SOCCER:FIFA PRESIDENTIAL candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam called yesterday for incumbent Sepp Blatter to be included in the world governing body's current bribery investigation. Bin Hammam, who is due to stand against Blatter in next Wednesday's election and has denied any wrongdoing, is set to face Fifa's ethics committee on Sunday.

The 62-year-old Qatari is being investigated along with Fifa vice-president Jack Warner following claims they broke the governing body’s strict code of ethics at a meeting in West Indies earlier this month. Asian Football Confederation chief Bin Hammam has called for any Fifa investigation to include Blatter as well. A statement from his office read: “As the recent accusations also mention incumbent Fifa president Joseph Blatter, Mohamed Bin Hammam has requested that the investigation be extended to include Mr Blatter. It is no coincidence that these allegations have been made only a few days before the 61st Fifa Congress, at which the new Fifa president will be elected.”

The statement continued that Bin Hammam was “surprised by the accusations of bribery. He rejects these accusations and confirms they are without substance”.

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure can resume playing in September after being handed a backdated six-month ban yesterday following his positive doping test in March. The FA issued a statement on its website (www.thefa.com) saying Toure had failed the test after taking a diet pill that was not intended to enhance his performance. The Ivorian international has been suspended from all football for six months from the date of the start of his provisional suspension on March 2nd.

Fulham will play in next season’s Europa League. Chelsea won the Premier League’s Fair Play award, leaving Fulham the highest-ranked team that hadn’t won a place in a European competition.

A representative of Radamel Falcao claims Tottenham and Arsenal are willing to meet the €30 million release clause in the Porto striker’s contract. Falcao has been a key part of the Porto side that has completed a remarkable quadruple under Andre Villas-Boas this year.

Chris Coleman has been appointed manager of Greek second division side Larissa.

The Bosnian FA adopted statues yesterday which should pave the way for the Balkan country to have a Fifa and Uefa ban lifted and continue their Euro 2012 qualifiers.