02.06.2010- Bayern's Turkey star Altintop extends contract

02.06.2010- Barcelona make official bid for Arsenal's Fabregas

02.06.2010- Marseille ready to splash out on Forlan: report

02.06.2010- Former Croatia defender Kovac hangs up his boots

02.06.2010- Redknapp expects Cole to snub Spurs

02.06.2010- Real's Mourinho eyes Gerrard: report

02.06.2010- Bent anguish at England axe

02.06.2010- Red Knights decide to halt United takeover bid

02.06.2010- Cannavaro signs for Dubai's Al-Ahli

02.06.2010- S.Africans learn tongue twister national anthem

01.06.2010- Walcott axed as Capello names final World Cup squad

01.06.2010- Crisis club Palace set to avoid liquidation

01.06.2010- Walcott axed as England name final World Cup squad

01.06.2010- Man Utd chief admits fan protests here to stay

31.05.2010- England football hopefuls wait on Capello call

27.05.2010- Aussie injury casualties Kewell and Schwarzer train

27.05.2010- Capello won't be tempted by Inter interest

24.05.2010- Nigerian tycoon denies eyeing stake in Arsenal

24.05.2010- Milito 'not for sale' as Inter look for new Mourinho

24.05.2010- Capello hoping for injury-free Mexico friendly

23.05.2010- Mourinho to bid Inter arrivederci, plans Madrid talks

22.05.2010- Van Gaal vows to stick to his attacking ways

22.05.2010- Mourinho makes Inter history

22.05.2010- Milito gives Inter half-time lead in Champions League final

22.05.2010- Party atmosphere ahead of Champions final

21.05.2010- Mourinho backs himself and Van Gaal for history

21.05.2010- Kenyan star Mariga's family in Madrid for Euro final

18.05.2010- Birmingham sign Spanish midfielder Valles

18.05.2010- Lineker quits newspaper column over Triesman story

18.05.2010- Abramovich already has sights on Euro glory: Terry

18.05.2010- Rummenigge consoles Ribery over Euro final ban

17.05.2010- England squad arrive in Austria for World Cup training

16.05.2010- Bayern expects full house for Madrid final screening

15.05.2010- Prince William blasts 'deplorable' cheats

15.05.2010- Lille, Lyon on brink of Champions League

14.05.2010- Mourinho rewards camping fan with final ticket

14.05.2010- England, Australia lead 2018/2022 World Cup bids

13.05.2010- Hodgson will stay says Fulham director

13.05.2010- O'Neill asked Villa chief to clarify future plans

13.05.2010- Arsenal hit out at 'extravagant' demands by Gallas

11.05.2010- England fan to be extradited to Portugal - supporters

11.05.2010- Capello accused of own goal with player rating system

10.05.2010- Rooney completes awards hat-trick

10.05.2010- Red Knights rule out mega bid for Man Utd

10.05.2010- Rooney injury not serious, Man Utd coach says

06.05.2010- Mikel has knee surgery

06.05.2010- Spurs boss Redknapp plans to take Europe by storm

05.05.2010- Ribery appears at UEFA appeal hearing

05.05.2010- Foster set for Man Utd exit as Evans inks new deal

05.05.2010- Redknapp spurs on Tottenham to make breakthrough

04.05.2010- English FA to probe violence at Wednesday and Luton

04.05.2010- Lescott to miss City's Champions League push

02.05.2010- Inter defeat Lazio, eye fifth successive Italian crown

01.05.2010- Huddlestone keeps Spurs on course for Champions League

30.04.2010- Mancini expecting Villa to go for broke

01.05.2010- Villarreal a stern test for downhearted Barca

01.05.2010- Buoyant Bayern close in on treble dream

30.04.2010- Awards double for Rooney

29.04.2010- Mancini not anticipating axe if City miss top four

29.04.2010- Bayern appeal Ribery three-match ban

29.04.2010- Bayern coach happier facing Inter than Barca

28.04.2010- Inter, Bayern to meet in Champions League final

28.04.2010- Solano claims innocence over rape charge

28.04.2010- Laporta labels Jose a 'second-rate psychologist'

