ferguson still feels strain of title battles

... ferguson, 68, took over at united in 1986 and is battling chelsea and arsenal for a record fourth straight premier league title, which would take his tally of english championships to 12

ancelotti readies chelsea for first premiership ´final´

... london (afp) - chelsea manager carlo ancelotti says his side will face the first of nine 'finals' when their quest for the premier league title continues against aston villa at stamford bridge on saturday ... but victory over villa would see chelsea go two points in front before reigning champions united kicked-off in saturday's late match against bolton ... "key to chelsea's hopes of silverware this term is didier drogba ... fixtures (1500gmt unless stated)saturdaybirmingham v arsenal, bolton v manchester united (1730gmt), chelsea v aston villa, hull v fulham, tottenham v portsmouth, west ham v stoke, wolves v evertonsundayburnley v blackburn (1200gmt), liverpool v sunderland (1600gmt)mondaymanchester city v wigan (2000gmt) read all about the world cup 2010 at worldcup

squeeky bum time again- but fergie predicts united will win title on last day

... but as he heads for the barclays premier league finishing post alongside chelsea and arsenal, he admits this year's race will probably go down to the last day and possibly goal difference ... he expects it to go to the final day when his side host stoke and chelsea and arsenal entertain wigan and fulham ... chelsea's 5-0 win at portsmouth brought their goal difference level with ours ... he said: 'if results go our way, would that make any difference to our attitude going on the pitch at bolton? if chelsea and arsenal win, we still have to go and beat bolton ... ' arsene wenger can't forgive martin taylor for horror tackle on eduardosqueeky bum time again: but premier league prize is bottom line for carlo ancelottiryan giggs tempted by wales comeback for england clash as manchester united veteran appears to issue 'come and get me' plea to boss john toshacksir alex ferguson questions fa decision not to extend thomas vermaelen's ban for a 'frivolous' appeal arsenal's easy run-in counts for zero in hunt for glory, insists fergusoncarlo puts positive spin on chelsea euro exit as he looks for title race edgenani signs new united deal as star tries to step into ronaldo's bootsarsenal fc

premier league prize is bottom line for chelsea boss carlo ancelotti

... but the meaning behind the phrase from manchester united manager sir alex ferguson is not lost on the chelsea boss, even if he is not yet showing signs of shifting uncomfortably in his chair ... eye on the prize: chelsea manager carlo ancelotti is content with his side's positionand while ancelotti knows he is embroiled in a titanic battle with ferguson and arsenal manager arsene wenger, two mangers who know a thing or two about winning league titles in england, ancelotti certainly does not view his status as the new kid on the block as a disadvantage ... heading in the right direction: frank lampard (right) puts the gloss on chelsea's midweek win over portsmouth'chelsea haven't won the title for a long time, so we need to win ... i think this is the time for chelsea to win ... it was also the ideal result after a great deal of negativity brought on by chelsea's champions league defeat by inter milan and a lacklustre performance against blackburn ... but ancelotti admits a good display against aston villa today will provide a much better indication as to whether chelsea have blown away the cobwebs in the nick of time as the title race enters the closing stages ... and the tobacco-loving italian even suggested he could give up cigarettes if he does indeed lead chelsea to the title in his first season in charge, although with one rather significant caveat ... ' arsene wenger can't forgive martin taylor for horror tackle on eduardosqueeky bum time agian: but fergie predicts united will win title on last daysir alex ferguson questions fa decision not to extend thomas vermaelen's ban for a 'frivolous' appeal arsenal's easy run-in counts for zero in hunt for glory, insists fergusoncarlo puts positive spin on chelsea euro exit as he looks for title race edgethree is magic number for o'neill as villa boss targets treble over chelseaarsenal fc

messi fabregas piqueall forged in barcelonas hothouse of champions

... 'representatives from arsenal, chelsea, manchester united, tottenham, wigan, birmingham, stuttgart and bordeaux are among those to have visited the academy in the past few years to see how it works ... chelsea tried to sign him two years ago

birmingham city v arsenal - follow live text commentary

... three consecutive stalemates followed - against aston villa, wigan and middlesbrough - and a defeat at chelsea started their spiral from the summit

tottenham hotspur v portsmouth - follow live text commentary

... to make matters worse, they suffered a humiliating 5-0 loss at home to title-chasers chelsea in midweek to add further misery to their current plight ... ricardo rocha, another who has featured for spurs, will miss out after picking up a facial injury in the defeat against chelsea in midweek

bolton wanderers v manchester united - follow live text commentary

... sir alex ferguson's men will be striving to gather a further victory ahead of their crucial clash against chelsea next weekend

martin o'neill admits aston villa have little margin for error

... james milner, emile heskey and richard dunne are all major doubts for the chelsea fixture after either picking up or exacerbating achilles tendon injuries against sunderland in midweek

uefa plans to restrict spending power of wealthy owners

... in a 60-page document seen by the times uefa sets out its intention to restrict the spending power of the likes of chelsea's roman abramovich and the manchester city owner, sheikh mansour, in order to ensure the financial stability of its leading clubs