ALEX MILLER has been appointed boss of JEF United Chiba, the Japanese club where Koki Mizuno starred before joining Celtic in January.

The former Rangers player will leave his position as first-team coach under Rafa Benitez at Liverpool to take up the £500,000-per-year appointment.

After 15 years at Ibrox, Miller became player-manager of South China AA in Hong Kong, and has since managed Morton, St Mirren, Hibs and Aberdeen as well as acting as assistant to Craig Brown, when he was Scotland boss.

He was appointed chief scout at Liverpool by Gerard Houllier in 1999 before moving back to coaching when Benitez took over.

Miller, 58, is expected to start immediately at the struggling Tokyo-based club, who are bottom of the table with no wins from 11 games.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore fears other countries could try to push through rules to limit the success of the English top flight.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter says he will introduce at the Fifa Congress in Sydney on May 29, his controversial plans for national quotas in club football and will propose stricter rules on the switching of nationalities. Uefa president Michel Platini has described the proposals as a "wonderful philosophy" but argued that they are unworkable under EU law.

Coventry hope to sign loan keeper Kasper Schmeichel permanently from Man City.

Blackpool have freed ex-St Johnstone striker Keigan Parker.

Gillingham's former Aberdeen keeper Derek Stillie has retired to start a legal career.

Switzerland has agreed to ease restrictions on the import of potatoes after fears Euro 2008 fans could face a shortage of chips.