July 25

Ex-Portugal boss Paulo Bento, who was only appointed coach in May, leaves Cruzeiro after just four wins in 15 league games.

The three candidates vying to succeed Michel Platini as president of European football’s governing body are confirmed as Slovenia’s Aleksander Ceferin, Duch FA boss Michael Van Praag and Angel Maria Villar, the Spaniard who has been doing the job on an interim basis since May. Wolfgang Niersbach,