Michael Owen is on the lookout for a new club after Sir Alex Ferguson told the striker his contract was not being renewed. Owen made just four appearances this season and has been hampered by injuries since arriving at Old Trafford in the summer of 2009. The 32-year-old former England striker last played in November before picking up a thigh injury but he turned out for United in Harry Gregg...Full Story »

Arsenal are adamant Jack Wilshere will be ready for the start of pre-season despite growing fears over his long-term fitness. The club said the midfielder, 20, will have surgery in Sweden in the next few days to clear up a problem in his left knee. Knee-sy does it: Wilshere is to undergo an operation on his knee Wilshere missed all of last season with a stress fracture of an ankle — w...Full Story »

Fabio Capello wants the Chelsea job and is back in the frame. The former England manager, 65, will travel from northern Italy to watch the Champions League final in Munich, which could prove the finest hour for interim boss Roberto Di Matteo. It is the senior Italian, however, who will be most confident of a place in the Chelsea dugout next season after being given encouragement by a leadin...Full Story »

IN DEMAND ... Arsenal's Robin van Persie PATRICK VIEIRA last night ignited a bitter war with old club Arsenal by announcing: You’re going to lose Robin van Persie — and it will be your fault. Striker RVP is wanted by champs Manchester City, where Vieira is now in charge of football development. And the Gunners legend warned his former boss Arsene Wenger that Theo Walcott and Jack ...Full Story »

Manchester United are bracing themselves for a new supporter backlash after their latest accounts revealed they lost £71million to financial obligations imposed by owners the Glazers over the last nine months. While neighbours Manchester City have been taking the Barclays Premier League trophy from them and signing players like Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure in recent times, figures relea...Full Story »

A small door off the players' changing room at Wembley Stadium leads to a place known as the warm-up area. It was there, before the FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur on April 15, that Didier Drogba put on his trainers and went through his usual pre-match exercise routine. Nothing special. Stretches. An acceleration programme. It wasn't what he was doing that caught the eye. It was ...Full Story »

QPR captain Joey Barton has accepted a charge of violent conduct against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero but denied the same charge for his confrontation with Vincent Kompany. The 29-year-old's future at QPR is in doubt after he elbowed Carlos Tevez, kicked Aguero and appeared to headbutt Kompany during Rangers' 3-2 defeat at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Barton was given extra time to respo...Full Story »

OVERLOOKED ... Michael Carrick MICHAEL CARRICK has told England he is not interested being a bit-part player. It emerged yesterday the Manchester United midfield ace decided to quit BEFORE Roy Hodgson became boss. He wants to focus on club football. Asked why Carrick, 30, had not been selected or put on standby, Hodgson let the cat out of the bag by saying: “I wouldn’t dream of p...Full Story »

Kenny Dalglish was dramatically sacked after Liverpool’s owners held him responsible for the club’s dismal Barclays Premier League campaign. Just 34 days after Liverpool chairman Tom Werner had said the Scot retained the ‘full support’ of Fenway Sports Group, Dalglish became the highest-profile victim of their ruthless cull. Werner said: ‘Kenny came into the c...Full Story »

FINAL PUSH ... Didier Drogba DIDIER DROGBA is a big occasion player — but it can get the better of him. The Chelsea striker has played in eight cup finals for Chelsea and scored in all but one of them. The exception was the 2008 Champions League final against Manchester United in Moscow when he was sent off three minutes from the end of extra time and Chelsea lost in a penalty shootout....Full Story »