Thursday cannon fodder: healthy nervy forgotten

Manchester United ‘very positive’ on Sir Alex Ferguson health, says José Mourinho | Football | The Guardian
José Mourinho has stated that Manchester United are ‘very, very positive’ that Sir Alex Ferguson will recover from a brain haemorrhage suffered on Saturday

Manuel Neuer: Germany star admits he could miss World Cup | SI.com
Bayern Munich and Germany star goalkeeper Manuel Neuer may not be available this summer in Russia after all.

Philippe Senderos: ‘Arsenal gave me the opportunity to fulfil a dream’ | Ewan Murray | Football | The Guardian
Houston Dynamo defender on Arsène Wenger, the Invincibles and how his early days in Texas were shaped by a hurricane.

Harry Kane purges Spurs of Champions League nerves with win over Newcastle | Football | The Guardian
Harry Kane’s second-half goal guaranteed Champions League football for Tottenham next season.

Thierry Henry’s forgotten 2002/03: how Arsenal's record-breaking Frenchman reinvented the Premier League striker | FourFourTwo
In 2002/03, Arsenal and Manchester United faced off in a title battle just as Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy battled for the Golden Boot. But the...

Juventus 4-0 AC Milan - BBC Sport
Juventus win their fourth consecutive Coppa Italia as they thrash AC Milan in the final at Stadio Olimpico.

Guangzhou Evergrande fine staff over DIY shirt fix at Asian Champions League tie - BBC Sport
Backroom staff from China's top side are fined for "seriously damaging the club brand" after using tape to cover up part of a player's shirt.

Five years later, cancer survivor Atticus Lane-Dupre is healthy, happy and still playing soccer | OregonLive.com
Five years after his youth club, the Green Machine, beat the Portland Timbers in a game set up by Make-A-Wish Oregon, Atticus Lane-Dupre is happy, healthy and still playing soccer.