West Ham's Zola wins libel case over Chelsea talks

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and assistant Steve Clarke accepted undisclosed libel damages from the BBC on Tuesday over a report they were planning to move to Chelsea.

During a BBC radio program in February, journalist Harry Harris alleged the pair _ who had both played at Chelsea _ had gone to an interview with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich about becoming the management team for the 2009-10 season.

James Quartermaine, the lawyer representing Zola and Clarke, told London's High Court that the two were _ and remained _ under contract to West Ham. He said for …