Torres case closed
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas said he had cleared the air with Fernando Torres after the Spanish striker helped set up a 2-0 Champions League victory over Bayer Leverkusen.
Torres had ruffled feathers following an interview he had given in Spain in which he appeared to criticise some of his teammates as "old and very slow," drawing a frosty response from Villas-Boas.
But after watching Torres create both second half goals for David Luiz and Juan Mata on Tuesday, Villas-Boas said the case against his striker was closed and no disciplinary action would be taken.
"It's been solved. The investigation is over. We had a chat and the situation is solved," Villas-Boas said without going into details.
Blatter rejects Platini 'deal'
Ap, Zurich
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has used Twitter to dismiss suggestions he will stand aside early to let UEFA counterpart Michel Platini take over the governing body of world football.
Blatter tweets that “the existence of a reported 'deal' between me and Michel Platini for the FIFA Presidency is pure nonsense,” and adds “the suggestion that I intend to stop my four-year mandate before its end is simply ridiculous.”
Unsourced reports of a deal were published Wednesday ahead of a strategy meeting involving UEFA's 53 member countries in Cyprus next week.
Blatter began posting on Twitter at last year's World Cup and his support for vuvuzelas became a global story. His 100-plus tweets since have been more cautious.
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