GARY PALLISTER believes Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic should be the early favourite to claim this season’s player of the year prizes.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish admits it is “fantastic” to have striker Luis Suarez back from suspension.

BARCELONA have announced the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in football history – a €150 million tie-up with the Qatar Foundation.

EUROPE’S leading clubs want to reduce the number of internationals to just six a year, Manchester United’s chief executive David Gill revealed last night — a move which could spell the end of friendly matches.

ROY KEANE was yesterday linked with a dramatic return to management — as manager of Iceland.

IRELAND’S national sports are rugby and . . . cricket, according to Real Madrid.

WAYNE ROONEY is in contention to return to action against Wigan next weekend.

ARJEN ROBBEN gave further evidence he could be fit to play in tomorrow night’s Champions League clash against Manchester United by taking part in light training yesterday.

LIVERPOOL striker Fernando Torres has been named Barclays Player of the Month for September with Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson taking the managers’ prize.

RIOTING in Barcelona injured 242 people, including 89 police officers, after celebrations of the Champions League final win on Wednesday night.

ARSENAL defender Sol Campbell has described Wayne Rooney as Manchester United’s talisman and says Arsenal will have to be wary on Sunday.

ROY KEANE has revealed he could make a dramatic return to management this summer — and hasn’t ruled out working on the continent.

ANDY COLE has vowed to silence the Man City sceptics who have questioned his switch to Eastlands.

MANCHESTER CITY defender David Sommeil has been banned for three matches, after the FA decided his studs-up challenge on Tottenham’s Young-pyo Lee constituted violent conduct.

CRISTIANO RONALDO'S representative has confirmed that the Manchester United winger is prepared to wait for a revised contract but hopes to come to an agreement soon.

POSH ‘n’ Becks; Beckingham Palace; children with unusual names. So what?

ARSENE WENGER yesterday suggested Manchester United paid £10 million too much for Rio Ferdinand following the England centre-back's £30 million move from Leeds.

ALEX FERGUSON yesterday hit back at FIFA president Sepp Blatter after he rebuked the Manchester United manager for criticising the Olympic soccer tournament.

WAYNE ROONEY will be in a relaxed mood ahead of his first return to Everton at the weekend.