Newslines: Gascoigne eyes move overseas

Paul Gascoigne has admitted that his future lies overseas. Middlesbrough's 33-year-old former England and Rangers midfielder has had offers from the United States and Australia and is ready to continue his playing career in either country.

"I will definitely go abroad, but I just don't know where or when. It could be America or Australia - I haven't decided yet," Gascoigne said. "I have been offered jobs in both of those countries, so I will have to think seriously about my future," he said.

Leicester have begun the task in earnest of trying to find a replacement for Martin O'Neill - with Gillingham manager Peter Taylor emerging as the hot favourite to take over at Filbert Street.

Club chairman John Elsom is understood to have spoken to Taylor over the weekend. Although he is making no public comment, it is believed former England under-21 coach Taylor would jump at the chance of taking charge of the Worthington Cup holders.

Dave Jones is set to argue his case against Southampton at a Premier League tribunal on June 21st.

The former Southampton boss, facing 17 child abuse charges later this year, was suspended from his post in February.

Southampton were struggling near the foot of the Premiership at the time, but officials from the Dell claimed they were taking the step purely to allow Jones to concentrate his efforts on clearing his name.

But the former Stockport manager does not believe he should have been sidelined, even though he remains on full pay.

Harmonisation of worldwide football leagues will be top of the agenda at FIFA's executive meeting in Zurich today.

The meeting, the last before the decision on who will host the 2006 World Cup is taken in the Swiss city on July 6th, is expected to discuss the plan put forward by former French skipper Michel Platini.

It is expected that the European September to May calendar will be accepted, although there is also a rival proposal to move all seasons to a February-November schedule.