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Who could Arsenal face in the Champions League play-offs?

Whilst Arsenal secured fourth place in the Premier League on Sunday, they still have a couple of matches to negotiate before they make the Champions League group stage. Who could they face in their qualifying tie?

Who joins Lukaku and Koscielny in the Team of the Weekend?

Stars of Arsenal, Sunderland, Everton, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and West Brom players feature.

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Liverpool close in on City's Kolo Touré to shore up central defence

Liverpool are close to making Kolo Touré their first summer signing as part of Brendan Rodgers' plans to add experience to a central defence without Jamie Carragher.

David Moyes to tell Wayne Rooney his future lies at Manchester United

David Moyes is minded to keep Wayne Rooney at Manchester United and the new manager is hopeful he can convince the striker that his long-term future remains at the club.

Gareth Bale to sign new Tottenham contract worth £150,000 a week

Gareth Bale is poised to commit his immediate future to Tottenham Hotspur after agreeing improved terms in principle to remain at White Hart Lane despite the club's failure to reach the Champions League. The deal is expected to include a release clause for bids over £50m that can be triggered at the end of next season.

Paolo Di Canio's attack on Sunderland culture may herald big clearout

Phil Bardsley probably does not realise it but he has done Paolo Di Canio the most enormous favour. By allowing himself to be pictured lying on the floor of a casino, his body strewn with £50 notes, Sunderland's right-back emphasised the importance of implementing what his new manager terms "the revolution in the brain" urgently required at the Stadium of Light.

James Anderson is 'best in the world' says England bowling coach

Stuart Broad deservedly dominated the headlines after his outstanding performance either side of lunch at Lord's on Sunday, during what became a deceptively frictionless surge towards victory on the fourth day of the summer's opening Test match.