28.04.2010- Bayern's Ribery banned for Champions League final

28.04.2010- Bayern's hat-trick hero Olic shocked by Lyon win

28.04.2010- Platini tips England among World Cup favourites

27.04.2010- Bayern cruise into Champions League final

27.04.2010- Guardiola marvels at mood on the streets ahead of Inter

27.04.2010- City make Fulop move after Given injury

27.04.2010- Sneijder and Balotelli in Inter squad for Barca trip

26.04.2010- Lyon, Bayern face off in Champions League semi-final

26.04.2010- Pique wants packed stadium for Inter Milan clash

26.04.2010- Rooney wins PFA player of the year award

22.04.2010- Don't expect England to win WC, says John Barnes

21.04.2010- Robben gives Bayern slim Champions League edge over Lyon

21.04.2010- Pompey debt hits £120 mln mark

20.04.2010- Inter and Mother Nature barring Barca's path to final

19.04.2010- Benitez wants final push for top-four finish

18.04.2010- Derby draw leaves Wednesday in danger of drop

18.04.2010- Wembley to lay another new pitch after turf war

16.04.2010- No pique for Real's Perez over hosting Champions League final

16.04.2010- Lyon fixture switch angers Bayern

14.04.2010- Wembley call in experts to solve pitch problem

14.04.2010- Red Knights meet to draw up Man Utd bid

13.04.2010- Valladolid stun Champions League chasing Sevilla

13.04.2010- Torres could be back next week - surgeon

13.04.2010- Man City's Tevez unhappy with tough training regime

12.04.2010- Players' chief joins Wembley's pitch battle

12.04.2010- Portsmouth set to appeal for European reprieve

09.04.2010- Ancelotti warns Chelsea to beware wounded Villa

09.04.2010- Bayern coach fancies chances against Barca

08.04.2010- Martinez charged over ref rant

07.04.2010- Robben boots 10-man United out of Champions League

07.04.2010- Lyon survive Bordeaux siege to reach Champion League semis

07.04.2010- Birmingham boss rubbishes talk of backroom blues

07.04.2010- Transformed Inter could win Champions League: Mourinho

06.04.2010- 'Phenomenal' Messi receives universal acclaim

06.04.2010- Messi magic crushes Arsenal's Champions League dream

06.04.2010- Robben hopes to be unleashed on United

06.04.2010- Blanc urges Bordeaux to deliver

05.04.2010- Wenger sees Gunners with second leg edge

05.04.2010- Rooney could make Bayern cruncher

05.04.2010- CSKA set to play aggressive football: manager

05.04.2010- Arsenal lose Song for Barcelona clash

05.04.2010- Pitch, not Moscow security concerns Inter

05.04.2010- Possession the key for Guardiola

05.04.2010- Liverpool need perfect finish to grab fourth: Benitez

04.04.2010- Ridgewell frustrates Liverpool's push for fourth place

04.04.2010- Bayern eye Champions title as Man. United clash nears

04.04.2010- Mancini eyes Champions League after Burnley floored

02.04.2010- Ronaldo can't bear to watch Champions League

01.04.2010- Walcott believes Arsenal can make Barca pay

31.03.2010- Arsenal comeback stuns Barcelona in Champions League

31.03.2010- Akinfeev stars as CSKA hold Inter to single goal defeat

31.03.2010- Fabregas fit for Arsenal, while Henry only makes Barca bench

31.03.2010- Ferguson blasts United after last-ditch defeat

30.03.2010- Tiredness threatens to derail Inter's season

30.03.2010- Henry's return to Arsenal sets stage for dream tie

30.03.2010- Last-minute Bayern stun United in Champions League

30.03.2010- Wenger won't change Arsenal style for Barca clash

30.03.2010- Advantage Lyon Champions League battle of France

30.03.2010- Guardiola wants Barcelona to go for the kill

30.03.2010- Mourinho stokes fires ahead of CSKA clash

30.03.2010- Ibrahimovic tells Arsenal to add prizes to plaudits

30.03.2010- Vermaelen backs Arsenal to shut down Barca stars

30.03.2010- Gunners confident Fabregas will line up against Barca

30.03.2010- Ailing Bayern braced for in-form Man Utd

29.03.2010- Van Gaal taking no risks with Robben

29.03.2010- Ferguson looking to beat the Bayern numbers game

29.03.2010- Puel, Blanc downplay French football power struggle hype

29.03.2010- Henry in Barca squad to face old club Arsenal

29.03.2010- Roo and Rio both fit for United's clash with Bayern

28.03.2010- I'll always be an Arsenal fan, says Henry

28.03.2010- Bayern sweat on Robben, Gomez fit for United clash

28.03.2010- Juve keep Champions League hopes alive

28.03.2010- Barcelona's Iniesta to miss Arsenal match

23.03.2010- Conflicts of interest behind Watmore's FA exit

23.03.2010- Rio Ferdinand enjoying three-cornered title fight

22.03.2010- Mystery surrounds FA chief executive's exit

21.03.2010- Ferdinand hid back injury from Ferguson

20.03.2010- Chelsea stars begin life 'on borrowed time'

19.03.2010- Gunners to face Barca, United get Bayern in Champions League

19.03.2010- Capello confirms World Cup role for crocked Becks

19.03.2010- Barcelona to face Arsenal in Champions League

19.03.2010- Champions League hopefuls keen to avoid Barca

18.03.2010- I wouldn't bet on Bayern, says coach van Gaal

18.03.2010- Honda dreams of steering CSKA to Champions League title

17.03.2010- Bordeaux edge Olympiakos, into Champions League last eight

17.03.2010- Barcelona cruise into Champions League quarters

17.03.2010- Injured Beckham buoyed by support, ponders future role

17.03.2010- Terry injures club official in car accident

17.03.2010- Beckhams 'leave Finland for London'

