Lucas decides and PSG beat Lille in the opening of the French Championship

Brazilian striker Lucas started the French championship in the best possible way to write down the winning goal for 1-0 of the current triple champion Paris Saint-Germain over Lille, on Friday (07), in the match that opened the season 2015-2016 Ligue 1.

Parisians played with one less for more than an hour with the expulsion of Rabiot 28 minutes of the first half, but Lucas secured the triumph to 12 of the final stage in a dazzling with Matuidi and Cavani.

"For too long we are getting better collectively. We played more compactly, which allows us to retrieve the ball quickly. And when we have the ball, we play the game we want and we are efficient, "celebrated coach Laurent Blanc, who praised the attitude of the team despite the numerical inferiority.

"It's a great frustration, we regret many things. Lacked a bit of courage to get the tie, "he lamented in turn Hervé Renard, champion of the African Cup of Nations with Zambia in 2012, who made his debut as coach of Lille

Interestingly, it is the first time PSG wins the championship debut since being bought by Qatari fund QSI in 2011.

The team from the capital did not count on its full strength, as played without its biggest star, the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who suffered a knee injury, while new signing Angel Di Maria watched the match from the stands.

Besides Lucas, another three Brazilians were holders, all on the defensive line: the Maxwell side and the defenders Thiago Silva and David Luiz.

Jose Mourinho renews with Chelsea for another four years

The Portuguese coach still remains the challenge of winning the Champions League at Stamford Bridge team

The Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho extended his contract for four years with Chelsea and will remain in charge of the 'Blues' by 2019, the London club announced on Friday, the eve of the debut in the Premier League.

"If the club is happy, I am too. I totally normal sign a new contract, "reacted the 52-year-old, who led Chelsea to the league title last season, after the 2005 and 2006 championship.

"It is important to have continuity, and hope to have new successes in the future, for the fans, players and the club. Had already spoken in my return, two years ago, I have a special affection for this club and nothing has changed since then, "he said 'Mou', which also won the English League Cup in March.

"It's the closest to my heart club, and I am glad that I will be here for a long time," added the Portuguese, who had a successful track record with Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, winning the Champions League with the first two in 2004 and 2010, respectively.

Mourinho to renew the announcement came just hours after Manchester City's current English runner-up, do the same with the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, but for a shorter duration, until 2017.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Manchester United play against Brugge in play-off round

Three-time European champions face the Belgian runners-up for a place in the group stages.

Manchester United have been drawn against Belgian club Brugge in the Champions League play-off round.

Scottish champions Celtic will face Malmo from Sweden.

The winners of the two-legged play-off matches will go into the group stages of the competition.

Brugge finished top of the Belgian league last season, but were second in the title play-offs while Malmo are sixth in the Swedish league.

The first legs of the play-off ties will take place on 18-19 August, with the second matches on 25-26 August.

Menwhile, in the Europa League play-off Southampton face Danes FC Midtjylland.

Ronald Koeman's side, who beat Vitesse Arnhem in the last round, are at home for the first leg on 20 August, before travelling to Denmark a week later.

Champions League draw in full:

Astana v APOEL,
Skenderbeu v Dinamo Zagreb,
Celtic v Malmo,
Basel v Maccabi Tel Aviv,
BATE Borisov v Partizan Belgrade,
Lazio v Bayer Leverkusen,
Manchester United v Club Brugge,
Sporting CP v CSKA Moscow,
Rapid Vienna v Shakhtar Donetsk,
Valencia v Monaco.

Manchester United sells Angel Di Maria to PSG in loss?

The transfer of Angel Di Maria from Manchester United to PSG is (finally) completed. 

The Argentine international continued in the French capital has signed a contract until 2019, so Thursday. Di Maria (27) moved last summer for 75 million euros from Real Madrid to Manchester United. 

With four goals in 32 games he made, partly by injuries, the high expectations at ManU not entirely true. 

Coach Louis van Gaal also did not veto a departure from Di Maria. PSG explains reportedly 63 million euros on the table for Di Maria. That gets at the French champion's jersey number 11.

