Rooney injury worry for England

¤ Third-tier club Gretna reach the Scottish Cup final for the first time in their history, beating Dundee 3-0 at Hampden Park.

¤ In the Edinburgh derby Hearts topple Hibernian 4-0 to reach the final of the Scottish Cup.

¤ At Cardiff, Swansea beat Carlisle 2-1 to win the LVD Vans Trophy.

¤ Reading reach the top flight for the first time in their history, being crowned title winners of the Championship after they hammer Derby 5-0 at the Madejski Stadium.

¤ In a FA Premier League poll Liverpool's official website is once again voted the best Premiership site on the internet.

¤ Manchester United sign UK's biggest sponsorship deal with insurer American International Group (AIG) that is worth £56.5 million over four years.

¤ Following the 0-0 draw against Juventus in Turin, Arsenal reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in their history, edging the Italian club 2-0 on aggregate.

¤ Celtic are crowned Scottish champions with six matches to go after their 1-0 win over Hearts at Parkhead.

¤ At the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough register a magnificent comeback to defeat Basel 4-3 on agg. (early in the match they were 0-3 down) and reach the last four of the Uefa Cup for the first time in their history.

¤ Manchester United's Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney are named Manager and Player of the Month, respectively.

¤ At Old Trafford, Manchester United attract a Premiership record attendance of 72,519 in their 0-0 draw against Sunderland. The gate is also the biggest at this venue since United drew a crowd of 70,504 for the visit of Aston Villa in December 1927.

¤ Celtic's Gordon Strachan is voted Manager of the Year by the Scottish Football Writers Association.

¤ Sunderland are relegated to the Championship after only one season in the top echelon.

¤ Chelsea's Frank Lampard becomes the Premiership top-scoring midfielder with a tally of 17 after the 2-0 away win at Bolton.

¤ Sheffield United join Reading in the Premiership after clinching the runners-up spot.

¤ Conference champions Accrington Stanley are back in the Football League after a 44-year absence.

¤ Hearts' goalkeeper Craig Gordon is voted Player of the Year by the Scottish Football Writers Association, while Kilmarnock's attacker Steven Naysmith is named Young Player of the Year.

¤ Arsenal topple Villarreal 1-0 in the first leg semi-final of the Champions League in the last European game at Highbury after 93 years. Next season they will move to their new Emirates Stadium. The Gunners equal Ajax's record of 11 straight clean sheets set in the 1980s.

¤ Former West Ham and Ipswich manager John Lyall, who led the Hammers to FA Cup honours in 1975 and 1989, dies at the age of 66.

¤ Middlesbrough go down 0-1 to Steaua Bucharest in Romania in the first leg semi-final of the UEFA Cup.

¤ Liverpool defeat Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford and West Ham beat Middlesbrough 1-0 at Villa Park to reach the FA Cup final.

¤ Newcastle captain Alan Shearer admits that his career has been ended by a knee injury sustained during the 4-1 win over Sunderland. Shearer was planning to hang up his boots at the end of the season.

¤ Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) and Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) are voted PFA's Player of the Year, and Young Player of the Year, respectively.

¤ After the draw against Villarreal away, Arsenal reach the final of the Champions League 1-0 on aggregate, claiming a European record of ten consecutive clean sheets.

¤ Former Everton captain Brian Labone, who also played for England at the back, dies at the age of 66.

¤ Middlesbrough reach a European final for the first time in their history, defeating Steaua Bucharest 4-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Cup.

¤ Arsenal's Thierry Henry is named Player of the Year by the Football Writers Association for a record third time.

¤ The Scottish Premier League agree a two-year extension of its live television deal with Setanta Sports that will run to the end of season 2009/10 for a total of £54.5m.

¤ Chelsea win back-to-back Premiership titles following their 3-0 defeat of Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

¤ England inspiration Wayne Rooney, of Manchester United, breaks bone in left foot and is a major worry for the World Cup finals.