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After Arsenal claimed the desperately fought-over final Champions League place, Tottenham Hotspur head coach Andre Villas-Boas insisted that his club, who agonisingly missed out by a single point, had to hold on to Gareth Bale if they were serious about competing with the top four next season.

By his own admission, the Dutchman had grown increasingly frustrated at his failure to add to the FA Cup he lifted with Arsenal at Manchester United 's expense in 2005.

Photograph: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto The Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, has moved to reassure supporters that qualification for the Champions League does not represent the height of the club's ambitions.

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Laurent Koscielny ensured Arsenal of a place in the Champions League qualifiers with the only goal in a tight encounter at Newcastle.

Arsenal are close to signing Juventus right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner as replacement for Bacary Sagna, as revealed by TransferMarketWeb.com. Sagna is expected to leave Arsenal this summer, and it is likely that he will join Paris Saint-Germain in France.

Jack Wilshere has tweeted a picture of the new England kit, which is set to be worn for the first time against the Republic of Ireland on 29 May.

Alex Song suffered an embarrassing end to his debut season with Barcelona, after mistakenly trying to hijack Eric Abidal's moment of glory.

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Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson bowed out as Manchester United manager with a 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion.

Football: Arsenal might have gone eight seasons without a trophy, but once again they have their hands on the holy grail of Champions League football.

Laurent Koscielny's second half strike for Arsenal against Newcastle has given the Gunners Champions League football next season, despite Tottenham beating Sunderland 1-0 at White Hart Lane.

Wenger looks pre-historic, post-Fergie; Moyes - leave Everton players alone; Newcastle need leader in Kevin Nolan mould a Part two: QPR to Wigan Athletic West Ham United's Kevin Nolan and Newcastle United's Hatem Ben Arfa in action.

Earlier this week Wayne Rooney of Manchester United handed in a transfer request in response to Sir Alex Ferguson and the transfer rumors have been flying on May 18, 2013.

Newcastle V Arsenal - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live. Pardew struggling with ups and downs Alan Pardew has admitted he has struggled to cope with the highs and lows of life as Newcastle manager.

Arsene Wenger admits he would rather be involved in tomorrow's all-or-nothing encounter at Newcastle than to just be going through the motions.

Our tipsters bring you their game-by-game preview of the Premier League's final day, with focus firmly on the top-four race.

At 6pm on Sunday, one north London giant will be in the top four and the Champions League next season.

AVB persuades Villa to move to Spurs, Liverpool look at Wigan pair, Reus on Pellegrini's shortlist, Lampard deal and... Gonzalo HiguaA n is an Arsenal target and will cost A 22m, Chelsea fancy Edinson Cavani and Liverpool in Tello/Reina swap.

If this morning's reports are said to be believed, Yaya Sanogo will be the next player to follow in the footsteps of both Bacary Sagna and Abou Diaby.