Arsenal does not give up and insisted on hiring Benzema

Real Madrid opens the door to a possible way out front if the English side reached 65 million euros.

 The Arsenal could be closer to signing Karim Benzema , Real Madrid now seems willing to accept the departure of French if you come to the correct numbers for his transfer, according to a report in the Daily Mirror .

The report suggests that Arsenal would have to pay a figure close to 65 million euros to get to the front, and states that the 'soap opera' threatens to lengthen until the deadline of the transfer market. A very similar situation to which it did in 2013 with Mesut Özil. White front not clear his role on the team and might be willing to jump to the Premier to get more prominence. Although his relationship with Cristiano has always been good, live in the shadow of the Portuguese is not easy.

The absence of Benzema, though significant, may not be as noticeable as it would open the door to use to Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale front. The good feeling targeted by Jesse in the preseason, also could have affected this change of mind in the offices of the club.

Rafa Benitez has tried to play with Gareth Bale in the middle with good results and it is believed that Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez , is hoping that the Welsh succeed and silenced the critics. A greater role for Bale playing in the middle could be the solution that both seek.

That report states that Madrid can switch to a more typical Spanish training technician, 4-4-2, with Ronaldo and Bale as the two points of attack and a lot of creative midfielders behind them to provide balls. This drawing would be very similar to that used in the field several times by Carlo Ancelotti with mixed results.

FIFA: The Korean tycoon Cheng confirmed his candidacy for president

South Korean tycoon Hyundai Group, Chung Mong-Joon, who was vice president of FIFA from 1994 to 2011, confirmed on Thursday (06/08) in Seoul to present his candidacy for president of the international football body. This businessman and politician, who already announced in late July his intention to run, said this Thursday in a press conference to officially announce his candidacy on the 17th in Paris.

The former vice president of FIFA, Chung Mong-joon, during a press conference in Seoul on June 3, 2015. Chung Mong-joon will run for president of the parent company of world football (Photo: AFP / File)

Chung Mong-joon , South Korea's Hyundai Group tycoon who was vice president of FIFA from 1994 to 2011, confirmed on Thursday (06/08) in Seoul to present his candidacy for president of the motherhouse in world football.

Previously he travels to Georgia, where the August 11 final of the UEFA Super Cup will be played, to meet with leaders of European football and possibly its expected rival, the current UEFA president Michel Platini.

In the election, Chung will face in principle to Platini and the Jordanian Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein .

"I think Platini and I are the leading candidates and have high chances to win" , said this Thursday the South Korean candidate.

"I have always worked for the interest of football and FIFA," Chung, who claimed to have been against the policies of President questioned said Joseph Blatter during his time as number two. 

The sixth son of Chung Ju-yung , founder of Hyundai, Group and a major shareholder of the powerful conglomerate chaired for 17 years until 2009, the Korea Football Association (KFA) and was a member of the Parliament of South Korea, plus candidate for mayor of Seoul.

During that period contributed to the 2002 World Cup was hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan. 

In 2011 he lost the vote to renew his post as FIFA vice-president for Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein.

The president of the Football Association had stressed that his country had not requested the support of five of the federations governing body of world football's governing that would allow occur, but hoped to do so confessed that "I hope to have more than five nominations" , adding that he had received confirmations of support from the CONCACAF.

Blatter was forced to resign on June 2 to the presidency of the highest governing body of world football, due to corruption scandal, in which 14 leaders were charged with money laundering and bribery only four days after being re-elected for a fifth term. "President Blatter is like a cannibal who eats his parents and complains about being an orphan. Trying to blame the other, except him, " he lamented.

In 2002, South Korea was one of the most notorious opponents of Joseph Blatter, supporting the Cameroonian Issa Hayatou and accusing the president of FIFA embezzlement. 

The election to the presidency of FIFA will take place in an elective congress February 26, 2016 in Zurich, and candidates must apply four months earlier. Many other football personalities declared their intention to stand for the presidency: former Brazilian international Zico, Jordanian Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, the only candidate against Blatter in May, and the president of the Liberian Federation, Musa Bility .