WEST HAM boss Alan Curbishley held a team meeting this week to tell his players what is needed to restore the famous Upton Park atmosphere that was silenced on St Stephen’s Day.

A brochure advertising sex films created quite a stir amongst pharmacists, clergy and politicians, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

JENS LEHMANN may turn 38 next year, but the Arsenal goalkeeper has no intention of hanging up his gloves just yet.

NEWCASTLE goalkeeper Shay Given is hoping to overcome injury to make his 400th appearance for the club in tomorrow’s clash at Everton.

SUNDERLAND midfielder Grant Leadbitter has revealed Roy Keane’s new motto: “Enjoy yourself.’

JOSE MOURINHO has done a manful job in papering over the alarming cracks at Chelsea.

HARRY REDKNAPP praised ‘outcast‘ Linvoy Primus after the centre-back scored twice to help Portsmouth beat struggling West Ham at Upton Park.

EVERY season Chelsea’s bullish chief executive Peter Kenyon likes to ruffle a few feathers by updating the soccer community on the master plan in London SW6 for world domination.

IT WAS said that, back in his playing days with Leeds United, Jack Charlton used to keep a little black book in which were inscribed the names of certain opponents with whom he planned to settle a few scores.

A LEADING Manchester United fans’ group has attacked owner Malcolm Glazer for taking the Old Trafford club into even deeper debt.

YOU’RE AWAKE. Barely. You now have hours left to snag a last-second winner with a sports gift for the special person in your life. Let Michael Moynihan take you by the hand.

ARSENE WENGER feels he is “preaching in the desert” when he tells people his Arsenal side are as good as Manchester United and Chelsea.

FIRST meetings with Roy Keane are not easily forgotten. Clinton Morrison was a cocky 22-year-old when he first strode into the Ireland training camp in 2001, to be greeted in the entrance hall by a stony-faced Keane.

ALAN CURBISHLEY has told West Ham fans not to undermine the club’s bid for survival by targeting skipper Nigel Reo-Coker.

JERMAIN DEFOE sent Tottenham into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup but the Premiership side were pushed all the way by Southend at White Hart Lane.

ALEX FERGUSON is convinced 10 weeks of Henrik Larsson will be enough to help Manchester United seize the Premiership title from Chelsea’s grasp.

ASTON VILLA striker John Carew has set his sights on making the same impact on the Premiership as fellow Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

MANCHESTER UNITED extended their lead at the top of the Premiership to six points, but Tottenham boss Martin Jol questioned the decision to give Cristiano Ronaldo a penalty to open the scoring in a 4-0 win for the Red Devils.

THERE wasn't an American flag in sight at Anfield on Saturday, but the sooner the USA takeover is complete the better for Rafa Benitez.

ARSENE WENGER employed a scattergun technique while looking for people to blame after Arsenal lost ground near the top of the Premiership.