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Carlos Tevez is ‘destined’ to score winner against Manchester United

• Roberto Mancini believes Tevez will be Manchester City's hero• Striker likely to start against his former club in title deciderRoberto Mancini has spoken of his belief that Carlos Tevez is "destined" to be the central figure in the most important...

Manchester City v Manchester United like we have never known it before | Daniel Taylor

For years there has been nothing but local pride at stake in the derby but now there is a championshipAndy Morrison tells a story about the old Manchester City that in its own small way demonstrates what a difference there is between the club we see no...

In their efforts to be polite, the FA have hurt Tottenham and England | Daniel Taylor

If the FA had approached Harry Redknapp in February, Spurs would be no worse off than they are nowThey stopped taking questions about it at Tottenham Hotspur's press conferences back in February. Rules are in place about what can be asked and what is o...

Chelsea Four show why Uefa need to be sensitive about suspensions | Daniel Taylor

The number of players who will miss the Champions League final through suspension shows Uefa is dealing in rough justiceAnyone who wants a glimpse into the suffering that accompanies missing a Champions League final need only look back at that moment, ...

Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea (2-3 agg) | Champions League match report

There are many emotions inspired by Chelsea's arrival in the final but, more than anything, it is sheer wonder. They refused to be cowed after John Terry's red card and deserve their place in Munich on 19 May because of the heroism that went into ...

Chelsea required to better perfection to handle Barcelona’s backlash

• Roberto Di Matteo's side take one-goal lead to the Camp Nou• "We deserve respect" says Gerard Piqué after criticism of hostsBy the end, Gerard Piqué's patience was wearing thin. The Catalan press have been getting a little jumpy over the past w...

Manchester United 4-4 Everton | Premier League match report

It was almost beyond credibility that Manchester United could be guilty of such carelessness. At 4-2 the home fans were going through their victory songs, Sir Alex Ferguson was waving at the Stretford End and United were in position to be crowned ...

Robin van Persie is the player of the season – but how will he end it? | Daniel Taylor

The decision to select the Arsenal striker for the end-of-season awards was easy, but he has a more difficult choice aheadThere can be only one authentic candidate for Player of the Year, to be announced in Mayfair on Sunday night, when Robin van Persi...

Harry Redknapp is perfect for England job, says FA’s Phil Gartside

• Redknapp would be 'an outstanding England manager'• Gartside the first FA board member to publicly endorse himHarry Redknapp has received a first public endorsement from a member of the Football Association's board about his credentials to become...

Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona | Champions League semi-final first-leg report

Chelsea will take a narrow, yet precious, lead to Camp Nou. They played with exceptional levels of organisation, togetherness and structure and they can take great confidence from demonstrating that this brilliant, often mesmeric Barcelona side can be ...

Chelsea’s goal against Barcelona is redemption not revenge

Frank Lampard is relishing Chelsea's underdog status but is keen to stress they have to eliminate the fear factorThe first thing to clarify is that this is really not about revenge. It has been dressed up that way ever since we knew we were getting a r...

Mohamed Al Fayed asks Premier League to explain its refereeing processes

• Fulham chairman says that officials are 'too easily influenced'• Fayed wants 'transparency of processes of allocating matches'Mohamed Al Fayed, the Fulham chairman, has called on the Premier League to explain its refereeing processes after accusi...