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Michael Higdon 'annoyed' after arrest mars Scottish player of year award

• Motherwell striker detained by police for alleged assault • 'I'm annoyed at myself but there was nothing in it really' The Motherwell striker Michael Higdon claimed "things have been blown out of proportion" after he was arrested for an alleged assault just hours after being named as…

Paolo Di Canio: Southampton match is Sunderland's Champions League final

• Manager targets one more win after Stoke draw • 'We're very pleased to have 41 points,' says Pulis Paolo Di Canio believes Sunderland are one win away from securing Premier League survival and has dubbed Sunday's home game with Southampton "our Champions League final". Sunderland's…

Carragher: Good time to leave

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool have started to show signs of progress during his final season at the club.

Di Canio prepared for crucial finale

Boss Paolo Di Canio says Sunderland's home match with Southampton on Saturday will be a "Champions League final".

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio hails 'massive point for us' against Stoke

Paolo Di Canio feared he had become the manager of "masochist club" after Sunderland fell behind against Stoke City and then had Craig Gardner sent off.        

Who has made Garth Crooks's team of the week?

As the season draws to a close, which players are producing the goods when it maters?

Doing simple things serves Stoke well, but how long can that last?

Stoke City moved up to 41 points on Monday night, dragging them closer to ensuring that they will stay up and play their sixth straight season of Premier League football next year. It is an impressive achievement for a team with their background but it does raise the question whether or not they…

Spurs don't have the quality to finish fourth, says Wojciech Szczesny

Arsenal's goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has claimed that Tottenham "do not have enough quality" to finish in the top four of the Premier League and qualify for next season's Champions League in an interview broadcast on the Arsenal website, remarkably, given the conservatism of the club's in-house…

David Luiz says smirk followed Manchester United fan's 'Sideshow Bob' jibe

The Chelsea defender David Luiz has told friends that he was laughing at a Manchester United supporter who berated him as "Sideshow Bob", the character from The Simpsons to whom he bears a resemblance, in the moments after he was fouled by Rafael da Silva on Sunday at Old Trafford.