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Chinese whispers, but Drogba says he wants to stay at Chelsea

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says he wants to stay at Stamford Bridge despite rumours of a move to China.

Bruce makes pitch for Wolves post

Chief executive Jez Moxey is confident that Wolves will appoint a new manager to replace sacked Mick McCarthy before they play Newcastle on 25 February.

Chris Hughton: If I can lift the Blues, you can too Andre Villas-Boas

CHRIS HUGHTON has watched Andre Villas-Boas's troubles from afar, and he has sympathy.

Hunting Stoke's scalp not shirts

LAST year David Hunt went home with Wayne Rooney's shirt. This time around the Crawley defender is no FA Cup souvenir hunter - he aims to scalp Stoke City and help his team into the quarter-finals.

Mersey mission is over

THE uniform will start off the same: shorts and a top. Yet instead of a pair of football boots will be flip-flops, and a baseball cap will probably replace the bobble hat he has grown accustomed to wearing in training of late.

Chris Day eyes one more record day

STEVENAGE goalkeeper Chris Day takes no comfort from the fact Tottenham may field a weakened team tomorrow. It will never be as weak as the one he once played in.

Micah Richards: We're beating bigots

MICAH RICHARDS says English football is winning the war against racist bigots, even if parts of Europe are still stained by the problem.

Fans wrong on Wenger says Martin O'Neill

MARTIN O'NEILL has told unhappy Arsenal fans not to lose faith in Arsene Wenger, the greatest manager the club has ever had.

Arsene Wenger is scarred by Milan

ARSENE WENGER has admitted Arsenal's European humbling at the hands of AC Milan will haunt him for the rest of his life.