Roy Keane has received a makeover from acclaimed English artist James Husbands.

Michel Platini should have been beaming last week.

Michael Owen has admitted he was “guilty” of going down for both his World Cup penalties against Argentina when he could have stayed on his feet.

Bravest coaching call, any sport?

Uefa referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina leapt to the defence of the additional assistant referee experiment after Fifa president Sepp Blatter declared Ukraine’s European Championship defeat to England made goalline technology “a necessity”.

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Ever since an April night in 1966 when Tommy Docherty was accused of flooding the Stamford Bridge pitch to get a semi-final postponed, Barcelona-Chelsea has for some reason been a fixture with an edge to it.

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“C’MERE to me player, there’s a circus coming to the Lee Fields next week. You’ll fit in grand up there.”

CRISTIANO RONALDO has asked the Real Madrid fans to be more like those of Manchester United.

Italian referee designator Pierluigi Collina has urged footballers to show more respect.

SHAY GIVEN was last night named eircom/FAI senior international player of the year at the annual televised awards ceremony in Dublin.

ITALIAN Referees Association president Tullio Lanese has refused to accept Pierluigi Collina’s shock resignation from football.

Italian Referees Association president Tullio Lanese has refused to accept Pierluigi Collina’s shock resignation from football.

DAVID MOYES remains undeterred in his mission to guide Everton onto Europe’s top table.

Top referee Pierluigi Collina was at the centre of controversy as Everton’s association with the Champions League ended in heartache.

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PIERLUIGI Collina, widely considered the world’s best referee, will not be allowed officiate this season unless he drops his new sponsor.

CHELSEA striker Didier Drogba admits Jose Mourinho uses frequent outbursts as a tool to unsettle his rivals — and declared the Blues boss is “addicted to victory.”

Pierluigi Collina’s continuation as a Serie A referee was confirmed on Wednesday when he was included on the officials list for next season.

FORMER Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier has been named the new coach of reigning French champions Lyon. Houllier, ousted from the Liverpool hot seat last summer, will replace Paul Le Guen, who announced he was leaving the club after three seasons in charge during which time he won three league titles.

Disgraced former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu made his comeback from a seventh-month drugs ban in Serie A champions Juventus’ 4-2 victory over Cagliari.

Luis Figo made his much-heralded return to the Portugal squad on Thursday ahead of the World Cup qualifiers with Slovakia and Estonia next month.

Juventus beat defending champions AC Milan 1-0 in the top-of-the-table showdown at the San Siro to take a giant stride towards the Scudetto on Sunday.

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Chelsea are still considering their response after being accused by UEFA of telling deliberate lies about Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard and referee Anders Frisk.

CHELSEA could face the ultimate sanction of disqualification from the Champions League after being accused by UEFA of telling deliberate lies about Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard and referee Anders Frisk.

Jose Mourinho has promised to take legal action against UEFA referees’ chief Volker Roth unless he retracts the claim that Chelsea’s manager is “an enemy of football”.

TREBLE-chasing Chelsea yesterday took a treble off-field blow as UEFA confirmed they are to investigate after-match events of the Champions League win over Barcelona and the FA punished both the club and manager Jose Mourinho.

The latest Champions League incidents involving Chelsea and Barcelona are to be investigated by UEFA.

Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff believes referee Pierluigi Collina was to blame for Barcelona’s exit from the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has branded Jose Mourinho “shameless” and claimed if Chelsea won the Champions League it would “make you want to retire”.

Chelsea today strongly denied claims of racist abuse by Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o in the latest controversy between the two clubs.

Chelsea strode into the Champions League quarter-finals on a remarkable night which ended in further controversy, bitter accusations and another probable UEFA investigation.

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UEFA has told Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho to stop criticising referees.

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Jose Mourinho handed a starting role to in-form striker Mateja Kezman as Chelsea looked to overcome a one-goal deficit against Barcelona in their return Champions League clash at Stamford Bridge.

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho last night launched an astonishing double attack on Swedish referee Anders Frisk and UEFA as he raised the stakes even higher ahead of tonight’s crucial Champions League return leg against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho was today ordered to keep out of UEFA business after claiming he had inside knowledge Pierluigi Collina would take charge of tomorrow’s Champions League match against Barcelona.

ARSENAL have been given a major boost ahead of their do-or-die Champions League second leg clash with Bayern Munich this week, after prolific Dutch striker Roy Makaay was ruled out due to a thigh injury.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho’s prediction came true today when Pierluigi Collina was appointed referee for his club’s second leg Champions League match with Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.

Italian referee Pierluigi Collina looks set to end his career in the summer and take a desk job.