Roberts returns for final push after long road to top
Guardian Unlimited - Stafford Services, junction 14 of the M6, September 2003. Jason Roberts is sitting with his uncle, Cyrille Regis, in a grey car park beside Britain’s busiest stretch of motorway. He is on his way to join Wigan Athletic, except he is having second

Ex-England star kicks off Israeli anti-racism drive
Reuters.uk, UK - 21 hours ago SAKHNIN, Israel, March 8 (Reuters) - Former England soccer star John Barnes helped kick off a campaign against racism in Israeli football this week as the FA

Bridge and Cole back soon
Guardian Unlimited - Fulham expect Wayne Bridge, who suffered an injury to his right ankle in England’s game against Uruguay and was carried off on a stretcher, to return to first-team action before the end of the month. The left-back’s tangle with the goalkeeper Paul

Okocha absence hits Trotters
Football.co.uk, UK - 21 hours ago Bolton Wanderers midfielder Jay Jay Okocha could be out for two weeks due to a thigh muscle injury sustained in the 3-1 defeat at Newcastle United.

Gers wait on Namouchi
Football.co.uk, UK - 15 hours ago Rangers boss Alex McLeish will make a late decision on whether to risk Hamed Namouchi in the Champions League clash with Villarreal.

Henry storms Real citadel to reignite Gunners
Guardian Unlimited - Arsenal’s senior players finally came of age last night. After they failed to assume their responsibilities in a faltering season, the maturity of the performances of Gilberto, Thierry Henry and Freddie Ljungberg ensured Arsenal could dominate the

Liverpool take the high ground to flush out Fergie
Guardian Unlimited - Sir Alex Ferguson has always believed that the first quarry must be the local rivals. By bringing down Liverpool he found his starting point for an era of dominance at Old Trafford but this FA Cup win, achieved through Peter Crouch’s goal

Milan extend winning run
Football.co.uk, UK - 16 hours ago AC Milan eased to a 3-0 win against Empoli on Saturday as Filippo Inzaghi continued his fine recent goalscoring form with a brace.

Neville punished by FA for improper conduct
Guardian Unlimited - “How about a hamburger instead of an improper gesture?” Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty. Gary Neville has been fined 5,000 and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association, following his wild celebrations at Manchester United’s

Chelsea 1 Barcelona 2
Times Online - JOS MOURINHO had said before kick-off that matches such as this are decided by details. And Asier Del Horno s dismissal was a detail rather than an outrage, a rank injustice or, as the Chelsea manager s suspicious mind would have it, a dark