BOB GELDOF and Manchester United star John O’Shea are among the Irish investors in line for a windfall following the runaway success of Avatar.

CARLO ANCELOTTI’S impressive start to life at Chelsea has not surprised Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.

TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp insists he has no regrets about selling Darren Bent over the summer, despite the striker’s barnstorming start to the season with Sunderland.

CESC FABREGAS knows Arsenal must be “up for it” to keep their Barclays Premier League title challenge on track when they travel to Wolves today.

ROBIN VAN PERSIE feels Arsenal are about to embark on a crucial phase of the season.

WAYNE ROONEY says he wants to end his career at Manchester United and emulate Ryan Giggs’ longevity at the club.

ON Monday morning a large number of the press corps made their way to Co. Carlow for a 10.30am rendezvous with Willie Mullins.

CHELSEA striker Didier Drogba hailed his side for the character they showed during their Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid but knows they will probably need to dig even deeper when they take on Manchester United at Stamford Bridge this weekend.

PATRICE EVRA returns to the scene of his “battle with the groundsman” on Sunday eager to put the controversy behind him and help Manchester United overcome the team he regards as the biggest threat to their hopes of a title four-timer.

FRANCE have suffered another setback ahead of their World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland with the loss of Arsenal defender Gael Clichy to a back injury.

ARSENE WENGER is glad his Arsenal squad are confident they can deliver both Premier League and European glory this season – but warned not to confuse that with “arrogance”.

RAFAEL BENITEZ last night defended his reign as Liverpool manager with the Anfield club facing European oblivion.

DIDIER DROGBA acknowledged he is in the best form of his career after helping Chelsea reach the last 16 of the Champions League last night.

IT was meant to be the night when Alex Ferguson celebrated 100 victories in European football for Manchester United and Wayne Rooney wet the baby’s head after becoming a father for the first time.

THERE were smiles all round yesterday when Wayne and Coleen Rooney emerged from hospital with their new baby yesterday.

ALEX FERGUSON has launched a robust defence of Rio Ferdinand against accusations that “his legs have gone”.

“HE’LL ****ing have to play,” growled John Aldridge, one-time Anfield goal-machine now turned radio pundit, as a final word to colleagues as he exited Craven Cottage.

IT is one of football’s hoariest old cliches, the belief that the game’s wild things must be indulged rather than transformed.

ANDY REID and athleticism are not ordinarily mentioned in the same sentence, but the Republic of Ireland’s forgotten man – or forgotten by Giovanni Trapattoni, at least – is reinventing himself at Sunderland.

THE Chelsea juggernaut rolls on.