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Sir Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom roared back from three goals down to snatch a 5-5 draw in a quite staggering 10-goal thriller against Manchester United at The Hawthorns.

A splendid Clement Grenier goal helped 10-man Olympique Lyon to snatch a 1-1 draw in their delayed Ligue 1 match at Nice as the seven-times French champions took a giant step towards a Champions League spot on Sunday.

Brentford's hopes of winning promotion to the Championship were dashed as they lost 2-1 to Yeovil Town in the League One play-off final at Wembley on Sunday.

United looked like they were coasting, but the on-loan Chelsea forward turned it on to score a dramatic leveller Sir Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom roared back from three goals down to snatch a draw in a quite staggering 10-goal thriller at The Hawthorns.

Brentford manager Uwe Rosler does not want his players to treat tomorrow's play-off final against Yeovil Town as a normal game.

Sunderland's Italian manager Paolo Di Canio says that he is seeking respect rather than devotion from his players.

TENS of thousands of Manchester United fans lined the streets of Trafford and Manchester on Monday for a victory parade to mark the club's 20th league title.

The ex-Liverpool, Hamburg and Newcastle legend entertained hundreds of guests at Crystal Palace football club's end of season Sporting Dinner.

Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham went out in a burst of fireworks and adulation Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.

Stoke have promised to launch an internal investigation after suggestions a pig's head was placed in the locker of Kenwyne Jones on Friday.

Atletico Madrid ended a 14-year winless run against Real Madrid to capture the Copa del Rey title on Friday, coming from behind to win 2-1 in extra time after its city rivals' Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho were sent off.

Stoke have launched "a full internal investigation" into reports of an incident at their training ground today, the club announced.

It was claimed a banana was thrown at one young black player, while racist comments were also alleged to have been made One of the allegations was that one coach, Brett Adams, had thrown a banana - with "f*** off" written on it - to a black youth player and then said: "F*** off and eat it." It was also claimed that Lead Foundation coach Lee Broster ... (more)

Kevin O'Connor has been striving to get Brentford back to the second tier of English football for so long that success this Sunday will finally be mission completed.

RICKY Holmes is determined to stay in the Football League next season and would consider a switch to Southend United.

Veteran striker Didier Drogba was again left out of the Ivory Coast squad when coach Sabri Lamouchi unveiled his 26 players for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and Tanzania.

Paul Scholes has described former Manchester United and England team-mate David Beckham's decision to retire as a "sad day". Scholes and Beckham were part of the class of '92, along with Nicky Butt and Gary and Phil Neville, which delivered success to the club under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson, who announced he was quitting last week.

An 11-year-old boy from Liverpool shocked friends and family by joining Chelsea players as they collected their Europa League winners' medals.

THOUSANDS of Yeovil Town fans are preparing for Sunday's trip to Wembley Stadium where the Glovers will take on Brentford in the npower League One Play-Off Final.

Wrexam boss Andy Morrell tolod the BBC: "I'd love to bring him back to the club, it would be fantastic," said Morrell, who has lost top scorer Danny Wright to Forest Green Rovers .