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• Is there an in-house rift at Chelsea? Enzo Maresca's remarkable press conference after beating Everton leaves us speculating as to who has now been accused of negativity, writes KIERAN GILL14 December 2025, 10:28 am
  KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Maresca used Chelsea's first win in five games to reveal he had beef with someone for not showing him and his players enough support.
  
• The underwhelming Arsenal star in danger of being dropped, Mikel Arteta's verdict on yet another injury and the same old issues against a low block, writes ISAAN KHAN14 December 2025, 10:24 am
  ISAAN KHAN AT EMIRATES STADIUM: Arsenal sneaking a win against Wolves in desperate fashion. That sounds like a fantasy script, but no, that really happened.
  
• DON'T prepare your Christmas chicken like this! Patrice Evra shocked the sporting world with his 'sexy raw chicken' video seven years ago - and Man United legend still regrets bizarre antics14 December 2025, 10:02 am
  Few people go through life ever feeling the need to suck on a raw chicken but, in rather seductive fashion, Patrice Evra is one of them.
  
• Ian Rush taken to hospital amid fear over 'superflu' outbreak - as Liverpool legend spends 48 hours in intensive care before returning home in 'good spirits'14 December 2025, 9:35 am
  Ian Rush was taken to hospital and spent 48 hours in intensive care after becoming the latest victim of the 'superflu' outbreak.
  
• How Liverpool's hardcore fans reacted to Mo Salah's return: DOMINIC KING watched Egyptian King's comeback on the Kop, this is what he heard14 December 2025, 8:47 am
  They have seen it all down the years in Block 109, one of the Kop's most boisterous pockets, and they know when they have seen enough.
  
• Best of Buddies: Danny Lennon recalls the magic of St Mirren's 2013 League Cup glory as Paisley men bid to repeat his side's special feat14 December 2025, 7:00 am
  For Danny Lennon, it was all about both what he knew and who he knew.
  
• SFA need to speak up on the grotesque World Cup ticket rip-off - whether it's an exercise in futility or not14 December 2025, 7:00 am
  Just when you thought FIFA's evil empire couldn't sink any lower, the reality set in about ticket prices - and sales strategy - for the World Cup.
  
• CRAIG HOPE: Newcastle waited for this derby for a decade - now they just want to get the points and get out of there alive. This is how Sunderland sent a jolt through the North East14 December 2025, 2:00 am
  CRAIG HOPE: This was the derby Newcastle had wanted for so long - yet now it's here, it bears little resemblance to the one advertised in the pre-season brochure.
  
• Wilfried Nancy might never recover if Celtic lose the cup final against St Mirren, but it's 'football doctor' Paul Tisdale who should be under greater scrutiny at Parkhead14 December 2025, 2:00 am
  Make no mistake, this has not been an auspicious start to Wilfried Nancy's time as Celtic manager.
  
• Jamie Carragher launches savage attack on Rio Ferdinand to reignite feud, accusing 'man of the people' of deafening silence over World Cup ticket prices and taunting ex-England team-mate's acting - after being provoked by Mo Salah jibe14 December 2025, 1:39 am
  Jamie Carragher has brutally mocked Rio Ferdinand's claim he is a 'man of the people' as the football pundits and former England team-mates clashed on social media.
  
• Arsenal escape by the skin of their teeth with 2-1 win against Premier League's worst side as 94th-minute own goal heaps agony on Wolves... this was the night title-chasers got away with it, writes MATT BARLOW14 December 2025, 1:36 am
  MATT BARLOW AT THE EMIRATES: It went down as an own goal, deflected in off Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera but the Emirates Stadium stook to hail Jesus.
  
• Cole Palmer reminds Thomas Tuchel of his ice-veined menace on scoring return in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Everton, as England boss watches on at Stamford Bridge14 December 2025, 1:07 am
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Memories only count for so much in creating World Cup squads. But Cole Palmer chose a decent moment to remind Thomas Tuchel what he can do.
  
• What Arne Slot thought about Mo Salah's triumphant return... and how he sees Egyptian King's future14 December 2025, 12:00 am
  Salah, who arrived from the bench after only half an hour because of an injury to Joe Gomez, set up Liverpool's second and was full of his old dynamism.
  
• Frustrated Mohamed Salah trudges into Anfield after being benched AGAIN by Arne Slot against Brighton - as pundits tear into moody Liverpool forward: 'You can't have him around the club'14 December 2025, 12:00 am
  The Egyptian, who claimed Liverpool had 'thrown him under the bus' after the Reds' 3-3 draw with Leeds last weekend, has returned to the squad for their match against Brighton.
  
• Mohamed Salah's truce with Arne Slot: Don't be fooled, this divide is far from over for Liverpool - and suitors from Saudi and the States know it as they prepare £100m moves, insiders reveal to LEWIS STEELE13 December 2025, 11:59 pm
  Yesterday morning, like every day, Mohamed Salah sat at the edge of his bed, back straight and eyes closed, one of many daily rituals he performs to be one of the best athletes in the world at 33.