Qatar allegations withdrawn and the 'Whistleblower' says she fabricated World Cup corruption allegations

The 'whistleblower' who accused the Qatar 2022 World Cup bid team of corruption has withdrawn her accusations, apologised and said they were fabricated and the are Phaedra Al Majid of a former media officer for Qatar 2022 and has claimed she made up the accusation in order to exact revenge for losing her job.

Al Majid accused Fifa members Issa Hayatou, Jacques Anouma and Amos Adamu of receiving bribes in the order to back the gulf state's bid for the tournament, awarded to them last December ahead of the likes of Australia and the USA and those claims were then repeated in Parliament in a culture, media and sport select committee hearing into the 2018 and 2022 bid process, which also saw England lose out to Russia in the bid to host the 2018 competition.

Al Majid said she never thought her claims would end up in a Parliamentary committee and insisted she has not been put under pressure by the bid team or paid by them for a change her story and i wish to offer a full and formal apology of the fabricated allegations concerning and the Qatar 2022 Fifa World Cup bid committee and Fifa executive committee members Issa Hayatou, Jacques Anouma and Amos Adamu and she said in a statement and the Never, at any time, were any bribes even offered, suggested or paid on behalf of the Qatar 2022 bid during any time in exchange for votes from Issa Hayatou, Jacques Anouma and Amos Adamu.

Arsenal confirm signing of Lille striker Gervinho and the 24-year-old scored 15 goals to help Lille win the French league and Cup double last season.

International career for a Gervinho is the captain for the Ivory Coast Olympic team. In September 2007 he scored along side Metin from the penalty spot to help secure a 3–1 victory over Mali in a Beijing 2008 qualifying game and he was named in the Ivorian senior squad for the first time for the friendlies against Angola and Qatar in November 2007, and was picked for the Ivorian squad for their 2008 African Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana where he was given the number 97 shirt.

He made his competitive debut for the Ivorian team during the 2008 Nations Cup where he made two substitute appearances and On 15 June 2010, Gervinho played his first match in a World Cup and he played 82 minutes of their opening match in Group G against European rivals Portugal and he was voted for man of the match by ITV1 viewers for his contribution during the match.

The Gunners are currently on a pre-season tour of the far East and manager Arsene Wenger said for a Gervinho has joined. He had a medical on Thursday and the We sent him home for a couple of days because he has a family and children and he did not come [on tour] because he has not had a [training] session yet.

Gervinho, who captained Ivory Coast at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, recently told France Football magazine and i chose Arsenal because it's a young group within which I will be able to integrate easily and i had no hesitation none and they are in a transfer there's always a period of analysis and negotiations.

The Premier League is a notch above and it's maybe have best league in the world and i want to live that sensation and the paris St Germain have also enquired about Gervinho but Lille general manager Frederic Paquet did not want to "strengthen a competitor" by selling to a domestic rival.

Roof Collapse at FC Twente's De Grolsch Veste stadium in on Thursday and Police to investigate collapse

Probe launched after worker is killed in stadium roof tragedy and the Dutch police have launched a criminal investigation into the roof collapse at FC Twente's De Grolsch Veste stadium.

Part of the stadium's roof caved in on Thursday, killing one construction worker and injuring 15 others and the incident occurred while renovation work was being carried out to add a new tier of seating to a stadium and Police have formed a special team of investigators to establish whether any crime led to the collapse at the venue, which is situated on a outskirts of the Enschede.

It was confirmed on Friday that one of the injured is still in critical condition, while six other people remain hospitalised and the investigators are appealing for amateur video to help piece together how the roof suddenly fell is thought Eredivisie side Twente will be forced to play of their upcoming UEFA Champions League qualifying round games at  neighbouring ground.

Vitesse Arnhem's GelreDome and the Veltins Arena, home of Bundesliga side Schalke, both lie around 100km away from Twente's stadium and the Twente chairman Joop Munsterman told AD of the club's relationship with Schalke the two clubs can get along and, in the case of an emergency and they help each other.

