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Arsene Wenger might have preferred a different venue to mark such a prestigious milestone as 1,000 games in charge of Arsenal. A date with Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge can be the source of hostility and aggravation for rival managers but seldom any points. It is 75 unbeaten home games and counting in the Barclays […]

Tottenham Hotspur have squandered the €100 million they received from Real Madrid for Gareth Bale and need a better strategy to challenge England’s top clubs, former player and manager Glenn Hoddle believes. Hoddle, one of the club’s greatest midfielders and who managed Spurs from 2001-03, has watched his former club fall behind this season following

Manchester United have been chosen to face champions Bayern Munich in the quarter finals of the European Champions League. Moyes will be trying to outsmart Guardiola in his first ever Champions League quarterfinal after beating Olympiacos 3-0 to come back from a 0-2 first leg loss. Bayern had beaten Arsenal 3-1 on aggregate to advance to this stage.

  Manchester United staged the comeback they required and lifted the pressure on manager David Moyes with victory over Olympiakos at Old Trafford to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Robin van Persie’s hat-trick overturned the visitors’ two-goal lead from the first leg and gave Moyes some much-needed breathing space after Sunday’s embarrassing 3-0 Premier League

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been charged with improper conduct by the English Football Association after going on to the pitch during the defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday. Mourinho was sent to the stands by referee Chris Foy after going on to the pitch following a red card being shown to his player Ramires.

Robin van Persie will be fit to face Manchester City in next week’s derby despite being taken off on a stretcher during Manchester United’s win over Olympiacos on Wednesday night. The Dutchman was the hero as he scored a hat-trick to guide his side to a 3-0 win and a 3-2 aggregate victory against their

  Having seen Manchester City and Arsenal take on mission impossible a week ago,  Chelsea coasted into the last eight of the Champions League courtesy of a mission that came with its own  guarantee — a second-leg  victory that was assured by half-time against a team who are pretty much all mouth and no trousers.

  Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid reached the Champions League last eight with a 9-2 aggregate win over German side Schalke. The forward opened the scoring in the 21st minute when he converted Gareth Bale’s square ball from close range. Schalke levelled when Tim Hoogland’s low shot took a big deflection to beat