SURVIVAL Sunday meant something entirely different to those at Goodison Park yesterday. Well, at least it did to Carlo Ancelotti.

CARLO ANCELOTTI last night learnt just how ruthless Roman Abramovich could be after being sacked barely an hour after Chelsea’s final game of the season.

SO THERE was no dream ending to an extraordinary season for Birmingham, as they were relegated on the final day after winning the Carling Cup and qualifying for Europe.

QUEEN Elizabeth’s visit to Ireland has been a huge success but some ignorant groups have tried to tarnish the visit with dispicable protests.

IAN HOLLOWAY will find no solace in defeat should Blackpool lose their fight for survival at Old Trafford tomorrow.

THE original Survival Sunday was an anti-nuclear concert in 1978, organised by Peter, Paul and Mary; the folk trio who wrote Puff the Magic Dragon.

ALEX FERGUSON fears giving up football will harm his prospects of enjoying a long life.

From film to fashion, movies to music, food to travel, our critics reveal their Hot 100 choices for the summer ahead.

ONE suspects that if Darron Gibson is still seen as an enemy within at Manchester United after a performance that booked his team a place in the Champions League final, then he really does have no future at Old Trafford.

It’s the adjective that will be most used in the build up to the Champions League final after Manchester United ensured a place against Barcelona at Wembley on May 28 and provided an opportunity for football’s most famous trophy to regain some of its misplaced lustre.

THE man who took me to more GAA games than I can remember once described soccer as “a decent distraction when you are reading the newspapers”.

REAL MADRID assistant coach Aitor Karanka claimed the performance of the officials in last night’s semi-final second leg at Barcelona proved his side had no chance of making it through to the Champions League final.

MANCHESTER UNITED’S title showdown with Chelsea on Sunday will hang like a heavy black cloud over their attempts to reach the Champions League final.

WORLD CUP final referee Howard Webb will take charge of the crucial Premier League title showdown between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

ROBIN VAN PERSIE has called on Arsenal to make the “final step” and become champions next season.

TO be in title contention after our disastrous extended blip is tantamount to a miracle.

CARLO ANCELOTTI says he is “not interested” in Salomon Kalou’s pleas for first-team football at Stamford Bridge.

WOJCIECH SZCZESNY maintains it is “ridiculous” to suggest Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has run out of ideas and should be replaced — hailing him as “the best manager in the world”.