17.03.2010- Hernia op sidelines City full-back Bridge

17.03.2010- Bordeaux shun crisis talk as Olympiakos await

16.03.2010- Sevilla rue Palop howler as CSKA progress

16.03.2010- Inter Milan beat Chelsea to reach last eight

16.03.2010- Real eyeing Chelsea's Ashley Cole

16.03.2010- Beckham in good spirits after operation: doctor

16.03.2010- Mourinho gears up Inter for key game with Chelsea

16.03.2010- Beckham blow no World Cup blow-out for England

15.03.2010- Mourinho warms up for Chelsea clash with swipe at his old club

15.03.2010- No room at the top for European football title rivals

15.03.2010- Ancelotti vows to end feud with Mourinho

15.03.2010- Rooney targets United glory ahead of individual success

14.03.2010- Beckham uncertain over World Cup place

14.03.2010- Red Knights leader confident over United takeover bid

14.03.2010- Ancelotti backs 3rd-choice Turnbull to frustrate Inter

12.03.2010- Fergie backs Hodgson as potential England coach

12.03.2010- Press blames Higuain, Kaka for Real Euro exit

11.03.2010- Headboy Rooney makes hairline news

11.03.2010- British taxman accepts Portsmouth administration

11.03.2010- Crouch named comedy king for virgin quip

11.03.2010- Real Madrid's failure leaves Pellegrini exposed

10.03.2010- Beckham backs anti-Glazer movement

10.03.2010- Lyon crush Madrid's Champions League final dreams at the Bernabeu

10.03.2010- Rooney breaks 30-goal barrier as United humble Milan

10.03.2010- Campbell still has World Cup ambition

10.03.2010- Chester City wound up over unpaid taxes

10.03.2010- Schweini wary of Champions League big guns

10.03.2010- Pressure on big-spending Real to end last 16 hoodoo

09.03.2010- Payback time for Berbatov as United aim to slay Milan jinx

09.03.2010- Bayern lose but scrape past Fiorentina on away goals

09.03.2010- Arsenal crush Porto to reach Champions League quarter-finals

09.03.2010- Leonardo expecting United to seek KO blow

09.03.2010- Becks relishes Old Trafford return

09.03.2010- England move to clamp down on bug

09.03.2010- Rooney fit for Milan clash

08.03.2010- Benitez slams players attitude after Wigan loss

08.03.2010- Arsenal will make amends for Porto farce: Campbell

08.03.2010- Bayern aim to pile on misery for Fiorentina

08.03.2010- Liverpool's Champions League hopes take a battering

08.03.2010- Van Gaal wary of two-faced Fiorentina

08.03.2010- Fans key to Real comeback against Lyon - Ronaldo

07.03.2010- Mallorca keep pressure on for Champions League spot

07.03.2010- Palermo eying Champions League

07.03.2010- Capello to reveal W.Cup squad in team meeting

07.03.2010- Rooney injury worries United ahead of Milan clash

07.03.2010- Arsenal face anxious wait over Fabregas

06.03.2010- McLeish slams move to ditch goal-line technology

05.03.2010- Fergie fury at Rooney's England role

05.03.2010- Surgery ends Michael Owen's World Cup dream

04.03.2010- I've got support of England team-mates: Terry

03.03.2010- Capello puts Crouch in frame as England move on

03.03.2010- Subs spare England's blushes against Egypt in friendly

03.03.2010- England confirm Mexico and Japan World Cup warm-ups

03.03.2010- Rocked by scandals, Capello's England return to action

03.03.2010- Gerrard backs Capello's stance on England scandals

03.03.2010- Capello warns England stars to stay out of trouble

02.03.2010- Portsmouth owner ordered to reveal financial details

02.03.2010- Capello confident England can ride out Terry storm

