RIO FERDINAND was last night declared drug free – but it hasn’t been enough to save his European Championship dream.

CHELSEA’S Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich was yesterday caught up in claims that he has tested positive for the Class A drug cocaine.

NO wonder Liverpool walk on with hope in their hearts. For Rafa Benitez's side completed the most remarkable comeback in the history of European finals to write a glorious new chapter in the club's already rich history.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND manager Brian Kerr would like to see Andy Reid move to a Premiership club - but only if the player was sure of a first-team place.

MANCHESTER United football star Rio Ferdinand yesterday denied he got a man to “fix” girls for him at a nightclub and that he was warned

GARDAÍ seized more than €1 million worth of counterfeit sports clothing following five raids in Cork and Kerry.

MANCHESTER UNITED counted the cost of a slide in media income yesterday after profits for the first half of its financial year more than halved.

ARSENE WENGER has angrily declared that the FA’s six-week delay in charging Dennis Bergkamp for his clash with Lee Bowyer could undermine his side’s title bid.

GERARD HOULLIER has issued a defiant “let’s go for it” call to Liverpool as they brace themselves for a Merseyside showdown with Everton.

MANCHESTER UNITED defender Gary Neville has taken the unprecedented step of rejecting a testimonial to mark his 10 years at the club.

MANCHESTER UNITED have confirmed Spanish defender Gerard Pique has signed a new contract to keep him at Old Trafford until June 2009.

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger insists there is no rift between him and Thierry Henry over the striker’s decision to delay contract talks.

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MANCHESTER United chief executive Peter Kenyon believes Alex Ferguson has been proved right in deciding not to retire, following the Old Trafford club’s eighth Premier League title success in 11 years.

ARSENE WENGER has set his sights on his Arsenal side “making history” this season by winning the Champions League for the first time.

MANCHESTER United fans angered by the defeat in Lisbon couldn’t wait to get into that virtual-reality pub, the internet message board, to vent their spleens upon each other yesterday morning.

ARSENE WENGER said he cannot promise there will be no repeat of last season's Old Trafford melee as he will be sending out 11 gladiators to face Manchester United tomorrow.

JUVENTUS, who face Manchester Utd in the Champions League on Tuesday night, remain top of Serie A but only on goal difference from Inter Milan after the weekend’s action in Italy.

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan revealed yesterday that Martin O’Neill will still influence his signings this summer.