SO that’s all right then?

WAYNE ROONEY has received assurances from the Glazer family that they are committed to keeping Manchester United rolling in silverware.

ALEX FERGUSON has admitted Manchester United have been hurt by the staggering turn of events this week – but feels Wayne Rooney deserves credit for acknowledging his mistakes.

THE economies of these two islands may be going south at a rate of knots but, let’s face it, there’s been only one story in the news this week.

REAL MADRID have been stunned by Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney’s alleged wage demands.

FORMER Manchester United skipper Roy Keane says his old club will be fine even if star striker Wayne Rooney moves on.

ARSENE WENGER sees no reason why captain Cesc Fabregas should not be at Arsenal for “many years”.

THOSE pictures of the Rafael Benitez press conference in the buffet car of a train whizzing through the bocage (no doubt at 175kph) somewhere in France were a welcome throwback to days when sporting heroes couldn’t be cocooned from the rest of us in their personal transport systems.

THE FAI has already begun to process the necessary paperwork on a number of UK-born players who may declare for the Republic of Ireland in the near future.

CHELSEA midfielder Frank Lampard has urged his team-mates to finish the title race against Liverpool with the same commitment and spirit that saw them destroy Stoke 7-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

THE FAI was yesterday unable to confirm whether an Airtricity League selection would face Manchester United at the Aviva Stadium for a ‘soft’ opening in late July or early August.

GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI remains confident that Shay Given will make himself available for the Republic of Ireland’s forthcoming European Championship qualifying campaign once he returns from injury.

WITH stragglers in fancy dress still crossing the line in the London Marathon the exhausting race for the Premier League reached its final bend at Stamford Bridge yesterday and ended with Chelsea hurtling down the home straight with the finishing line in sight.

CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti says he is ready for a potential title showdown at Anfield next Sunday after seeing his team return to the top of the Premier League with only two fixtures to go.

HARRY REDKNAPP needs to check on Aaron Lennon, left, before he knows whether the Tottenham winger can become a key figure in the battle for fourth spot.

IT’S a twist in the plot even Dan Brown, author of the Da Vinci Code, might have dismissed as simply too far-fetched.

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.

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