Soccer around the globe

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery will return to full training on Tuesday, coach Jurgen Klinsmann said.

Ribery has been sidelined since June, when he damaged ankle ligaments playing for France against Italy at Euro 2008. He took part in shooting practice two days ago.

"It's all going well for him, and we're extremely happy with his progress," Klinsmann told Bayern Munich's Web site. "We reckon on taking a big step forward with him next week."

Klinsmann still doesn't know when Ribery will be able to play in a match.

"The point at which he makes a full comeback depends on how he feels," Klinsmann said. "It's now all about him recovering his rhythm and confidence, the belief you need for one-on-one situations for example."

Defending German Bundesliga champion Bayern next plays at Cologne on Sept. 13.

West Ham United signed left-back Walter Lopez to a one-year contract. The 22-year-old had been a free agent since leaving his Uruguayan River Plate, West Ham said.

"I am very happy that I am here and get to play for West Ham," Lopez said on the club's Web site. "I watch the Premier League all the time on TV. It is the No. 1 league in the world, the best, and it is great to be a part of it."

Lopez, who's played three times for the Uruguayan national team, may compete for a starting spot with Herita Ilunga, who joined West Ham five days ago from Toulouse, West Ham's Web site said.

Mutu doesn't want to pay

Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is appealing a FIFA ruling that he must pay the English soccer club 13.68 million pounds ($24.1 million) for breach of contract.

Mutu, 29, asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the decision, the Lausanne, Switzerland-based sports tribunal said in a statement on its Web site. The Romanian national team player asked the court to annul world soccer's governing body's ruling and to find that no compensation is due, the court said.

FIFA ruled last month that the player had to repay Chelsea after he tested positive for cocaine. Mutu joined the London team from Parma in 2003 for a transfer fee of $29.5 million. Chelsea terminated his contract after the test and sought compensation. In May 2007, the CAS ruled FIFA should decide whether the club was entitled to compensation.

After leaving Chelsea, Mutu joined Juventus in January 2005 and moved to his current Italian team, Fiorentina, the following year.