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QPR 3-0 Sheffield United

Queens Park Rangers are revelling in their destiny. They re-established a nine-point lead at the top of the Championship with a display that was so dominant and thrilling that it appears unlikely they will be shifted from their perch any time soon.At the very least QPR are coasting towards...

Sideshow Bob comes to the Bridge

The Chelsea defender stars as Kevin Keegan, Napoleon Dynamite and, of course, Bart Simpson's nemesis

Adam Johnson says Manchester City chairman inspired Sunderland win

??? 'It was a really motivational message for us all to push on'??? Winger believes City have 'a great chance' of winning a trophyA rousing speech from Khaldoon al-Mubarak has been cited as the inspiration behind Manchester City's push for Champions League qualification.Roberto Mancini's players...

Wayne Rooney swearing furore is damned by its double standards | Kevin McCarra

TV rights are worth so much precisely because the game provokes, excites and forgets good mannersA volley of bad language to mark a burst of goals. The Wayne Rooney innovation would have given Wembley a very different tone had it been around when Geoff Hurst scored his hat-trick in 1966. In days...

Spurs' inferiority complex can ensure superiority over Real Madrid | Paul Hayward

Tottenham go to the Bernab??u fired by a zest for taking on their supposed betters that serves them well in EuropeIn the year Real Madrid last reached a Champions League quarter-final (2004), Jos?? Angel Sanchez, the club's marketing director, told the journalist and author John Carlin: "We're like...

Nemanja Vidic vows to win battle with chief tormentor Fernando Torres

??? United defender not troubled by poor record against Spaniard??? 'I can only change [opinions] by what I do on the pitch'It was at the DW Stadium in February where Nemanja Vidic confirmed the finest defenders are never off duty. The game was over and he was no longer dealing with Hugo Rodallega...

Sampdoria and Chievo escape betting investigation

??? Italian federation will not probe goalless draw??? Betfair attracts ??715,000 of bets on stalemate The Italian football federation said on Monday that a Serie A fixture between Chievo and Sampdoria was not under investigation despite suspicious betting patterns in the build-up to Sunday's game....

Tottenham's Rafael van der Vaart wants full game against Real Madrid

Spurs' Dutch playmaker is relishing a return to his old club but he wants 90 minutes in which to show what he can doRafael van der Vaart is a byword for exuberance. Everything the Tottenham Hotspur playmaker does on the field is designed to entertain, not only the paying supporters but also...