ARE Internazionale cracking? A title race that looked like being a procession for the second year running has been thrown into doubt after a week of results that reduced the gap at the top to four points.

Danny Welbeck is set to become the latest heir apparent to the Busby Babes with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson set to thrust him in to the first team tomorrow.

ROBERTO MANCINI etched his name into Inter Milan’s history books yesterday with a record-breaking ninth successive league victory, beating Messina 2-0.

A TWO-GOAL blast from Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen drove title holders Barcelona back to the top of the Spanish league yesterday, with a 4-1 win at Real Mallorca.

Germany 3 Portugal 1

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann made way for long-time rival Oliver Kahn as Germany prepared to take on Portugal in the third-place play-off match in Stuttgart.

John Terry is the only England player to be chosen for the World Cup squad of the tournament.

SO FIFA’s technical experts bottled the decision to hand Cristiano Ronaldo the prize for the best young footballer at the World Cup.

Chelsea defender John Terry is the only England player to make it into the World Cup squad of the tournament.

England players have failed to make the shortlists for either the World Cup’s outstanding player or the best young player of the tournament.

ONE of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s greatest attributes is his ability to make his squad bond as a group, to believe that no one player is more important than any other, and to give his team a collective belief that they can win any match.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has urged the Portuguese Football Federation to keep Luiz Felipe Scolari on as coach after the World Cup.

HOLLAND manager Marco van Basten believes Portugal’s mastery of the dark arts of footballing deception was the reason behind Holland’s dramatic World Cup exit.

Cristiano Ronaldo believes Holland defender Khalid Boulahrouz deliberately injured him during Portugal’s ill-tempered second round victory in Nuremberg.

Portugal face an anxious wait to see if they will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo available to face England in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday.

Portugal 1 Holland 0

Portugal 2 Mexico 1

Portugal 2 Mexico 1

Portugal 2 Iran 0

Half time: Portugal 0 Iran 0

GLENN ROEDER laid down his credentials to the men who will decide his future when he steered Newcastle to a top-seven finish with a final day victory over champions Chelsea.

Newcastle 1 Chelsea 0

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England midfielder Frank Lampard will be rested for Chelsea’s clash with Newcastle after making his last club appearance of the season against Blackburn on Tuesday.

Blackburn 1 Chelsea 0

John Terry will miss his first Barclays Premiership game of the season at Blackburn tomorrow.

Jose Mourinho expects to have a fully-fit squad as Chelsea seek the point which would seal the Premiership title against Manchester United.

JOSE MOURINHO claims there is no great rivalry between Chelsea and Liverpool despite the two clubs coming face to face for the 10th time in two seasons today (5.05pm).

Eidur Gudjohnsen is ill and will not play for Chelsea in tomorrow’s FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool.

Maniche may have to be content with a place on the bench as he returns to the Chelsea squad for what could be the decisive title encounter with Everton at Stamford Bridge.

Joe Cole was recalled by Jose Mourinho as Chelsea looked for the win over Bolton which would leave them just four points away from retaining their title.

Jose Mourinho watched 10-man Chelsea beat West Ham 4-1 and then turned up the heat on title rivals Manchester United.

Ten-man Chelsea moved closer to their second successive Barclays Premiership crown with a fabulous victory against West Ham at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben is available again after suspension for the trip to Birmingham after completing a four-match ban.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has a fully-fit squad to face Manchester City but Arjen Robben and William Gallas are both suspended.

Chelsea are missing versatile French defender William Gallas for their FA Cup quarter-final clash with Newcastle tomorrow night.

Arjen Robben misses Chelsea’s clash at Fulham on Sunday as he serves the second game of his four-match ban for a red card at West Brom.

Chelsea paid tribute to Peter Osgood before the first home game since the sudden death of their legendary striker.

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben starts his four-match for his red card at West Brom last week.

Frank Lampard hopes to be fit to face Barcelona as Chelsea bid to overturn their 2-1 deficit in the Nou Camp.