TODAY Portsmouth, tomorrow . . . any other club you care to mention, potentially.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill today insisted the Glazers do not want to sell the club and questioned the practicality of the Red Knights’ possible takeover bid.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is expected today to distance the club from takeover speculation surrounding a group of wealthy fans.

CHANCES ARE you still feel a bit queasy, a shade of green inching up around the gills this morning?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today apologised to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) for earlier comments which dismissed their hopes of being granted an additional place at next summer's World Cup finals.

The FAI's plea to be allowed to play in the World Cup finals will be discussed by FIFA tomorrow – but looks doomed to failure.

NOT so much a new chapter in the ‘Hand of Gaul’ saga, more like a postscript.

The Republic of Ireland have made one last stand to play in next year’s World Cup finals by asking FIFA to allow them in as a 33rd nation following their controversial play-off defeat to France.

DAVID DEIN insists it would be “folly” for the Football Association to ignore the claims of Gerard Houllier to be the next England manager.

THE Premier League’s attempts to resolve the bitter dispute over West Ham have fallen on deaf ears with Sheffield United last night promising to sue if they are relegated and claiming the ruling threatens “anarchy” in the game.

CHELSEA and Celtic are in talks to appear in a four-team tournament in New York next summer.

Real Madrid would never allow a foreign investor to take over the club because it would lose all identity, the Spanish giants have revealed.

Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon are united in their opposition of the imposition of player quotas.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today all but ruled out the introduction of video replays saying he would never allow matches to be halted as long as he remained the most powerful figure in world football.

THE Football League is to put an end to the system whereby agents get paid by both parties in transfer deals.

CHELSEA chief executive Peter Kenyon wants football’s governing bodies to meet with clubs and thrash out a solution to the perennial club versus country debate.

THE RELIEF was etched on the face of Mateja Kezman after he scored his first Premiership goal with a cheeky last-minute penalty against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.

The Football Association today insisted they had received “no indication” that Chelsea are considering a breakaway from the national body, as has been reported.

FIFA officials maintain no compensation will be paid to clubs who release players for international duty.

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has launched an astonishing attack on the regime at Premiership rivals Manchester United.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today spelled out plans to punish clubs who go into administration.