UEFA president Michel Platini’s controversial plan for cup winners to qualify for the Champions League has been rejected.

BOLTON are causing shock waves again because they have gone back to their roots, according to Gary Speed.

ALEX FERGUSON is certain Arsenal will slip up in their bid to depose Manchester United as Premier League champions.

RYAN GIGGS has backed Alex Ferguson’s claim that Cristiano Ronaldo is still paying for his reputation as a diver.

JOSE MOURINHO’S advisor has rejected any notion the former Chelsea boss is using the FA as a negotiating tool in order to land a massive club job in Europe.

SUNDERLAND striker Andy Cole insists manager Roy Keane has not changed one bit since the days when they stood shoulder to shoulder at Manchester United.

SO Liverpool's American owners aren't too sure whether to trust Rafael Benitez with their money.

MANCHESTER UNITED will have to conquer a familiar foe if they hope to erase the memory of their FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea last season.

SO Liverpool's American owners aren't too sure whether to trust Rafael Benitez with their money.

NEWLY-CROWNED European Footballer of the Year Kaka has pledged his future to AC Milan.

ROY KEANE is reported to be on the verge of signing a new five-year contract with Sunderland.

IN ITS current line of investigation the planning tribunal has turned to one man to explain Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s complicated finances.

RAFA BENITEZ hopes to have clear-the-air talks with Liverpool’s US owners before the Premier League showdown with Manchester United next month.

SUNDERLAND boss Roy Keane has taken full responsibility for his side’s 7-1 mauling at Everton after admitting he picked the wrong team.

WINNING the Champions League for only the second time as manager is what keeps Alex Ferguson motivated after 21 years at Old Trafford and he got another pointer as to his team’s potential to achieve that dream last night.

FRANK LAMPARD is determined to reach a century of goals for Chelsea and join the greats of Stamford Bridge.

EVERTON manager David Moyes is calling on his fringe players to step up to the plate tonight so they can bow out of the group stages of the UEFA Cup with a 100% record.

BELFAST-BORN Manchester United player Jonny Evans was released on bail yesterday after his arrest in connection with an alleged rape at a hotel where the club was having its Christmas party.

CRISTIANO RONALDO has warned title rivals Arsenal that they are in a fight to the finish – and that reigning champions Manchester United are even stronger than when they won the Premier League last season.

GREATER Manchester Police have launched an investigation into claims a woman was raped at a hotel where the Manchester United football team was having a pre-Christmas party, said a police spokesman yesterday.