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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2015 20 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL 20 Sport Carlo Ancelotti open to idea of managing Manchester United CARLO Ancelotti has revealed that he wants to return to man- agement at the start of next sea- son and hinted that he would relish the chance to take charge of Manchester United in the fu- ture. The three-times Champions League winner has been out of work since leaving Real Madrid in May after failing to win a ma- jor trophy at the Santiago Berna- beu in the last campaign, despite guiding the club to their 10th Champions League crown a sea- son earlier. But the Italian has said he will not be rushed into his next job and ruled himself out of taking charge of any club in the middle of the season. "Of course, for every manager, they would all think of managing Manchester United," Ancelotti told the Independent. "But let us see next summer. I will not take a job in mid-season, but I would like to work again next summer. "If I don't find a club with a good project, I can wait." Ancelotti, who won the Premier League title and the FA Cup with Chelsea in the 2009-10 season, also said he would like to return to the Premier League. "I would like to come back in a club with a good project, but, of course, one that is competitive," he said. "The Premier League is the best in the sense of atmosphere, am- bience. It is also competitive, so I would like to come back, espe- Carlo Ancelotti CONCACAF decide against selecting new president CONCACAF, the crisis-hit gov- erning body for football in North and Central America and the Car- ibbean, whose acting president Alfredo Hawit was arrested last week, have decided not to appoint a new interim leader. Hawit was arrested in Zurich on Thursday and was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on corruption charges as part of their investigation into world governing body FIFA. The Honduran had taken over the helm of CONCACAF follow- ing the May arrest of previous president Jeffrey Webb, also on corruption charges, in Zurich be- fore a FIFA meeting. Webb has pleaded guilty to the charges af- ter being extradited to the United States. Cayman Islander Webb him- self had come to power after the downfall of long-term CON- CACAF president Jack Warner of Trinidid and Tobago who has also been indicted and faces extradi- tion to the United States, which he is fighting. Miami-based CONCACAF an- nounced on Monday that they would not select another interim president and would instead leave their executive committee (Exco) to run their affairs until a congress in Mexico City on May 12. "The CONCACAF Exco con- cluded that, in light of current events, it is critical that the Con- federation's next President be de- termined by a public election and the scrutiny that comes with it," read the statement. The organisation said their elected leaders would "serve in an advisory capacity" to CON- CACAF's acting general secretary, Ted Howard, and director-level staff. "It is critical for the Confedera- tion's future that the next President be elected by the full Congress, rather than statutorily appointed," Jamaican EXCO member Horace Burrell said in the statement. "Under this leadership structure, CONCACAF can ensure there is sufficient time to publicly vet candidates while the Confedera- tion focuses on continued imple- mentation of strong reforms," he added. Burrell was banned for three months by FIFA from taking part in any football-related activities for violations of FIFA's Ethics code at a meeting of the Caribbean Football Union in 2011. That meeting formed part of the 'cash for votes' scandal surround- ing Qatari Mohammed Bin Ham- mam's bid to be FIFA president. Burrell has denied any wrongdo- ing. The United States is a member of CONCACAF and it was a long- time American soccer official, Chuck Blazer, who became an im- portant cooperating witness after secretly pleading guilty in 2013 to criminal charges. Blazer was once CONCACAF general secretary and a former FIFA executive committee mem- ber. Officials from CONCACAF member countries Guatemala, Panama and Honduras were part of the latest Department of Jus- tice indictments announced last Thursday. Twenty seven football officials are under indictment in the Unit- ed States over allegations they ran bribery schemes totalling as much as $200 million in the sale of tel- evision and marketing rights for football tournaments and match- es. In addition, 12 people and two sports marketing companies have been convicted in the investiga- tion by U.S. prosecutors. Alfredo Hawit was arrested in Zurich on Thursday and was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice on corruption charges as part of their investigation into world governing body FIFA