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling signs new deal and Smalling made 33 appearances in his first season at Old Trafford

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has signed a new five-year deal at Old Trafford and he is a 21-year-old, who arrived from Fulham in the summer of 2010, played 16 league games last season as United were crowned champions for the 19th time.

He has new deal will keep him at Old Trafford until the end of the 2015/16 campaign and is a strong display of faith by manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who has already brought in Blackburn defender Phil Jones this summer.

Ferguson added for i am delighted Chris has signed a new contract and Chris has been outstanding since joining us from Fulham last year and he is an extremely talented young defender he's quick, strong and reads the game well and he is a great asset to the team and Smalling, Jones and Jonny Evans will provide back up and competition for Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic at the heart of the United defence next season, with fellow defenders Wes Brown and John O'Shea having both completed moves to Sunderland on Thursday.

Dale tie up Darby loan and the Full back becomes fifth signing since Eyre took charge at Spotland

Rochdale have confirmed the signing of Liverpool defender Stephen Darby on a season long loan deal and he said news paper revealed earlier on Thursday that Dale had won the race to sign Darby for the 2011/12 campaign ahead of several other clubs.

Doncaster Rovers, MK Dons and Oldham Athletic were all keen on Darby, who spent most of last season on loan in League One with Notts County and he is behind Glen Johnson and Martin Kelly in the pecking order at the Liverpool and his move to a Spotland will give the 22-year-old the chance to build up his first team experience.

Darby becomes Dale manager Steve Eyre's fifth signing since he replaced Keith Hill in charge at Spotland last month and eyre has previously added Marc Twaddle,Ashley Grimes,Simon Hackney and Andrew Tutte to his squad ahead of the coming season.

Manchester United's Wes Brown completes Sunderland Move And He Has Four Year Deal With The Black Cats

Sunderland have completed the signing of Manchester United defender Wes Brown for an undisclosed fee and Brown, 31, has agreed a 4 year deal with the Black Cats and who are also chasing for his United colleagues John O'Shea and Darron Gibson.

He has 23 England caps made his United debut in 1998 and went on to make 361 appearances but had slipped down their pecking order of defenders and O'Shea 30, travelled to Sunderland on Thursday for a medical and he has won 2 Champions League titles, five Premier League winners' medals, two FA Cups and two League Cups with the Red Devils.

Brown is expected to be joined at a Stadium of Light by O'Shea and the future of Gibson, 23 is a less clear, with Newcastle also showing an interest and Meanwhile, Sunderland chief executive Steve Walton and marketing and commercial director Lesley Callaghan are both to leave the club.

Brown's Manchester United honours for a Premier League: 1998/99, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2005/06, 2007/08,Champions League: 1998/99, 2007/08,FA Cup: 1998/99, 2003/04,League Cup: 2005/06, 2009/10 and Community Shield: 2003, 2007, 2008.

Fifa ban Concacaf hopeful and Authorities take action against Austin and Warner has vacated his roles with the Concacaf federation and Fifa.

The power struggle to take over for the Fifa vice presidency vacated by a Jack Warner has taken another twist after the world governing body announced and they have again banned Lisle Austin from football related activities and the austin went to court in the Bahamas last week to try to force through his appointment as successor to Jack Warner as president of the Concacaf confederation of countries from north and central America and the Caribbean - a position which includes being a Fifa vice-president.

Austin from Barbados, had been banned by Concacaf and Fifa but the 75-year-old, a long-time ally of Warner's, emerged from the court claiming victory and the Fifa's disciplinary committee have taken further action against him specifically for his decision to go to the civil courts rather than the Court of a Arbitration of Sport.

Fifa's statutes say "recourse to ordinary courts of law is prohibited unless specifically provided for in the Fifa regulations" and the Fifa spokesman said, "We can confirm that he has been provisionally suspended by the disciplinary committee on Monday for lodging a claim in front of the State Court of Bahamas."

Warner announced last month he was quitting football after being provisionally suspended by the Fifa on bribery charges and the alfredo Hawitt from Honduras has assumed the role of acting president of Concacaf.