IT WAS a union no one could have imagined. Four years after the infamous Saipan bust-up prior to the 2002 World Cup Roy Keane and Niall Quinn joined forces at Sunderland.

DJIBRIL CISSE’S future will be thrashed out on the day Sunderland secure their Premier League status.

Djibril Cisse’s future will be thrashed out the day Sunderland secure their Barclays Premier League status.

DJIBRIL CISSE’S proposed permanent move to Sunderland could be threatened by the global credit crunch after his price tag rose by up to £3million (€3.4m).

Djibril Cisse’s proposed permanent move to Sunderland could be threatened by the global credit crunch after his price tag rose by up to £3m (€3.36m).

Ricky Sbragia asked for his old job back after witnessing the debacle of Sunderland’s last trip to Everton.

ROY KEANE is not an easy spirit to exorcise, but less than a month after the Corkman stalked out of Sunderland for the last time, Ricky Sbragia has already banished much of the gloom which had threatened to envelope Wearside.

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has admitted he still does not know if Djibril Cisse and Kenwyne Jones will form a lethal partnership.

MARSEILLE president Pape Diouf has revealed Djibril Cisse turned down offers from a number of English sides, including Manchester City, before eventually deciding to join Sunderland.

Marseille have denied they are preparing to return Djibril Cisse to the Premier League in order to finance a move for Nice forward Bakari Kone.

RAFAEL BENITEZ wants to see “the real Steven Gerrard” driving Liverpool towards more European glory.

Liverpool today appeared to move closer to signing Spain striker Fernando Torres after his current club Atletico Madrid agreed a deal for Villarreal’s Diego Forlan.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has reassured fans he is working on signings “all the time” as he closes in on Fernando Torres.

Marseille president Pape Diouf has declared his intention to keep Djibril Cisse at the Stade Velodrome next season.

Out-of-form striker Djibril Cisse needs to be given more time to prove himself at Marseille, according to team-mate Franck Ribery.

Marseille sporting director Jose Inigo has laughed off rumours linking Sven-Goran Eriksson with the coach’s position at the club, insisting Albert Emon will still be in charge after the winter break.

Djibril Cissé could give struggling Marseille a pre-Christmas boost by returning to first-team action before the winter break.

Liverpool remain in the running to sign Sevilla defender Daniel Alves, according to the player’s agent.

Djibril Cisse “already considers himself a Marseille player”, according to the French club’s chairman Pape Diouf.

MARSEILLE president Pape Diouf claims Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is eager to join the French club.

Marseille president Pape Diouf claims Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse is eager to join the French club.

Thierry Henry has expressed his sadness at the injury to Djibril Cisse that has ruled the Liverpool striker out of the World Cup, but has backed the player to return.

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse could be out of the World Cup after being carried off with a suspected broken leg in France’s friendly against China on tonight.

Djibril Cisse has been tipped for a summer move to Tottenham by the agent who negotiated his transfer from Auxerre to Liverpool.

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Marseille have not given up hope of signing Djibril Cisse despite the Liverpool striker’s insistence that he is happy at Anfield.

DJIBRIL Cisse has launched a staggering attack on his own brother in an attempt to end speculation that he is on his way to Marseille.

Djibril Cisse has launched a staggering attack on his own brother in an attempt to end speculation that he is on his way to Marseille.

MARSEILLE president Pape Diouf has reiterated his desire to sign Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse during the transfer window.

Marseille president Pape Diouf has reiterated his desire to bring Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse to the Stade Velodrome during the transfer window.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists his side will win the Barclays Premiership title for the second successive season, despite their recent dip in form.

Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse admits he will have to consider his Anfield future this winter if he remains on the fringes of the first team.

Rafael Benitez’s attempts to bring Michael Owen back to Liverpool was made “impossible” by Real Madrid’s asking price for the striker.

FRENCH striker Djibril Cisse has dismissed as "stupid people" the CSKA Sofia fans who subjected him to a torrent of racial abuse during Liverpool's Champions League victory in Bulgaria.

The racial abuse suffered by Liverpool’s French striker Djibril Cisse will overshadow the fact the European champions are about to appear in the group stages of the Champions League for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

Peter Crouch has been ruled out for up to three weeks after a scan on the hamstring injury that forced him out of Liverpool’s Champions League success over FBK Kaunus.

RAFAEL BENITEZ believes Jose Mourinho’s comments regarding Steven Gerrard’s loyalty to Liverpool show the Chelsea boss to be “worried.”

Liverpool expect to confirm today that Peter Crouch has successfully completed his medical and will become Rafael Benitez’s sixth summer signing.

Liverpool striker Milan Baros believes tomorrow’s Champions League final could herald the end of his Anfield career.

LIVERPOOL striker Djibril Cisse will not play again this season after breaking his leg against Blackburn in what looked an innocuous tangle with Jay McEveley on Saturday.