As England’s players prepare for the World Cup, two of the country’s top football writers have teamed up with The New Football Pools to donate £1,000 to The Teenage Cancer Trust.Daily Star national football writer, Danny Fullbrook, and The Football Writers’ Association Chairman, Steve Bates from The People, are joint winners of the April/May Football Writers’ Premier 10 Mini League. Both winning writers have now left for South Africa, and will be reporting back from the tournament.

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Regenerate has received a £1,000 donation thanks to The New Football Pools and The Football Writers’ Association. Daily Mirror national football writer, Martin Lipton, has come in at the top of the March Football Writers’ Premier 10 Mini League. Following his score of the highest number of correct predictions for the month, Martin has elected to donate his cheque to Regenerate.

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Arsenal v Manchester City is set to be a cracking match with the highlight of Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure and Patrick Vieira’s return to their old club. This match is of massive importance to Roberto Mancini’s team while the Gunners have little to play for other than to maintain their position in the table. However, the return of Adebayor in particular should mean a highly charged atmosphere with the players and fans alike aiming to put the Togolese star in his place.

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Manchester United v Tottenham promises to be the third of a trilogy of Spurs matches against the top three in the country. After beating Arsenal and Chelsea, Harry Redknapp’s side will be looking to complete a famous hat-trick with a win over the current champions. However, the North Londoners record at Old Trafford and away against the ‘big four’ leaves a lot to be desired. Sir Alex Ferguson’s team can go back to the top of the Premier League with a win and with the title back in their sights, it would take a brave man to bet against them this weekend.

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Tottenham v Chelsea promises to be another exciting London derby following swiftly on from Spurs win over Arsenal in midweek. There’s so much at stake for both clubs with 4th place in sight for Harry Redknapp’s team and the title and a possible double within Carlo Ancelotti’s grasp.

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Manchester City v Manchester United promises to be an intriguing clash this weekend with Sir Alex Ferguson’s team needing to win to stay in touch with league leaders Chelsea in the title race. However, they will be up against their local rivals who are in peak form and will be thirsty for revenge after defeats in the league and Carling Cup semi-final to United.

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Blackburn v Manchester United promises to be an intriguing clash this weekend with Sir Alex Ferguson’s team looking to bounce back from their Champions League exit in midweek. Not only have the Red Devils crashed out of Europe but have also lost top spot following a home defeat to Chelsea last weekend. Next up the reigning Champions face a tough trip to Ewood Park to face a Blackburn side with a excellent home record.

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Tottenham v Everton is arguably the Premier League clash of the weekend as 4th placed Spurs take on David Moyes’ form side. Everton are on a superb run of form that has seen them lose just one of their last 12 league matches. This run includes back to back league wins over the top two sides in the league in Chelsea and Manchester United. However, they faced heartbreak in Europe in midweek as they crashed out to Sporting Lisbon ending their chances of silverware.

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Rangers v Celtic promises to be yet another exciting no-holds barred Old Firm derby as the destination of the SPL title could hinge on this clash. Rangers are in pole position, 7 points clear with a game in hand but a win for Tony Mowbray’s side at Ibrox could give the Bhoys some much needed momentum. Celtic are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions but their rivals are on a far superior run.

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Action for Blind People has received a £1,000 donation thanks to The New Football Pools and The Football Writers’ Association.The Sun newspaper’s Chief Football Writer, Shaun Custis, has come in at the top of the January Football Writers’ Premier 10 Mini League. Shaun has elected to donate his winning cheque to national sight loss charity, Action for Blind People.

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