02.03.2010- Red Knights confirm Man Utd takeover plan

02.03.2010- Milner fears England could suffer from pitch battle

01.03.2010- Rooney can lead England to World Cup - Gilberto

01.03.2010- Tax chiefs to contest Pompey administration

01.03.2010- Owen hints at extent of England pain

28.02.2010- Pompey boss has a point to prove

27.02.2010- Virus-hit Spurs seek to further fourth-place credentials

27.02.2010- Liverpool sign England youth star from QPR

27.02.2010- Knight lifts Bolton out of the bottom three

26.02.2010- Blanc says Barcelona Champions League favourites

26.02.2010- England can win World Cup, says Del Bosque

26.02.2010- Portsmouth football club enter administration

26.02.2010- Terry unfazed by Bridge meeting: Ancelotti

25.02.2010- Portsmouth begin administration process

25.02.2010- Portsmouth begin administration process

26.02.2010- Ferdinand will link up with England despite injury

25.02.2010- FIFA to discuss English clubs' debt

25.02.2010- FA Cup could get mid-week revamp says chief exec

25.02.2010- Ferdinand out of England-Egypt friendly

24.02.2010- Clarke scores off pitch with quiz victory

24.02.2010- Portsmouth told to forget Premier League bail out

24.02.2010- Portsmouth fans insist club will survive

24.02.2010- Barcelona boss demands more from champions

23.02.2010- Bordeaux seize advantage against Olympiakos

23.02.2010- Cool Barca hold rampant Stuttgart at bay

23.02.2010- Mourinho dismisses domestic woes ahead of Chelsea

23.02.2010- England's Capello will not tolerate bad behaviour

23.02.2010- Blanc wary of Olympiakos threat

23.02.2010- Portsmouth face administration D-Day

23.02.2010- Ronaldo issues warning to Lyon

23.02.2010- Stuttgart to provide stiff opposition for Barca

23.02.2010- Spurs' Lennon suffers injury setback

23.02.2010- Lampard declared fit for Inter clash

22.02.2010- Blanc wary of Olympiakos threat

22.02.2010- World Cup hero Hurst taken in by property scheme

19.02.2010- Scotland to lose Champions League place

18.02.2010- Dein to bolster England's 2018 World Cup bid

18.02.2010- Wenger blames ref over controversial Porto goal

17.02.2010- Arsenal undone by Fabianski horrow show in Champions League

17.02.2010- Bayern leave it late against 10-man Fiorentina

17.02.2010- We can beat Lyon, says Real's Arbeloa

17.02.2010- Benitez scorns Champions League playoff plan

17.02.2010- Champions League results are key: Ribery

16.02.2010- Arsenal rested but cautious ahead of Porto trip

16.02.2010- Wenger scorns Premier League play-off plan

16.02.2010- Lyon spoils Benzema's return

16.02.2010- Makoun extends Real's Lyon misery

16.02.2010- Rampant Bayern seek lucky 13 against Fiorentina

16.02.2010- Rooney double inspires United in Champions League

14.02.2010- Petrov helps Villa avoid FA Cup exit at Palace

14.02.2010- Beckham won't be distracted by United clash

14.02.2010- Mancini praises England hope Bridge after Stoke draw

13.02.2010- Leonardo buoyant ahead of United clash

13.02.2010- Terry reveals soft, family values side

12.02.2010- Pompey boss Grant pleads for sympathetic court verdict

12.02.2010- Capello rocked by Cole injury news

11.02.2010- Terry flies out for date with doghouse in Dubai

10.02.2010- Pompey battle for survival moves to High Court

08.02.2010- Gascoigne facing drink driving charge

08.02.2010- Cahill could miss World Cup after blood clot

05.02.2010- Capello to decide on Terry's future

