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Another nail-biting finish for unlucky Tottenham as Arsenal look to secure Champions League place on last day
]]> At White Hart Lane this afternoon, the home dressing-room will be no place for doubters or pessimists. For the fifth time in recent seasons, Tottenham go into the final week of the season with ambitions of reaching the Champions' League, but only once so far have they played in it. If a fatalistic nature may well be commonplace in the stands by now, the players must continue to believe as they take on Sunderland. [More]

Manuel Pellegrini has pedigree to be success story at Manchester City
]]> It was 35 years ago that a rather bewildered Osvaldo Ardiles, grateful to have brought his fellow Argentinian World Cup-winner Ricky Villa with him, arrived in north London as the first of the foreign superstars who would gravitate to English football. Had the pair of them failed, who knows how reluctant clubs would have been to take a chance on expensive overseas players in future? [More]

Premier League 2012-2013: The season that was – in bite-sized chunks
]]> In an era of 24-hour rolling sports news, as Arsenal's manager Arsène Wenger says: "We live in a world that needs a drama every day." There has been enough to keep Jim White of Sky Sports News shouting at the top of his voice all season long, little of it driven by pious recommendations last August that the national sport should take its cue from London's Olympians. [More]

'I'm like a maestro from the Boston Philharmonic': The best quotes of the Premier League season
"I certainly don't have any plans at the moment to walk away from what I believe will be something special and worth being around for all to see." [More]

All eyes on Newcastle and Sunderland - the opponents with nothing to lose but their integrity
A united front in the North-east of England. That alone feels like something worth talking about. Two cities with a legendary rivalry will decide whether Arsène Wenger, for the first time in 16 seasons, fails to take Arsenal into the Champions' League as Tottenham pip them for fourth place in the Premier League table. [More]

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Kenwyne Jones and Glenn Whelan make up after pig's head training ground prank
]]> Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong. [More]

Sir Alex Ferguson: Wayne Rooney is David Moyes's problem now
]]> Sir Alex Ferguson is content to leave the problem of what to do about Wayne Rooney to new manager David Moyes. [More]

I've turned Chelsea into title contenders, says Rafael Benitez
]]> Rafael Benitez believes that his tenure as Chelsea interim manager has set them up for a stronger title challenge next season. Benitez will take charge of his last competitive game after six turbulent but successful months, with third place in the Premier League in their sights and the Europa League trophy secured on Wednesday. [More]

Jamie Carragher interview: 'Maybe I will take up squash'
]]> So, how will you feel? How will you fill that vast empty space in your life? The whole world is staring at him and wanting to know, but in all honesty Jamie Carragher just doesn’t have a clue about what lies beyond his 724th and last game for Liverpool at Loftus Road. The rest of his life is just amorphous and out there; as much of an uncertainty as you’d expect for someone whose parameters have been set by preparing for and playing football matches, since he was nine years old. [More]

Groundhog day looms for Arsène Wenger as Arsenal battle for a place in the Champions League on final day
]]> It was with his usual disarming frankness that Arsène Wenger responded to an inquiry as to whether he would be signing the 20-year-old Auxerre striker Yaya Sanogo, available on a free transfer from the Ligue 2 club. “We are advanced in talks with him but it's not done,� Wenger said. “I'm very confident it will be.� [More]

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Time to hit the beach? Not if you want to land this summer's Michu, Christian Benteke and Santi Cazorla
]]> When the final whistle blows, and they have spoken to the players, the media and the chairmen, the Premier League managers will breathe a collective sigh of relief, then head off to the beach for six weeks R&R before pre-season training begins at the start of July. [More]

One last swipe at Manchester City and then Sir Alex Ferguson was gone...
]]> There was no tea or coffee at Manchester United's training ground but there was wine, served in plastic cups at nine in the morning. [More]

Andre Villas-Boas ready to spark Tottenham revolution
]]> Andre Villas-Boas has promised that there will be a summer of transformation at Tottenham Hotspur regardless of whether they qualify for the Champions League. [More]

Stoke City investigate 'religious abuse' after 'pig's head is found in Kenwyne Jones' locker'
]]> Stoke City have begun an investigation into an incident at their training ground in which a pig's head was reportedly left in Kenwyne Jones's locker by Glenn Whelan. Jones is reported to have reacted furiously on discovering the head and smashed the windscreen of Whelan's car in response. [More]

Arsenal v Chelsea third place play-off: Date set for potential showdown
]]> Arrangements for a potential third-place play-off clash between Chelsea and Arsenal are well under-way with the Premier League today announcing that the match will be held at Villa Park should the scenario arise. [More]

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Premier League: Liverpool v QPR match preview
]]> Liverpool's veteran defender Jamie Carragher will say goodbye to Anfield as he plays his final game for the club and hangs up his boots. [More]

Brendan Rodgers says turning Liverpool around is a 'monumental challenge'
]]> Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits his first season in charge has been a learning curve he needed to fully comprehend the “monumental challenge� ahead of him. [More]

Premier League: Swansea City v Fulham match preview
]]> Swansea have had a memorable season in Michael Laudrup’s first year in charge. They lifted the Capital One Cup after beating Bradford City in the final, meaning participation in next season's Europa League is assured. They are also on course for a top 9 finish in the Premier League. [More]

Premier League: Wigan v Aston Villa match preview
]]> Following a week of elation and disappointment for relegated Wigan, they go into this fixture looking to end their stay in the Premier League on a high by beating Aston Villa at the DW Stadium. [More]

Premier League: West Ham United v Reading match preview
]]> Sam Allardyce’s side have enjoyed a good first season back in the top-flight and a win on Sunday against the Premier League’s bottom club can guarantee them a tenth place finish. [More]

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