London, Nov. 10 : Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has said that the race for the 2008-09 Premier League title will be a tight one, despite the club’s recent 2-1 victory over previous season winner Manchester United over the weekend.

Wenger’s Arsenal has lost to Fulham, Hull and Stoke this season, but is currently placed third in the table after beating Manchester United.

United have managed to take only one point from trips to Anfield, Stamford Bridge and the Emirates.

Madrid - Just how good will Josep Guardiola's Barcelona side become?

How many trophies will they win this season?

Will they reach the total of 100 goals in La Liga?

These are the questions being asked on Sunday - in Spanish newspapers, radio chats, blogs and bars - after Guardiola's slick side slaughtered hapless Valladolid 6-0 on Saturday.

Barca are the form team of Planet Football at the moment: solid in defence, exquisite in midfield - and devastating in attack.

Valladolid were torn to shreds despite the absence of Andres Iniesta, out for six weeks with a calf injury.

Hamburg - Former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi is hoping that he will be given another chance to return to the national team.

The Schalke 04 player was kicked out of the German team by coach Joachim Loew last month after leaving the stadium at half time without permission during a World Cup qualifier against Russia for which he had not been nominated as a substitute.

Kuranyi is quoted in Welt am Sonntag as having said that he is hoping for another chance. "I hope that I have not closed all doors because of one mistake. Some time in the future it will be my goal again to play for Germany. But at the moment everything is fine the way it is."

Bochum, Germany - Werder Bremen's sporting director Klaus Allofs has said that Italian Serie A club Juventus has not made an offer for the Bundesliga club's Brazilian midfielder Diego.

London, Nov. 9 : Newcastle coach Joe Kinnear has warned Chelsea that they face a fight to land striker Michael Owen. 

London, Nov. 9 : Newcastle coach Joe Kinnear has warned Chelsea that they face a fight to land striker Michael Owen.