no, Hiddink is currently contracted to Russia and will take over Turkey in the summer
yes, neither of those countries qualified for the World Cup
Ivory Coast football association president Jacques Anouma has now said Hiddink is on the shortlist for the role and that he hopes to make an announcement in the near future.
Sevilla will have a tough battle tonight against Russian side CSKA Moscow after the first leg ended 1-1. It's a historic opportunity for both sides but who will have the edge in this close encounter?
Inter Milan travel to Russia tomorrow looking to hold onto their slender 1st leg advantage they earned last week against CSKA Moscow. Can they qualify for the semi-finals? Vote now!
Former Russia and Glasgow Rangers striker Oleg Salenko is selling his 1994 World Cup Golden boot award to the highest bidder. Supposedly the man is in financial trouble and is having to sell to pay off some debts.However, he shared the award with legendary Romanian striker Hristo Stichcov who incidentally played four more games than Salenko. Reason for the high tally is that Salenko scored 5 against Cameroon in the group stage. Would you be willing to pay that much or should we just laugh at the Sheiks willing to do so?
David Beckham, the international football star has submitted the 1,752-page bid book in a hope to persuade Fifa to award England the 2018 World Cup.
The name of the country winning the bid will be announced on 2 December. Along with England, other two nations, Russia and Australia are the other potential bidders.
The Mail on Sunday details a conversation between Triesman and a former aide in which the official, who was leading England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, reportedly makes the allegations of corruption. Triesman is quoted as saying that Spain could withdraw from the race to host the 2018 World Cup if rivals Russia helped them to pay off match officials in South Africa. Spain would then switch their support to the Russian bid. However, Triesman has resigned following the arrival of damaging headlines at such a sensitive time for England's 2018 bid team. It is understood that he will remain in his other role as FA chairman for the time being. It is believed that the bid team has faxed letters of apology to its Spanish and Russian rivals, as well as FIFA, in an effort to distance itself from Triesman's alleged comments.
Dutchman Dick Advocaat, who unexpectedly quit as Belgium's coach, has replaced Guus Hiddink , to join as the new coach and manager of the Russian national football team.