04.02.2010- Terry bolstered by Pearce backing over witch hunt

30.01.2010- Terry could lose England football role

29.01.2010- Judge lifts media gagging order on John Terry

28.01.2010- England line-up Mexico friendly clash

28.01.2010- Fears for Pompey mount as website closed down

26.01.2010- English hooligans banned from travel to World Cup

26.01.2010- Palace face drop battle after administration

24.01.2010- Vieira rates World Cup chances as 100 percent

19.01.2010- England promise new centre won't be white elephant

19.01.2010- World Cup talk no bother for England: Lampard

17.01.2010- Portsmouth FC taking legal steps over sanctions

15.01.2010- Babel rues Liverpool treatment in Twitter outburst

15.01.2010- Everton will miss Neill admits Moyes

15.01.2010- Evra certain United will retain Premier League title

15.01.2010- Hart stands down at QPR

15.01.2010- Wenger believes Campbell could win England recall

15.01.2010- Stoke pull out of deal for England keeper James

15.01.2010- Angola defender Marques keeps tabs on Leeds

15.01.2010- Torres wants Liverpool owners to splash the cash

14.01.2010- Milner puts Villa in sight of League Cup final

14.01.2010- Redknapp charged with tax evasion

14.01.2010- Liverpool striker Torres out for six weeks

14.01.2010- Defiant Benitez vows to continue despite Cup shock

13.01.2010- Lovenkrands hat-trick gives Magpies FA Cup joy

12.01.2010- Mokoena gives Pompey FA Cup relief

12.01.2010- EPL consider new information from Pompey

12.01.2010- Ferguson escapes FA action over referee rant

12.01.2010- Burnley eyes O'Driscoll, Laws to replace Coyle

11.01.2010- Tom Hicks junior quits Liverpool board after fan rant

11.01.2010- Ronaldo sale boosts Man Utd earnings

09.01.2010- Hull want players back from African Nations

08.01.2010- Big freeze hits EPL programme

08.01.2010- Gunners mulling Campbell comeback

08.01.2010- Gunners' momentum born of mental strength: Wenger

08.01.2010- West Ham's Faubert wants Algerian passport

07.01.2010- Cold snap wipes out Wolves move for Mansare

07.01.2010- Portsmouth players to be paid at last

06.01.2010- FA Cup hero Beckford hands in transfer request

05.01.2010- Stoke claim points as Fulham feel the chill

05.01.2010- Pompey fail to pay players for third time

05.01.2010- England set for pre-World Cup altitude camp in Austria

05.01.2010- League Cup semi falls victim to winter freeze

04.01.2010- Everyone wants to join City now: Mancini

03.01.2010- Eriksson warns England against high-expectations

English Premier League bosses have shelved plans to introduce a play-off to decide which club takes England's fourth and final Champions League slot.

At an EPL board meeting on Thursday, the chairmen voted against any further study of the proposal, which would have seen the teams finishing the season between fourth and seventh place in the table playing a mini-knockout tournament to decide which of them went into the Champions League qualifiers.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, who have dominated the Champions League spots in recent seasons, were adamantly opposed and there were also reservatons about adding fixtures to an already crowded schedule.

The current 'big four' have filled the top four positions in five of the past six seasons.

Only Everton, in 2005, have broken their stranglehold but there seems a good chance that Tottenham, Manchester City or Aston Villa could squeeze out Liverpool this season.