Ken Early: Infantino unlikely to reflect on World Cup host US attacking participant Iran
Fifa chief has never been afraid to risk a little embarrassment in pursuit of what he wants
Ken Early: How do you solve a problem like Tottenham Hotspur?
Years of mistakes are coming together as Spurs stumble towards Premier League trapdoor
Ken Early: Why football has boycotted Russia but not Israel – yet
Ireland would face serious consequences for deciding not to play against Israel. That doesn’t necessarily mean they shouldn’t refuse
Ken Early: Liverpool succumbed to a familiar hysteria in late collapse against Manchester City
The Reds have built a squad according to a schizophrenic ethos that combines crypto-bro extravagance and self-defeating stinginess
Ken Early: It would be best for all concerned if Pep Guardiola called it a day
His protege, Mikel Arteta, is reaping rewards after turning away from methods he learned from the master
Ken Early: Manchester United see Arsenal’s rugby and raise them some football
Mikel Arteta’s refusal to take risks is adding angst to their Premier League title challenge
Ken Early: Manchester United shouldn’t make the same mistake twice with Michael Carrick
Interim manager covered himself in glory last time he held the role, only to be replaced by Ralf Rangnick
Ken Early: Sensible Liam Rosenior may not be the fantastical creature Chelsea need
More and more Premier League clubs look set to suffer from a lack of belief in ‘unicorn’ managers
Ruben Amorim leaves United with one of the worst stats records. But it wasn’t why he was sacked
First red flags for Amorim appeared in January last year, just two months after his arrival
Ken Early: Amorim and Maresca departures evidence of football’s growing turf wars
For those within the football bubble, titles matter, and ‘manager’ implies more power than ‘head coach’
Ken Early: Reading back on my columns, I notice a contradiction in how I write about two teams
After a year of complaining, it was nice to be reminded how football could be fun when Ireland beat Portugal and Hungary
Ken Early: The Saipan film makes the conflict between Keane and McCarthy less interesting
It’s frustrating to think a new audience might assume the fake parts of the film’s account are true
Fifa does not have to rip off World Cup fans to this extent
Gianni Infantino is deploying a deliberate strategy to benchmark the World Cup against the most expensive live event in sports
Ken Early: Trump and Infantino’s maniacal new World Cup order
World Cup draw took place against a backdrop of Europe being continually told it no longer matters
Ken Early: Arne Slot is mild, understated – just like Liverpool’s response to every defeat
In an era that demands showmanship from managers, he is struggling to inhabit the role of leader