CHELSEA midfielder Frank Lampard will not be allowed quit the Premiership champions to join Barcelona, according to Jose Mourinho.

SO the rats have gathered on the deck of the doomed football liner which is Leeds United – and by all accounts they would rather one of them jump than help keep the vessel afloat.

ROY KEANE’S return to international football with Ireland was welcomed yesterday by the outstanding French midfielder, Patrick Vieira.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has reported “plenty of interest” in want-away midfielder Nicky Butt.

ADRIANO’S hat-trick booked Internazionale their place in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League as they defeated Porto 4-2 on aggregate.

SOHAM-ACCUSED Ian Huntley waited eight hours before telling police he had seen Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman on the night they vanished, his Old Bailey murder trial heard yesterday.

ALAN SMITH'S desire to join Manchester United hardened when boyhood idols Leeds started to push him through the Elland Road exit door before their disastrous season had even come to a close.

THE stresses and strains of high expectations have begun to show on the Portuguese training camp.

EDU is ready to withstand any physical challenge to Arsenal’s record-breaking attempt against Manchester United this weekend as the two sides lock horns for the first time since their Old Trafford melee.

ARSENAL’s London Colney training ground is the personal fiefdom of one man.

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.

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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.