Paul Pogba has hit back at spectators who booed France and Denmark players before, during and after the first goalless draw of the World Cup on Tuesday.

Where next for Real Madrid and their latest generation of Galacticos - to infinity and beyond?

Cristiano Ronaldo's opening goal for Real Madrid at Celta Vigo on Wednesday night was his 367th in Europe's top five leagues.

And so they left with a bang not a whimper, as Spurs said goodbye to White Hart Lane after 118 years in emphatic style, playing Manchester United off the park, sealing second spot in the Premier League, and showing why they are considered the most exciting young side in the country.

The ability of Chelsea as a football club to snatch ignominy from the jaws of victory can never be underestimated, although last night’s victory at the Hawthorns at least protects a memorable Premier League campaign with another title, their fifth of the Abramovich era, writes Allan Prosser.

Striker Harry Kane admits he has half an eye on retaining the Premier League’s golden boot as Tottenham focus on delivering a league and FA Cup double.

Long before he became notorious for his views on immigration in his controversy filled US presidential election bid, Donald Trump had already hit the heights of football administration and fame on the Saint and Greavsie show, writes Robert McNamara .

Slaven Bilic is hoping Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney does not make his long-awaited comeback against West Ham tonight after labelling the striker the best England player of his era.

A former IRA commander has been shot dead in Belfast, a man attending an east Cork wedding has died after being hit by a car, former Cork captain Tomás Mulcahy says the hurlers need to improve by 200%, and the musician Bressie has called for a Yes vote in the Marriage Equality Referendum. These are some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

The fact remains that this is a club with a default setting of one step forward followed by two back, writes Brendan O’Brien.

International Friendly

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Frank Lampard may equal Bobby Tambling’s Chelsea scoring record today, but the bond between the Stamford Bridge legends will always be stronger than stats. Kieran Shannon spoke to the Cork-based striker about Lampard, Jimmy Greaves and the swinging sixties in West London.

Chatting to Packie Bonner this week, ahead of Celtic’s cruel defeat in Barcelona, I was somewhat taken aback when he didn’t hesitate for a second to hail Lionel Messi as the greatest footballer of all time.

Dropping Greaves a brave call

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates their second goal.

Andre Villas-Boas all but conceded the Barclays Premier League title after watching Chelsea drop another two points in today’s west London derby.

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ANYONE who reads The Guardian will be familiar with John Crace’s ‘Digested Reads’, where the journalist takes a well-known book and compresses it down to six or seven hundred words, a process that tends to isolate the good — and bad — aspects of the tome in question (try his filleting of Philip Roth’s ‘Exit Ghost’ for a taster).

THE Thurles man who was in Hill 16 is still shook after it, worse than when they took pavlova off the menu in Hayes.

Republic of Ireland skipper Robbie Keane tonight became the first British or Irish player to reach 50 senior international goals as he scored twice against Macedonia.

Xavi has admitted Spain need to find their killer touch if they are to win the World Cup tomorrow.

CARLO ANCELOTTI has a dream – and it could turn out to be a nightmare for everyone else in the Premier League.

Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush has backed Michael Owen to be a goalscoring success at Manchester United.

FOOTBALL pundit legends Saint and Greavsie will make a comeback as a TV duo to present FA Cup Final coverage.

JOE KINNEAR is looking to his own Jimmy Greaves to help turn Newcastle’s season around.

Frank Lampard has defended England team-mate Peter Crouch after the Liverpool striker was sent off for a two-footed lunge on Mikel John Obi during their Carling Cup quarter-final tie.

FRANK LAMPARD is determined to reach a century of goals for Chelsea and join the greats of Stamford Bridge.

Tottenham have remained tight-lipped over the latest speculation about plans to redevelop their White Hart Lane ground or move to a new stadium.

Tottenham legend Jimmy Greaves has called for board at White Hart Lane to resign if Juande Ramos’ appointment fails.

THEY are the boys of the 60s who have become men in their 60s but, when they get together in a room even 40 years on, there is still the warming afterglow of what must have seemed, at one time, like the endless summer of their youth.

Manchester United-bound Owen Hargreaves is England coach Steve McClaren’s major fitness concern before he announces his squad on Saturday to face Brazil at Wembley on June 1 and the Euro qualifier in Estonia five days later.

Chelsea’s striker Didier Drogba is more concerning with breaking his scoring drought against Tottenham tomorrow than smashing more club records.

Michael Owen will not be rushed back from injury to resurrect England’s faltering Euro 2008 qualification campaign.

THE future of Chelsea’s England midfielder Frank Lampard has come under the spotlight again after his agent refused to say whether or not the player would be at Stamford Bridge next season.

The future of Chelsea’s England midfielder Frank Lampard has come under the spotlight yet again after his agent refused to say whether the player would be at Stamford Bridge next season.

Michael Owen believes Wayne Rooney holds the key to his rewriting England’s goalscoring record books as he looks to set another landmark against Azerbaijan.

Former England captain Gary Lineker has declared that Wayne Rooney can become the country’s “first genuine all-time great” player.

David Pleat (pictured) today insisted he is confident Leeds goalkeeper Paul Robinson will be a Tottenham player next season.

FOOTBALL legend George Best was charged with drink-driving yesterday, Scotland Yard said.

WHEN a 17-year-old striker called Jimmy Greaves made his professional debut for Chelsea in August 1957, the thought of the London club shaking the foundations of the game to the very core would have been unthinkable.

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