stints at Villarreal and Sevilla. with Vitoria and then Porto, who won the Portuguese title in 2009 after going stand aside at a hostile UEFA meeting in Brazil. They He remained first choice at Real in La Liga last season, unbeaten in the league. reminded Blatter of a 2011 promise to leave FIFA in In July that year he joined Olympique Lyonnais for 15 million euros ($20.11 with Casillas playing in the Champions League and the 2015. Platini has a scheduled news conference on Aug. million), playing 137 games and scoring twice. He won the French Cup in 2011- 28 in Monaco where he could address his King’s Cup as part of an awkward rotation policy. 12. In August 2012 Cissokho joined Valencia before moving to Liverpool in A former reserve keeper for Spain, Lopez made one FIFA plans ahead of the Champions August 2013 on a season-long loan. “After I finished my loan with Liverpool I League draw. Blatter plans to confirm substitute appearance for the European champions in was keen to come back to play football in England. 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