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Centurion Robin van Persie refuses to commit to new Arsenal deal

Robin van Persie has refused to commit his future to Arsenal and raised further fears that he could follow the example of Cesc Fábergas and Samir Nasi by forcing the club to sell him rather than let his contract run down. The Dutch striker, who scored two goals for Arsenal on Saturday to underline his [...]

Arsenal face another contract saga as Robin van Persie ponders future

Arsenal’s inability to tie down players could cause further unrest after their leading striker hinted he is keeping his options open. Robin van Persie looked as if he might have killed with a single glance. The Dutchman’s first home match as the Arsenal captain had ended in defeat by Liverpool and he was hot with [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson claims football has sold soul to TV ‘devil’

Sir Alex Ferguson has accused football of selling its soul to television and claimed that broadcasters do not pay enough money given the amount of control they exert over the game. The Manchester United manager used his first in-depth BBC interview for almost a decade to berate the corrosive influence of television on the fixture [...]

Fernando Torres: Chelsea start has been ‘very, very difficult’

Fernando Torres’s first few months at Chelsea have been “very difficult” but the Spain striker said the club’s fans had always supported him. The player has struggled badly for goals since leaving Liverpool for a record fee of £50m in January, scoring only three times. “When you are doing great and scoring goals from the [...]

Barcelona’s Messi masterclass carves Manchester United open

There was no repeat of 1968 Wembley euphoria for Manchester United in their bid to lift a fourth European Cup, just an unwelcome reminder of how it felt to be outplayed in 2009 in Rome. Once again United could not get enough of the ball to do themselves justice, once again their most experienced players [...]