WEMBLEY officials are adamant the new £757m stadium will be the ‘greatest in the world’ - when it is eventually opened.

Chelsea 4 Everton 1

JOHN ALDRIDGE is emerging as favourite to succeed Mick McCarthy when Ireland's team manager decides to vacate the post.

Manchester United 0, Bolton 1

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho has warned Alex Ferguson his side will be out of the title race if Manchester United fail to beat Arsenal tomorrow.

CHELSEA’S Joe Cole insists there is no room for complacency as they embark on the sprint towards the Premiership finishing line.

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Karel Poborsky has been named general manager of Dynamo Ceske Budejovice in his native Czech Republic.

BLACKBURN striker Matt Jansen revealed he questioned whether he would ever be able to play top-flight football again after a serious road accident in Italy last summer.

JP McMANUS, the man who never liked school, yesterday received a doctorate from the University of Limerick.

JOSE MOURINHO believes he has enough firepower in Eidur Gudjohnsen and Mateja Kezman to see off the challenge of CSKA Moscow in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge.

Aston Villa 0 Wigan 2

AWARD judges couldn’t split Cork’s sporting finest yesterday.

THERE are times when it hardly seems worth bothering crossing the road to go to a football match in England.

MANCHESTER UNITED’s claims that Roy Keane left Old Trafford yesterday “by mutual consent” have been greeted with widespread scepticism.

MALCOLM GLAZER'S commitment to restoring Manchester United to full health means one more new signing this summer and no sale of Wayne Rooney at any price.

Shares of Manchester United rose more than 4% yesterday after US financier Malcolm Glazer told the world’s richest football club he was planning an £800 million (€1.16 billion) takeover offer.

LEEDS new boy Nick Barmby insists he is still on the trophy trail following his £2.75million move from Liverpool.

SKIPPER Olof Mellberg believes qualifying for Europe can help Aston Villa hold onto their top players – and attract new blood to the club in the summer.