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The Knowledge | Which team has the best unbeaten run in the first match of the season? | Jacob Steinberg

Plus: Getting to finals without winning a game; matches in working hours; and clubs named after fictional characters (2). Send your questions and answers to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter"I've been able to trawl through Coventry's recent opening-day results since entering the...

Sneijder keen on a move to Man Utd

??? Dutch midfielder's Internazionale wages may be an obstacle??? 'There have been unofficial talks; there have been contacts'Wesley Sneijder has revived the prospect of a move to Manchester United by confirming he is interested in joining the Premier League champions and that "unofficial talks"...

Distin: Arsenal will not get Jagielka

??? Centre-back 'has not said he wants to go anywhere else'??? Distin admits club would struggle to withstand injury crisisSylvain Distin believes Arsenal's pursuit of Phil Jagielka is destined to fail as the Everton and England defender has given no indication he wants to swap Goodison Park for...

Newcastle United's Joey Barton could face Arsenal on Saturday

??? Midfielder will talk to manager Alan Pardew before weekend ??? New signing Gabriel Obertan could replace BartonJoey Barton trained with the Newcastle United first team for the second day running yet it is far from certain that the midfielder will start Saturday's Premier League opener against...

Cesc F??bregas and Samir Nasri in Arsenal's Champions League squad

??? Pair available for European play-off with Italian side Udinese??? If they play it would cup-tie them for the tournamentArs??ne Wenger has named Cesc F??bregas and Samir Nasri in his Arsenal squad for the Champions League play-off with Udinese, despite intense speculation that both players will...

'The postponement is a minor sacrifice'

It goes to show how things have changed when the safest place in times of trouble is a football groundThere is a place of safety in north London that will be closed on Wednesday night. A friendly with Holland is no longer to be staged at Wembley Stadium. To those of a certain age it remains...

Premier League's opening weekend under threat

??? Matches at Tottenham, Fulham, QPR may be postponed??? Fears grow over security for London 2012 GamesThe start of the Premier League season this weekend is facing major disruption after its officials said they would decide tomorrow whether or not to call off the three opening fixtures set to...

Safety fears force FA to postpone England friendly with Holland

??? Police unable to guarantee safety of supporters and fans??? England players in call for 'an end to the disorder'England's friendly against Holland was postponed after the Metropolitan police confirmed they would be unable to guarantee the safety of players and supporters at Wembley.The decision...