Celtic will today learn their reward for a memorable Champions League qualifying campaign when the draw for the last 16 takes place in Nyon.

Republic of Ireland exile Darron Gibson has revealed the thought of Champions League nights at Goodison is driving him to help Everton reach Europe’s elite competition.

There’s been a lot of weeping and gnashing of teeth since the Irish whitewash in Europe over the weekend but it is about time people start to realise that we have no divine right to be winning Heineken Cups with the regularity we’ve enjoyed in recent times.

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Petr Cech told his Chelsea team-mates it was up to them to prove they had not blown their only chance of Club World Cup glory following their shock final defeat to Corinthians on Sunday.

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Miguel Delaney spent some of yesterday in the company of an under pressure Arsene Wenger

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Roberto Mancini insists last week’s Manchester derby proved City are a better team than United.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes it is an insult for anyone to question the self-belief of Sunderland counterpart Martin O’Neill.

GAA rivalry has long pitted parish against parish and turned county against county, but it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe at the funeral of Dublin football hero Kevin Heffernan.

Thieves stole a top-of-the- range 4x4 owned by Manchester United star Paul Scholes as he defrosted the windscreen, sources have confirmed.

Alex Ferguson’s famous red colours were carried to a ready success at Kempton by the Charlie Hills-trained Sand Boy.

Frank Stapleton believes Robbie Keane can still contribute to Ireland’s World Cup campaign, even if Giovanni Trapattoni decides the LA Galaxy man is no longer an automatic starter in the team.

Manchester City have held talks with Serie A giants AC Milan and Juventus over the possible sale of Mario Balotelli, according to sources close to the club.

Manchester United have become the first sports team in the world to be valued at more than $3 billion (€2.22 billion).

Family, friends, and sporting stars of past and present turned out for the removal of Gaelic football legend Kevin Heffernan in Dublin last night.

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