Moyes commits to cause

Everton manager David Moyes gives instructions during the English Premier League soccer match against Portsmouth at the Fratton Park Stadium.

David Moyes is hoping to fulfil his ambitions with Everton after finally committing his long-term future to the club. The Scottish manager has ended months of speculation by signing a new five-year contract worth a reputed £3million (Dh19m) a year with the Goodison Park club. Moyes had been in the final year of his previous deal and talks over an extension had rumbled on for some time. However, the 45-year-old Scot had often stated his intention to remain at Goodison Park.

Moyes told the club's website: "Since I took over six years ago, I think there has been an improvement and I want a similar improvement over the next five years. I want the ambition to be greater. I want the expectancy to be higher and I want Everton overall to be higher on the field and off the field." Meanwhile, the Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo is confident his side's Champions League match with Liverpool will go ahead at the Vicente Calderon next week, despite Uefa handing them a three-match stadium ban.

Atletico were given the punishment, along with a fine of around £120,000, for racist and violent incidents during their Champions League home match with Marseille on Oct 1. "The Atletico-Liverpool game will be played at the Vicente Calderon," Cerezo was quoted as saying in Marca. "We will appeal. I have faith Uefa will do the right thing. I hope they will listen to both sides evenly." The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have opened proceedings to determine if they can hear West Ham's appeal against a ruling which could see them pay out millions over the Carlos Tevez affair.

The Hammers have asked the Lausanne court to adjudicate on an independent tribunal's ruling that they should pay compensation to Sheffield United. * With agencies