REPUBLIC of Ireland manager Brian Kerr has hit back at claims by Ian Harte he is being frozen out of the international scene.

LEICESTER star Austin Healey believes Munster will be a much more potent threat this season than when the sides last met in Heineken Cup final.

DAMIEN DUFF will miss tonight's visit of Chelsea to Blackburn after failing to recover from a thigh strain.

Martin Edwards is to quit as chairman of Manchester United at the end of the season. The end of his 22-year reign on the board was announced

MARTIN O’NEILL claimed yesterday that Celtic are worthy Old Firm favourites - but denies that victory for his side tomorrow would decide the destination of the championship.

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RAY PARLOUR has told Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger he is ready to step into the mighty boots of crocked captain Patrick Vieira – despite only just returning from his own injury which kept him out of action for nearly 12 weeks.

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY believes Manchester United overcame an obstacle far more significant than West Brom after their comprehensive 3-1 win at the Hawthorns on Saturday.

ALEX FERGUSON will resist the temptation to fly Roy Keane to Japan for the last match of Manchester United’s Far East tour.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND World Cup star Gary Breen has joined West Ham United on a Bosman ruling after the experienced central defender failed to agree an extension of his contract with First Division Coventry City at the end of last season.

JOE KAVANAGH and Kieran McDonald took remarkably different paths to today's All-Ireland quarter-final but both were inspired by an enduring love of the game.

MANCHESTER UNITED will play Celtic in Roy Keane's testimonial at Old Trafford on Tuesday, May 9.

MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson has blasted Patrick Vieira's claims that Ruud van Nistelrooy is "a cheat and a coward."

WIGAN manager Paul Jewell has vowed to defend Jose Mourinho if the FA charges the Chelsea boss with misconduct after he accused Lee McCulloch of "cheating".

PORTUGAL coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has named his squad for the World Cup qualifiers with Latvia and Estonia.

SPANISH star Xabi Alonso, who makes his Liverpool debut at Bolton in the Premiership, admits he is in awe of skipper Steven Gerrard.

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LIVERPOOL manager Gerard Houllier has dismissed as “absolute rubbish” newspaper claims that he has been offered a job setting up a football academy for Soccer Australia.

GARY NEVILLE believes Manchester United face the prospect of kissing their Champions League dream goodbye for another season if they suffer a ‘Battle of Britain’ nightmare against Rangers.