ONE GAME to make a season, one last chance to save face, one last opportunity to rescue reputations; Chelsea know an unconvincing victory over Wigan is already forgotten because everything, an entire campaign, rests on a Champions League quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford tomorrow.

CHELSEA got a boost from their young guard yesterday as they edged the FA Youth Cup semi-final first leg clash with Manchester United 3-2 at Stamford Bridge.

KENNY DALGLISH believes it will be next year before his £57.8m strikeforce of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez can prove the most feared in the Premier League.

CARLO ANCELOTTI yesterday insisted his job as Chelsea manager did not depend on turning around the club’s Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United.

LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish admits the resilience of his squad may be stretched to the limit by their current injury problems but that will not excuse any drop-off in performances.

GARETH BALE and Samir Nasri have both been nominated for the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year awards.

A THURLES man told me last week he knew three different lads from around the town who are going out with former Miss Irelands. A relatively unscientific metric, sure, but more proof, as if any were needed, that confidence is currently coursing through Tipp veins.

THE man who was kicked by Eric Cantona at a Manchester United match more than 15 years ago has been found guilty of punching another man at a children’s football game.

WAYNE ROONEY has been condemned to begin a domestic break convinced he is being made a scapegoat by the Football Association.

ARSENAL Supporters’ Trust have expressed their “considerable disappointment” over the Gunners’ recent results, but will reserve final judgment on Arsene Wenger’s young squad until the end of the season when they will continue holding the club to account — both on and off the pitch.

JOHN TERRY has claimed Chelsea’s latest controversial Champions League defeat proves the world is against them winning the European Cup.

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LUKE DONALD risked carrying a jinx into The Masters at Augusta after winning yesterday’s par-3 contest.

YOUNG Gunner Conor Henderson is fully committed to carving out an international senior career with the Republic of Ireland.

THE FA will confirm whether Wayne Rooney will be free to face Manchester City in this month’s FA Cup semi-final at 10am this morning.