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Messi has no Premier plans

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has confirmed that he has no desire to play in the Premier League.

Wenger reiterates Cesc stance

Arsene Wenger has again stressed that he has no intentions of allowing captain Cesc Fabregas to leave the club.

La Liga: Spanish players' union calls off strike

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No caviar but Abramovich can celebrate

Chelsea dig in for a victory that owed much to graft rather than graceRoman Abramovich's 200th Stamford Bridge fixture was not one for the scrapbook of reasons why he bought into the Premier League menagerie. An "easy game" for Chelsea, Sir Alex Ferguson had predicted, but this was true to the...

Kevin Nolan puts two past Reading to push Newcastle closer to title

• Norwich lose at Leyton Orient as Leeds gain ground• Rochdale slip up at home to relegated DarlingtonA double from Kevin Nolan set Newcastle United up for a comfortable 2–1 win at Reading, whose excellent recent form under Brian McDermott had given them an outside chance of a...

Redknapp stunned by Campbell's return

• Shock stems from mystery circumstances of 2006 departure• 'He wanted out and Arsenal wanted him out,' says RedknappHarry Redknapp has expressed astonishment that Sol Campbell is back at Arsenal, given what he knows about the defender's departure from the club in 2006, and has forecast...

The Cossacks: a Knowledge TV special

Plus: Fulham: European record breakers? (2); Young, decorated and uncapped (2); and managers taking two teams down in one season. Send your questions and answers to [email protected]"I've got a vivid memory from growing up in the early 80s," says Nathan Smith. "An old cartoon, featuring two...

'Pompey should be barred from Europe'

• Managers against stricken club playing in Europa League• FA Cup finalists confident of getting Uefa licenceDavid Moyes and Roberto Martínez have shown sympathy for Portsmouth is limited among Premier League managers by insisting the FA Cup finalists should not play in Europe next...