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Leeds Uniteds beleaguered manager Steve Evans has told Sky Sports News HQ that the time has come for Massimo Cellino to confirm that he will not be manager at Elland Road next season. Owner Cellino is currently waiting for an agreement from the Leeds board before making a final decision Evans future, but he has already been approaching other candidates.Last week MK Dons boss Karl Robinson rejected an offer to take over at Elland Road before Bristol Rovers refused Leeds permission to speak to their boss Darrell Clarke. With his job clearly being offered to other people, Evans told Sky Sports News HQ on Thursday that it was time to look at his other options, with Sky sources understanding that Football League clubs are interested in his services.He said: After lots of press calls again today, and a further meeting with my advisors, it is very obvious the time has arrived for Mr Cellino to tell me I am not his head coach for next season.Out of respect for this great football clubs history and to the Leeds United supporters I will take that decision with good grace. This is a special football club, it should have standards of excellence in everything it does.In my opinion, for the team to be successful next season, the squad needs to be significantly strengthened in many key departments. This, alongside ensuring our brightest young talents are secured for some years.Anyone not thinking that does not understand the challenge ahead. I presented these views to Mr Cellino just prior to the end of the season.I now need to accept that I open my mind up to other options for my career. Obviously I now need to know the direction of my career, in summary I just need closureI always respect the rights of my boss so I will see what happens. The club needs to challenge for promotion - I will do that. I would lead us to promotion so I presume the remit is now to be champions next season.I am happy to step aside if the prospective new coach is one of the best around. The supporters of Leeds United, the best there is anywhere in football, deserve that. Also See: Dons boss turns down Leeds Leeds refused Clarke talks Evans in dark over future Cheap Air Max 97 Online . Vonn flew back to Vail, Colo., last week after hurting her surgically repaired right knee at a downhill race in France. "Her knee was swollen again after Val dIsere," U.S. womens head coach Alex Hoedlmoser told The Associated Press. 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Inter was beaten 2-1 by Atalanta at home on Sunday and has won only seven of 16 matches at the San Siro this season, as the squad seems to still be searching for its identity under new owner Erick Thohir and first-year manager Walter Mazzarri.RIBEIRAO PRETO, Brazil - Frances team doctor has criticized Bayern Munich for the way the club handled a lingering back injury that ruled star winger Franck Ribery out of the World Cup. Ribery appeared to have made progress from a chronic lower back injury that had plagued him for weeks, only to be ruled out of the competition last Friday when he pulled up in training. It came just three days before France flew to Brazil, depriving coach Didier Deschamps of his most experienced player and most dangerous attacker. "When I examined him and we did tests with the X-ray and scans, I was very reassured. There was no reason why he wouldnt play in the World Cup," France doctor Franck Le Gall said Thursday. "We have some explanations for his pain. However, he didnt find a way ... we didnt find the way for his pains to cease or for him to play through his discomfort." Ribery, who has scored 16 goals in 81 appearances for France, made his last appearance of the season for Bayern as a substitute in the German Cup final win over Borussia Dortmund on May 17, when he came on in the first half and was substituted during extra time. Ribery had been rested following the 4-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the return leg of their Champions League semifinal on April 29, and Le Gall thinks it was too risky for Ribery to play in the Cup final less than three weeks later. "He was out for more or less three weeks and played a match which he probably shouldnt have played because he played through pain," Le Gall said. He said when Ribery joined up with the France team at its World Cup training camp he "was just as much bothered" by the injury as before. Bayern "didnt manage to solve the problem in (those) three weeks," said Le Gall, who estimated that Ribery should be ready to play by mid-August. Le Gall was asked if France had considered treating Riberys injury by injection. It was an option that appeared to be ruled out by the Francce teams medical staff, even though, Le Gall said, Bayern could be regularly treating its players with jabs.dddddddddddd "Franck belongs to a club where for all pathological treatments — twisted ankles, bruising, muscle pains, contractions, tears — there are injections," Le Gall said. "There are 10 per pathology (injury), or 20, 25, 40 per year, or more. So there comes a time when, well ... he (Ribery) has had enough of injections. If for a moment we thought it could be solved that way, we didnt do it, because hes scared of injections." In other injury updates, France striker Olivier Giroud and centre half Laurent Koscielny were earlier cleared to take part in Thursdays training session after sitting out the previous days practice to have some physio treatment. Giroud had some tightness in his left hamstring and Koscielny, his Arsenal club teammate, has some tendinitis in his Achilles. "(Koscielny) has been carrying that for several weeks or perhaps a bit more. Hes played a lot of games this season," Le Gall said. "Hes in great shape but tendons in the Achilles are a bit sensitive. During the competition well probably rest him for one, two, or three training sessions so as not to make the situation worse." Mamadou Sakho has recovered from some bruising to his right knee. "He felt some pain and a kind of locking sensation," Le Gall said. "The scan was reassuring, and he trained normally (on Wednesday). He was more apprehensive than anything." All three players are expected to be ready when France opens its Group E campaign against Honduras on Sunday. While Koscielny is not certain to be selected by Deschamps, Giroud is expected to lead the attack. "Hes fine and we decided that he could take part in training," Le Gall said of Giroud. "I dont have any particular apprehension. If hes training this afternoon it means that we think hes available." ' ' '