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Lille claim first Ligue 1 title since 1954

Premier League fans give their verdict

Ahead of the final Premier League games, supporters of all 20 clubs look back at the best and worst of 2010-11ArsenalThe season has ended so badly that it's easy to forget how well it started and how at one time we were in with a chance of winning all four titles ??? after conceding a comedy goal...

Five clubs on the brink, 90 minutes to save their seasons

Wigan's plight may be due to the club's transit-camp reputationRoberto Mart??nez has a bee in his bonnet about the January transfer window. It is unsettling, he reckons, to have players approached and agents in action at a time in the season when crucial games are taking place, and he believes the...

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Luton Town (AFC Wimbledon win 4-3 on pens)

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Luton (aet ??? AFC Wimbledon win 4-3 on penalties)As football's reputation continues to be tarnished by soaring debt, political scandal and superinjunctions, proof is needed that the sport retains a soul. Step forward AFC Wimbledon. Under dark Manchester skies, the club formed by...

Table-banging Sepp Blatter angrily denies that Fifa is corrupt

??? President denies there is evidence of bungs??? Swiss is seeking re-election to his postFifa is not a corrupt organisation and there is no evidence to support recent accusations of wrongdoing within football's world governing body, Sepp Blatter said in Johannesburg.The Swiss, bidding for...

Arsenal reclaim FA Women's Cup with win over Bristol Academy

Arsenal 2-0 Bristol AcademyTwelve months after losing an FA Cup final for the first time, Arsenal restored the status quo in the women's game as they lifted the trophy for the fifth time in six years, extending their record number of victories in the competition to 11.First-half goals by the...

Wembley gets its chance to shine at Champions League final

The 'dream final' between Barcelona and Manchester United is just what an embattled Wembley needsFour years after it re-emerged from a notoriously fraught rebuilding process, Wembley's showcase moment has arrived. Saturday's final, between two clubs who won their first European Cups at the old...

Manchester United stay calm amid a season of shocks | Paul Wilson

The Premier League winners only had to show superior staying power, yet it was anything but a humdrum seasonTo sum up the 2010-11 Premier League season in the simplest possible terms, it was a three???horse race in which two of the runners put themselves under the heaviest of handicaps. Chelsea...