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Wenger fears attacks in football

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes football could be targeted by extremists and reveals his club had received terror alerts before games.

Man Utd wait on Ferdinand injury

Manchester United are waiting to discover whether defender Rio Ferdinand will be fit for Wednesday's Champions League return leg against Inter Milan.

Sunday's gossip column

Mourinho puts his name in the frame for Man Utd job, plus other rumours.

Beckham agrees deal to remain at Milan

• Midfielder will spend most of next season at San Siro• Former England captain to fund most of loan fee himselfDavid Beckham's hopes of appearing in the 2010 World Cup have been boosted by an unusual "timeshare" deal struck by the player's American club, Los Angeles Galaxy, and Milan,...

An act of altruism can lift the FA Cup

If teams are to care about winning and fans about watching, the competition needs heating upSetanta and ITV rue the deals they struck for FA Cup rights, and supporters too are reluctant to invest. In third-round replays this season, for example, Villa Park and St James' Park were half full....

Interview: Gaël Clichy talks to Paul Doyle

The Arsenal left-back talks about a difficult season at the Emirates and affirms his faith that Arsène Wenger will not leaveGaël Clichy is the most intelligent footballer in England. At least that is the conclusion that could be drawn from statistics which show he has intercepted more...

St Mirren 1-0 Celtic

• St Mirren 1-0 Celtic• Rearguard display sees Celtic's treble hopes dashedBilly Mehmet's second-half penalty gave St Mirren a sensational Scottish Cup quarter-final victory over Celtic, a week after losing 7-0 to the Hoops in their Scottish Premier League clash at Parkhead.In the 55th...

Coventry 0-2 Chelsea

Didier Drogba scored, Ashley Cole was booed, Michael Essien made his first appearance for six months and Alex rounded things off with one of the stranger goals of the season. Oh... and Chelsea ended up in the FA Cup semi-finals. This was another occasion when the fabled drama and romance of the...