MANCHESTER City striker Jon Macken and Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan are still on the wanted list of Republic of Ireland boss Brian Kerr.

REAL MADRID president Florentino Perez is an expert businessman, but he still has a lot to learn about football.

CELTIC insisted last night that Liam Miller has turned his back on a deal which would make him one of the best-paid young players in Scottish football history to go to Manchester United.

ALEX FERGUSON has admitted he did have a row with skipper Roy Keane at Manchester United’s pre-season training camp in Portugal last month.

ARSENAL and Manchester United will avoid Spanish opposition in today’s draw for the Champions League group stage after retaining their place among the elite group of top seeds.

ROY KEANE yesterday stressed that his return to international duty after a two-year absence was to help Ireland qualify for the World Cup finals in Germany in 2006.

MANCHESTER UNITED remains the world’s largest football club off the pitch with annual revenues of e251m, according to a survey of sports businesses by Deloitte.

MANCHESTER UNITED have won the battle over the venue for their FA Cup semi-final with Arsenal.

MANCHESTER UNITED have demanded to see the videos from Sunday’s Old Trafford fracas to see if Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo have a case to answer.

Man Utd 4 Sparta Prague 1

MANCHESTER UNITED’S players have been told to ignore Birmingham’s worst defeat for 48 years when they tackle Steve Bruce’s ailing team tomorrow.

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan is confident Roy Keane will still be a Hoops player next season.

CAPTAIN David Beckham revealed England were inspired to victory in Cardiff by the hostile booing of the national anthem and he insisted Michael Owen would be welcomed back into the side to face Northern Ireland.

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON’S campaign for a four-week break before the start of the 2006 World Cup achieved victory yesterday when FIFA announced plans to minimise player burn-out during the tournament.

CHELSEA striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has stressed he is happy with life at Chelsea but said he would not rule out a move.

Dan Buckley

GERARD HOULLIER has been promised funds to revamp his Liverpool side for next season, but he could be without two key players on Sunday for the club’s crucial final match of the season.