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Premier League champions Manchester United received a bumper TV pay packet of £60.8million for the televised matches this season - the highest broadcast payment any winner has received in the history of the top flight. Last year’s champions Manchester City earned just over £58m, with Arsenal in third place on £57m.

Lord Sugar has rowed with fellow supporters who mocked his scoreline gaffe after the Tottenham fan mistakenly tweeted that Newcastle had equalised against North London rivals Arsenal.

TOTTENHAM earned almost £56m, putting them behind Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal — but ahead of Chelsea

ARSENAL midfielder wants club and country armband and believes playing for the Three Lions is the pinnacle of his job

IAN WRIGHT admits eight years and counting for a piece of silverware is simply not good enough for Arsenal

Obwohl Tottenham Hotspur die Champions-League-Qualifikation am letzten Spieltag im Fernduell mit Erzrivale Arsenal knapp verpasste, können die Spurs ihren größten Schatz offenbar halten - zumindest noch für eine Saison. Übereinstimmenden englischen Medienberichten zufolge unterschreibt Gareth Bale bei den Londonern einen neuen Vertrag zu verbesserten Bezügen - mit...

Arsenal are ready to make Real Madrid's Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain the first of many signings.    

El mediocentro vasco se mostró contento por volver a jugar en la Champions League la próxima campaña, donde espera alcanzar algún título

El mediocentro del Arsenal ya jugó con el chileno tanto en el Villarreal como en el Málaga y cree que el técnico podrá conseguir éxitos en el club inglés

Die beiden Spieler des FC Arsenal haben für ihre Stiftungen ein Benefizspiel veranstaltet. Und das mit großem Erfolg.

The Gunners secured Champions League qualification for next season with a 1-0 win over Newcastle, but the club is adamant that will not be the limit of its ambition.

Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, May 24th 2014. The Champions League final will seem light years away for Arsenal when they start their campaign with a play-off to decide if they even make the group stages next season.

Go fourth... and celebrate. But the scenes of jubilant Arsenal players and fans reacting wildly after clinching a Champions League spot at Newcastle on Sunday have sparked a backlash of derision.

Join Jeremy Wilson from 1pm to discuss Arsenal's Champions League qualification, and what the summer has in store for Arsene Wenger's side.    

As if losing out to north London rivals was not bad enough, Spurs fans endure ignominy of celebrating phantom goal ... live on television.    

The Gunners sealed Champions League football for next season with a win over Newcastle at St James' Park, and the midfielder hopes his side can now push on for the title next term

It was not a vintage season. By the final day, all that remained to be settled was whether Arsenal or Tottenham would finish in the top four and, although there was drama at White Hart Lane, with Spurs battering on the Sunderland door for 88 minutes before it found a breakthrough, it was rendered largely irrelevant by the fact that Arsenal was 1-0 up at Newcastle. So,...

The Barclays Premier League season is over and the bare facts show that Manchester United won the title, Arsenal sneaked into fourth and Wigan, Reading and Queens Park Rangers were relegated. But if you want to analyse the season in more detail, you've come to the right place. Here's the ultimate table for 2012-13.

Arsène Wenger, le coach d'Arsenal, a salué l'attitude de ses joueurs lors de la victoire contre Newcastle dimanche (1-0).

Arsenal scored just once against Newcastle United, and edged out Tottenham Hotspur for the last available passport to Europe’s top competition.    

Arsene Wenger rides out stormy season and defies critics to finish in top four for 16th season    

MARTIN SAMUEL: It was 1997 when Arsenal last began a season out of the Champions League, and the next campaign will be no exception thanks to Laurent Koscielny's volley against Newcastle.

Arsene Wenger vowed to invest in the summer after Arsenal secured Champions League football for the 16th successive year. A 1-0 victory at Newcastle saw them edge north London rivals Tottenham.

ARSENAL boss Wenger says overhauling a seven-point deficit from March, despite the doubters, is ‘really special’

THE Apprentice frontman and former Tottenham chairman posted that Newcastle had equalised against Arsenal

Arsenal takes 4th place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle while Alex Ferguson's career ends as Man United draws 5-5 at West Brom.

