DIDIER DROGBA is so keen to overtake Wayne Rooney as the Premier League’s top scorer that he will take any Chelsea penalty in their must-win home match against Wigan on Sunday.

PETER CROUCH is refusing to give up hope that Tottenham’s amazing season can get even better by leapfrogging Arsenal to steal third place in the Barclays Premier League.

SUNDERLAND boss Steve Bruce fears young midfielder David Meyler could be sidelined for up to 12 months by a knee injury.

PETER CROUCH flicked Tottenham into the Champions League with a dramatic late winner in what was dubbed the £50 million game and consigned Manchester City to another 12 months of madness and turmoil.

ROBERTO MARTINEZ insists Wigan will try to win at Chelsea on the final day of the season – but for themselves, not Manchester United.

ALEX FERGUSON has revealed he talked midfield maestro Paul Scholes out of retiring.

MANCHESTER UNITED insist they will pass the new UEFA ‘financial fair play’ test which is set to become part of European football’s rules today.

LIVERPOOL co-owner Tom Hicks had bad and good news for supporters yesterday after revealing the club is unlikely to be sold before the end of the year but that manager Rafael Benitez has a “substantial” transfer budget at his disposal and no star players will be sold.

WITH the 2009-10 version of the UEFA Champions League coming to a close at the Bernabeu with Inter defeating Bayern Munich 2-0 on Saturday night, here is a look at who could be the top contenders in next season’s competition.

IAN HOLLOWAY was hailed as a managerial genius by his players after leading Blackpool to the Barclays Premier League after a dramatic 3-2 Coca-Cola Championship play-off final win over Cardiff on Saturday.

OPINIONS varied in the Bayern Munich camp over how critical the absence of winger Franck Ribery was to their 2-0 Champions League final defeat to Inter Milan on Saturday night.

ALEX FERGUSON is already planning for a future without Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown at Manchester United and has earmarked Ireland’s defender John O’Shea as a potential future leader of the club.

WHAT a week of snarling, no-holds barred, edge of the seat, competitive drama – and, no, I’m not talking about the Irish senior side taking on Paul Doolin’s Irish U23s.

BAYERN MUNICH coach Louis van Gaal still does not believe his team are among the elite sides of European football even though they are now just one step away from winning the Champions League.

CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF FINAL: Blackpool v Cardiff (Wembley, 3pm)

THE smells assaulted the senses every bit as much as the sights.

LIMERICK, both club and city, are continuing to pile on the pressure in a bid to get the FAI to sanction the proposed friendly game against Barcelona at Thomond Park on July 31.

Derry v Armagh

FA Cup Final: Portsmouth v Chelsea

AVRAM GRANT is a man of great faith, but feels success must be earned.