Ballack set to join the blues
Gernam skipper micheal Ballack has retirated his disire to play in the premiership according to him he feels he is keen to shine in England.

Ballack is strongly tipped to join Chelsea this summer
Germany captain Michael Ballack believes he has what it takes to become a star in the English Premiership.

The Bayern Munich midfielder, 29, is a free agent in the summer and has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea.
"For me it's the Premiership rather than Spain's La Liga. In England the pace is fast and tackles are hard," said Ballack.

The German star is said to want a four-year, £120,000-a-week contract.

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Arsenal handed Juventus challenge
Henry and Vieira will meet againArsenal will face former captain Patrick Vieira after being drawn against Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The first leg will be at Highbury on Tuesday 28 March, with the second leg in Turin on Wednesday 5 April.
Lyon will face AC Milan and Benfica meet Barcelona in the other games in the last eight.
The pairings are as follows:

Wednesday, 29 March 2006
Arsenal v Juventus, 19:45
Benfica v Barcelona, 19:45
Inter Milan/Ajax v Villarreal, 19:45
Lyon v AC Milan, 19:45
Wednesday, 05 April 2006
AC Milan v Lyon, 19:45
Barcelona v Benfica, 19:45
Juventus v Arsenal, 19:45
Villarreal v Inter Milan/Ajax, 19:45
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Arsenal await quarter-finals draw

Arsenal are the sole British survivors awaiting the draw for the last eight of the Champions League on Friday.
The draw takes place at 1100 GMT and will decide the fixtures for the last four as well as the quarter-finals.
Arsenal booked their place on Wednesday after drawing 0-0 with Real Madrid to complete a 1-0 aggregate victory.
They are joined by Barcelona, AC Milan, Lyon, Juventus, Benfica, Villarreal and either Inter Milan and Ajax, who play the second leg of their tie on Tuesday bbc

LIVERPOOL, MADRID, CHEALSEA BAYERN PSV BIDS GOODBYE TO UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE .
Arsenal 0-0 Real Madrid (agg 1-0)
Arsenal produced a performance of resilience and desire to send Real Madrid out of the Champions League.
Arsene Wenger's side defended the advantage Thierry Henry gave them at the Bernabeu with discipline to deservedly reach the last eight.
Jose Antonio Reyes struck the woodwork for Arsenal in the first-half and Henry almost struck after the break.
Raul hit a post as Arsenal battled, and keeper Jens Lehmann saved well from Robinho in the dying seconds.
Also on the night while the gunners were coasting to victory the reds from anfield the defending champion were being ousted out of the competetision
Liverpool's dream of retaining their European crown was ended with a frustrating defeat at home to Benfica
The Merseysiders had early chances to overturn their 1-0 first-leg deficit, with Peter Crouch, Jamie Carragher and Luis Garcia the most guilty.
They were made to pay when Carragher dithered and ex-Reds target Sabrosa Simao produced a stunning strike.
Fabrizio Miccoli completed Liverpool's misery when he grabbed a second in the dying minutes with an overhead kick.
Other result of the night saw
AC Milan sealed a 5-2 aggregate win over Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
Deadlocked at 1-1 after the first leg, Filippo Inzaghi headed Milan ahead in the San Siro from Serginho's cross.
Andriy Shevchenko missed a penalty but made up for it two minutes later by heading home Jaap Stam's cross.
Bayern pulled one back through Valerien Ismael but Inzaghi headed home his second just after the restart and Kaka's strike completed the rout. also Lyon eased into the Champions League quarter-finals after seeing off 10-man PSV for a 5-0 aggregate victory.
Gerard Houllier's side built on their 1-0 first-leg advantage when Portuguese midfielder Tiago tapped home Florent Malouda's cross after 26 minutes.
PSV captain Philip Cocu was sent off for a second bookable offence before Tiago rattled home his second after slack defending from a free-kick (48).
Sylvain Wiltord (71) and Chaves Fred (90) completed the rout for Lyon.

How will F1 teams fare?
The 2006 Formula One season starts in Bahrain on Sunday with many observers predicting that it will be the most competitive in years.
With four teams appearing to have a realistic chance of winning races, They include RENAULT ,MC LAREN, FERRARI,TOYOTA,WILLIAM,HONDA,RED BULL,BMW SAUBER,MIDLAND,TORO ROSSO AND SUPER AGURI
Renault: last season's worthy world champions start the new season as hot favourites for another helping of success.
McLaren :have made an impact with their new chrome livery, but shiny paint is not going to solve what looks like being their biggest problem.
The team have already been afflicted by what has become a fundamental flaw in recent years the reliability of the Mercedes engine.
Ferrari :its pre-season form has been difficult to judge because they have rarely tested alongside their rivals.