Arsenal manager says ‘exceptional’ players are among the best he’s ever had    

Am Ende blieb es bei der Reihenfolge, die auch schon auch vor dem letzten Spieltag bestand: Chelsea bezwang Everton und ist Dritter. Der Europa-League-Sieger zieht wieder direkt in die Champions League ein. Arsenal behauptete mit dem 1:0 in Newcastle den vierten Platz und zieht in die CL-Qualifikation ein. Tottenham siegte gegen Sunderland, bleibt aber Fünfter. Ein unglaubliches...

Tottenham fans had a rough day as they lost out on Champions League qualification to their local rivals Arsenal, but their misery was made even worse when news spread round White Hart Lane that Newcastle had equalised against the Gunners, only for it to turn out to be a hoax.

Arsenal will be north London's representatives in the Champions League next season after a nail-biting afternoon at the climax of the Barclays Premier League season - but Tottenham were left fuming after being denied what they believed to be three clear penalties.

Arsenal manger Arsene Wenger hails his team as 'exceptional' after clinching the final Champions league spot.    

Rare Laurent Koscielny goal is enough to clinch fourth place and a 16th consecutive qualification for the Champions League.    

Los de Wenger vencieron al Newcastle mientras que el Chelsea, que también certificó su puesto Champions, lo hizo frente al Everton 2-1

Es war ein knapper Sieg gegen Newcastle, der Arsenal in die Champions League trug. Die Trainer beider Teams blicken aber schon in die kommende Saison.

Für Tottenham hat es trotz eines Siegs nicht zur Champions-League-Qualifikation gereicht. Stadtrivale FC Arsenal machte den "Spurs" einen Strich durch die Rechnung.

Aufatmen bei den Gunners: Durch einen knappen 1:0-Erfolg bei Newcastle United haben sich die Londoner Rang vier gesichert und nehmen an der Qualifikation zur Königsklasse teil.

The manager credits his team's attitude after reaching the top four ahead of Tottenham with a final-day win over Newcastle - the club's eighth in an 11-game unbeaten run.

LAURENT KOSCIELNY shows predatory skills of a seasoned striker to down Toon and fire Gunners into the Champions League

Gunners beat Newcastle despite Tottenham’s last-gasp victory

Der FC Chelsea spielt dank eines späten Tores von Fernando Torres in der Champions League. Der FC Arsenal behauptete Platz vier gegenüber Verfolger Tottenham - und im Spiel zwischen Manchester United und West Bromwich wurde den Zuschauern ein Zehn-Tore-Spektakel geboten.

Der Spanier gewinnt souverän das Finale des ATP-Turniers in Rom. Die USA gewinnt das Spiel um Platz drei bei der Eishockey-WM gegen Finnland. Mario Götze zeigt sich optimistisch, bis zum Finale der Champions League fit zu werden. In der englischen Liga sichert sich der FC Arsenal der vierten Rang im Rennen um die Champions-League-Plätze.     

El técnico escocés dirigió su último encuentro en el banquillo del Manchester United, que empató (5-5) ante el West Bromwich ● El Arsenal ata la cuarta plaza para la Liga de Campeones

Follow live updates from the final day of the 2012/13 Premier League season with Arsenal and Tottenham fighting for the last Champions League spot.    

Los hombres de Villas-Boas necesitan ganar y que no lo haga el Arsenal para acceder a la Champions League

Goal.com quiere que disfrutes con la última jornada de la competición inglesa

Dans le cadre de la dernière journée de la Premier League, Arsenal rend visite à Newcastle ce dimanche (à 17h). Voici les onze de départ des deux équipes pour ce match.

Der Nationalspieler vom FC Arsenal hält das Endspiel im Londoner Wembley-Stadion für völlig offen. Podolskis Sympathien gehören allerdings seinem Ex-Klub.

