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clipped from www.thesun.co.uk BARCELONA’S new president has made signing Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas his No1 priority. Sandro Rosell was unveiled as the new Nou Camp supremo after scooping a whopping 61 per cent of the vote in the club’s presidential election. He replaces outgoing chief Joan Laporta — the man he famously fell out with in 2005. But despite [...]

clipped from msn.football365.com BARCA DENY FABREGAS OFFER REPORTS Barcelona’s director general Joan Oliver has rubbished reports Arsenal have told them to double their offer if they want Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas has long been linked with a return to Barca, the club where he learned his trade as a youngster before moving to the Gunners [...]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger criticised referee Martin Hansson for allowing the controversial goal which left his side trailing in their last-16 Champions League clash with Porto. Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, deputising for the injured Manuel Almunia, was caught out of position to gift Porto an early lead. Veteran Sol Campbell equalised with his first Arsenal goal since [...]

MARK Hughes sent Arsenal spinning out of the Carling Cup last night – then blasted Arsene Wenger for refusing to shake hands at full time. Second-half goals from Carlos Tevez, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Vladimir Weiss sealed Manchester City’s passage to the semi-finals and a mouthwatering clash with city rivals United. Hughes was celebrating a famous victory at [...]

LONDON (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti has rubbed salt into Manchester United’s wounds over their controversial defeat at Chelsea by suggesting Arsenal are just as big a threat to his side’s Premier League title ambitions. Chelsea’s 1-0 win, sealed by John Terry’s late header, allowed Ancelotti’s men to open a five-point lead at the top and left [...]