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Lescott - Pressure on Reds

Joleon Lescott has cranked up the tension ahead of Sunday's crucial clash with top four rivals Liverpool.

Hammers battle for starlet

West Ham face a fight to hold on to starlet Dominic Vose, skysports.com understands.

Pienaar - Everton is my home

Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar insists he is happy at Goodison after speculation over his future.

FC Porto 2-1 Arsenal

Arsenal departed Portugal last night with this tie apparently still very much within their grasp but with a depressing sense of realism pursuing them back to London. The wounds that sapped the conviction from this performance were self-inflicted. Cesc Fábregas's post-match assessment of...

Accountants meet high court deadline as Portsmouth fight for survival

• Breakdown of Pompey's financial state completed• High court to decide if Portsmouth can keep tradingVantis BRS, the accounting company charged with compiling Portsmouth's statement of affairs, completed their work in time. The SOA will now be analysed by HM Revenue and Customs, who...

Bin Hammam calls time on Sepp Blatter

• Two terms is enough for Fifa president, says Hammam• Hammam says his colleagues will propose amendmentSepp Blatter's authority as Fifa president faces its biggest challenge yet, with a move from within the world governing body's executive committee to limit the presidential office to...

All the nous of Arsenal's Sol Campbell fails to keep his keeper calm | Amy Lawrence

The veteran Arsenal defender supplied order and a goal but it was not enough to overcome a calamitous goalkeeping displayFor Sol Campbell it was all about having the experience to pull his team-mates over the line. That was how that rugged old warrior Martin Keown had put it. ­Campbell was...

Portsmouth chairman Sulaiman al-Fahim denies £65m Dubai debt claim

• Fahim: 'I rubbish the story of a penalty of £65m'• Former owner also denies being subject of an arrest warrantPortsmouth handed in the statement of affairs demanded by the high court before the 4pm deadline yesterday, but elsewhere it was reported that Sulaiman ­al-Fahim,...