Former Dutch international Patrick Kluivert could become Lille strikers' coach, head coach Claude Puel told French sports daily L'Equipe.
"He has always been positive. I am very satisfied that he joined the club. He would be a very good teacher," said Puel.
Kluivert, 31, joined Lille from PSV Eidhoven last summer and scored four goals from 13 Ligue 1 appearance this season.
Kaka may need knee surgery
Brazil and Milan playmaker Kaka may require an operation on his left knee, Globo television reported yesterday. The World Player of the Year will be examined today by Brazil team doctor Jose Luis Runco in Rio de Janeiro to decide whether he will have to undergo surgery.
The surgery would put Kaka out of action for about 15 days, ruling him out of the friendlies against Canada and Venezuela, the report said.
He could also miss next month's World Cup qualifers away to Paraguay and at home to Argentina.
On Sunday, Milan said they would not allow him to take part in the Olympic Games tournament as an over-age player. The 26-year-old has been troubled this season by fitness problems.
Schwarzer joins Fulham
Australia goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has joined Fulham from English Premier League rivals Middlesbrough. The 35-year-old, who arrived in Sydney yesterday for Australia's four World Cup qualifiers in June, told reporters he had signed a two-year contract with the west London club.
Schwarzer, who could play in today's friendly with Ghana in Sydney, had been given permission by Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek to remain in Britain to finalise the deal.
Schwarzer joined Middlesbrough in 1997 and had been offered a new contract to stay at the northeast club, though manager Gareth Southgate had been resigned to losing the Australian.
German police on standby
German police stand ready to help co-hosts Switzerland and Austria in the event of a security-related emergency during next month's Euro 2008 soccer tournament, the country's top police officer said.
Joerg Ziercke, head of Germany's Federal Crime Office (BKA), said although there were no concrete signs that militant attacks were planned during the June 7-29 event, police in southern Germany were on standby.
"Germany is supporting Switzerland and Austria intensively," Ziercke told Reuters in an interview.
"Up to 1,700 German police could become active, under the direction of the Swiss and the Austrians and of course according to the rules of those countries," said Ziercke, whose country mounted a huge security operation to host the 2006 World Cup.
Police search for missing soccer chief
Police are searching for the president of Bulgarian club Litex Lovech Angel Bonchev, who disappeared in the early hours of yesterday. Bonchev was last seen returning home with his family in the Sofia district of Darvenitsa, police said.
He was left alone to park his car but could not be found minutes later. His family said the car was locked and he was not reachable by mobile phone.
Litex, one of the leading clubs in the Balkan country, won the Bulgarian Cup last week, beating Cherno More Varna 1-0 in the final.
The 47-year-old Bonchev, a former world and European championship wrestler, is also president of Slavia-Litex, one of the most successful wrestling clubs in Bulgaria in recent years.
Stadium row threatens friendly
England's friendly international with Trinidad and Tobago on June 1 risks being cancelled due to a domestic row over rental terms for the Hasely Crawford Stadium.
The Caribbean nation's football federation (TTFF) and Ministry of Sports are in dispute over advertising issues, rental fees and other elements of an agreement the TTFF said was changed last week by the ministry, which owns the ground.
Jack Warner, a TTFF 'special advisor' and FIFA vice-president, said unless the terms were changed or an injunction against the sports minister was successful the England match would be cancelled.
The dispute is the latest in a series of spats involving the TTFF and comes after it was ordered this week by an arbitration panel in London to pay its 2006 World Cup squad extensive bonuses.
Kanu wants new deal
Kanu, the Portsmouth FA Cup hero, is mulling over the offer of a new contract at Fratton Park. The 31-year-old, who scored the winner in Saturday's final over Cardiff, earned a new one-year deal by playing 20 games last season.
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie said: "The offer is on the table, and we are waiting for Kanu to come back to us. It is a good offer, and hopefully he will decide that he wants to stay."
Kanu joined Pompey in 2006 after spells with Ajax, Inter, Arsenal and West Brom.
The Nigerian international has scored 19 goals in 69 games for Portsmouth.