Heute geht es für die Gunners in Newcastle um die Königsklasse und damit verbunden um wichtige Millionen, die in den kommenden Wochen investiert werden könnten.

Minute-by-minute report: Follow Arsenal and Spurs's battle for Champions League football with Barry Glendenning's updatesBarry Glendenning    

Nur eine Frage ist am letzten Premier-League-Spieltag noch zu klären: Wer folgt den Manchester-Klubs und Europa-League-Sieger Chelsea in die Champions League? Arsenal hat einen Punkt mehr als Erzrivale Tottenham, beide stehen in Newcastle bzw. gegen Sunderland vor machbaren Aufgaben. Reicht's für Podolski & Co.? Scheitern die Spurs wieder knapp? In vielen anderen...

Five miles separate their stadiums, but it will feel like a million for the club who fail to qualify for the Champions League.    

Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Premier League as the battle for the last top four spot between Arsenal and Tottenham takes centre stage on the final day.

For Arsene Wenger it is the tournament that dare not speak its name. The Europa League and its predecessor, the UEFA Cup, have been just been a bad memory of a brief flirtation.

Mike Ashley will share out £1million between Newcastle's ancillary staff if the Magpies beat Arsenal on Sunday. It is understood club owner Ashley will hand the windfall to non-playing and coaching staff if Alan Pardew's men end a difficult season in style.

ARSENAL star has told City to expect the spectacular if Malaga boss Pellegrini is installed at the Etihad Stadium

ARSENAL boss claims Blues have been rewarded for failure after flopping in Champions League competition this term

To see what difference Champions League football makes to a club's finances, one need only glance at Arsenal and Tottenham's annual results.    

Las cuentas de Wenger son sencillas: los suyos dependen de sí mismos ya que una victoria sobre Las Urracas les asegura el cuarto puesto

Die schottische Stürmerin Emma Mitchell wechselt nach nur knapp einem halben Jahr bei Frauenfußball-Bundesligist SGS Essen zum Spitzenklub FC Arsenal nach London.

Villas-Boas’s men aim to catch Arsenal tomorrow to confirm side’s improvement    

La 4e place de Premier League se joue à priori entre les Gunners et les Spurs ce dimanche.

Chelsea hat die direkte Teilnahme an der Champions League selbst in der Hand, während Arsenal Gewinner oder Verlierer des letzten Spieltages sein kann. Tottenham hofft auf mehr.

Sportsmail’s experts — former Tottenham captain Jamie Redknapp and former Arsenal legend Martin Keown — cast their eye over the battle for fourth place.

Chelsea refuse to be drawn on consequences of being forced into third-place play-off if they finished dead level with Arseanl in the table.    

Arsenal le ganó 1-0 a Racing con gol de Nicolás Aguirre y se acercó al pelotón de los punteros aunque tiene un partido más que el resto. La Academia sigue con su irregularidad...

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS will not be Toon-ing in to updates from St James’ Park as Tottenham bid to beat rivals Arsenal to CL

It is fitting that the race for the Champions League will go down to the wire. It always seems to be the way with Tottenham, after all.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has a host of absentees ahead of his side's Barcalys Premier League finale with Champions League-chasing Arsenal on Sunday.

Arsène Wenger insists pride matters more than money in Arsenal's quest for Champions League qualification.    

Llega el final de temporada y lo único que resta por decidirse es quién es el cuarto invitado a la Champions; Blues, Gunners y Spurs se juegan la temporada a una sola carta

A los de Avellaneda les queda como objetivo en este semestre asegurarse la clasificación a la Sudamericana. Para ello acercarse debe vencer al Arsen, que ya no pelea por nada

Should Chelsea and Arsenal finish with the exact same points tally, goal difference and number of goals scored, a third-place playoff will be held at Villa Park on May 26.

The Frenchman believes his side is closing the gap on the top places, and also hailed its mental strength to hold the advantage over Tottenham going into the final day

MICHAEL DAWSON is desperate to finally get one over on Arsenal in the battle for a Champions League place