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Mainz 2-4 Schalke. Schalke recovered from two goals down to inflict a 4-2 defeat on Mainz.
It all looked so easy for the home side in the first half at the Mainz Arena, with goals from Andreas Ivanschitz and Elkin Soto putting them within reach of a third straight win.

Carlos Tevez returned to Manchester City colours but Roberto Mancini’s side showed they no longer need to rely on the Argentinian for goals with a fluent display in beating Bolton to go top of the fledgling Barclays Premier League table.

Manchester City kept up their 100% record in the Premier League to go top of the table with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Bolton.

Arsene Wenger again stressed finding the right players to fit into his Arsenal squad has been difficult, but maintains he is not stubborn when it comes to recruitment matters.

Yuri Zhirkov has claimed Chelsea’s medical staff denied him the chance to take part in the run-in despite him feeling he had recovered from injury.

Former England manager Graham Taylor has that he was encouraged by
FIFA officials to make false expenses claims.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claims that he will targeting tall players in the summer transfer window and also insists his side are ”close” to winning the Premier league title.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has hailed Barcelona as “the ultimate” team, but is confident the Premier League champions can match their opponents blow-for-blow in the style stakes at Wembley.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere was left unimpressed by the Carling Cup final conduct of Birmingham City’s Barry Ferguson, who he has claimed slapped Laurent Koscielny on the head in the aftermath of Blues’ late winner.

Sir Alex Ferguson insists defender Jonny Evans has a long-term future at Manchester United and has backed the Northern Ireland international to build a successful long-term partnership with Chris Smalling.

John Terry has ordered his Chelsea team-mates to build on their desperately-needed Champions League win at FC Copenhagen by chasing down Tottenham and Manchester City in the Barclays Premier League.

Everton dumped holders Chelsea out of the FA Cup in sensational fashion today after winning a dramatic penalty shootout at Stamford Bridge.

Phil Neville’s penalty earned Everton a 4-3 shootout victory over Chelsea in their FA Cup fourth-round replay at Stamford Bridge, after the game finished 1-1 following extra-time.

Sporting Gijon showed off their new-found resilience for the second time in the space of a week as they held third-placed Valencia to a goalless draw at the Mestalla.

Arsene Wenger insists that Arsenal are capable of winning the Quadruple this season, claiming his team have the belief and commitment to go “to the end” in all competitions.