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TIRANA, Albania -- The religious leader of Albanias Muslim community has welcomed the Israel soccer team for a World Cup qualifier later Saturday.Grand Mufti Skender Brucaj used his Facebook page on Saturday to wish sportsmen and guests from Israel a calm and peaceful stay in the Albanian land!Some 2,000 police have surrounded the stadium, with extensive checks on supporters going to the Group G match.Albanian police say they have taken extreme steps to secure the qualifier. Small shops, coffee bars, and other businesses near the stadium have been closed. The main road between the match venue Elbasan and the capital Tirana was closed three hours ahead of the match.Fans were advised not to bring fireworks, bottles, big or racist banners and anything metal, including home or car keys.Brucaj said he was proud of Albanias high human values, that of generosity, and religious tolerance and harmony.Proud of our predecessors, Albanian Muslims, believers and generous ones who sheltered thousands of Israelis at their homes during World War II, turning into the only country in Europe with more Israelis after the war than before it started, he said.Mergim Mavraj, playing for Albania and a Muslim, also welcomed Israel in the country of religious tolerance and harmony. We do not need extreme security when we go out of our house, he said.The venue was changed for security reasons from the northern city of Shkoder, near the border with Montenegro, to Elbasan, much nearer to the capital Tirana.The decision followed media reports that an alleged terror group of 15 persons, arrested in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia, planned an attack during the match.Joshua Rojas Jersey . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. Mark Grace Jersey . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. 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The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances.Antonio Conte is the odds-on favourite to become the next Chelsea manager, following reports in Italy he has agreed a deal in principle to join the Blues in the summer.Sky Sports News HQ understands Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo travelled to Italy on Tuesday and will be present at Juventus Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich, with Conte also due to attend. Conte on his way? Sky Bets next Chelsea manager odds SSN HQ are currently investigating the claim the Italy coach has agreed a two-year deal to become the permanent successor to Jose Mourinho.Conte is currently priced 8/13 with Sky Bet to be Chelsea manager on the first day of next season. Conte is the bookmakers favourite to become the next Chelsea manager His contract with Italy expires after the 2016 European Championship in the summer and he will be free to move to Stamford Bridge, with no compensation needed to be paid to the Italian Football Federation. Sky Italias Valentina Fass told SSN HQ that Conte had been linked with Chelsea for some time and a deal between the two was reported to be close to being agreed before Christmas. Roman Abramovich (left) is looking to appoint a permanent successor to Jose Mourinho However, she said nothing had been signed, adding: We know that by March, Chelsea want to decide who their manager for next year will be - Conte seems to be ahead in the talks but nothing has been decided yet. Would Conte fit Chelsea? Would Conte be a good fit at the Bridge? There are still other contenders.dddddddddddd [Diego] Simeone, even though it looks like he wants to stay at Atletico Madrid, is one of the names on the list still, also [Max] Allegri, Juventus manager, is on the list. Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant has backed Conte for a move to the Premier League If Conte does join Chelsea, he will become the 10th manager to work under owner Roman Abramovich since the Russian billionaire acquired the club from Ken Bates in 2004.Guus Hiddink, who replaced Mourinho on an interim basis in December, has already stated his intention to retire from management at the end of the season, ruling himself out of taking the role permanently. Guus Hiddink has ruled himself out of taking the Chelsea job on a permanent basisAlso See:Mikel wants Hiddink to stayAllegri wants to stay at JuveHiddink: Hazard getting thereChelsea coin-throwing probed ' ' '