How to bury, not praiseNice to see Gary Neville taking an interest in the fortunes of his local club Bury, where his superbly named father, Neville …Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Ruffled feathersTrue, the Newcastle supporters didn't exactly take to the streets in protest when Duncan Ferguson was sold to Everton last week…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Keen to win his spurs in top flightMoving house, they say, comes near the top of the list of the most stressful events in our livesSat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Why are they still there?Busy auld summer for English Premiership clubs on the transfer market but what really flabbergasted us was the list of players…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
A good loser is a rare animalI was standing in a bunker on the first the other day, the gale force winds blowing its contents all over my factor-23-smothered…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
FIFA `Del Boys' sell World Cup cheapFunny, my Granny used to say: "Never trust a man who wears shiny slip-on shoes, a cheesy grin, gold cuff-links and a big ignorant…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Pele's final say reveals too muchThe Final. The colour. The sound. The fury. The exhilaration. The passion. The courage. The desire. The tensionMon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Blue moon and negative pantsDay 16. Martin O'Neill's looking a bit faint, a bit Celtic green about the gillsFri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
New language over at ITVDay 15, but it feels like Day Three. Time's winging it. It's been tasty, nay, delectableThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Three leading figures bow outJoan Morgan, the manager of the Irish women's hockey team, and both assistant coaches, Glynis Taylor and Bernie Heffernan, have…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Suffering the effects of cold turkeyDay 13. It's been 48 hours since we last saw a live game of football - is this a record? And, funnily enough, soon after the …Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Mediterranean magic lifts spiritsAs the Spanish sports newspaper Marca put it so beautifully on Thursday morning, "Long live the mother who gave birth to you". …Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Ireland without two key players for EdinburghThe Irish senior squad takes part in a four-nations tournament in Edinburgh over the weekend as part of the Scottish Hockey Association…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
`I like Scholes a long time already'Day 11. It's sometimes easy to forget Eurosport, partly because it's positioned somewhere between National Geographic and Nickelodeon…Wed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
Hooligan tradition getting a bad nameDay ten. You can only push Dean from Mersthan so far but beyond that point he's liable to say "enuff" and furiously ring Your…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Water cannon needed to cool the lads downDay Eight. "The police just ain't being imaginative," complained a spokesman for English football supporters on Sky News during…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Euro 2000 holds its valueEngland: Nothing much left to say about Kev's Krew but we were a bit taken aback by the ferocity with which Spanish newspaper…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Totaal obsessionWhen David Winner was six, his family hired a Dutch nanny by the name of Hanny (yes, Hanny the Nanny) and so smitten by her was…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
There is a life beyond footballDay Six. You have to feel sorry for nonfootball fans these days, don't you? No? Me neither (sickos), but all the same, when I…Fri Jun 16 2000 - 01:00
Late entry of Pokemon to Euro 2000 welcomeDay five. Granted, all the match schedules said the same, but frankly one was incredulous - no game yesterday afternoon?Thu Jun 15 2000 - 01:00
Luck of the draw a load of old ToshDay four. The Inquest. Kevin Keegan@ITV.DesWed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
Dismember'd with thine own defenceDay Three and Tony Adams was psyching up the England lads for the Portugal game with quotes from Shakespeare, according to Sky…Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
Hot air in studio follows inflatable ballDay One. A 100-foot long white polystyrene caterpillar wriggled down the tunnel at the King Baudouin Stadium, flanked by 22 people…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Alternate guide to Euro 2000Holland - Apart from Jaap Stam, Pierre Van Hooijdonk, Sander Westerveld, Ed de Goey, Aron Winter, Peter Van Vossen, Arthur Numan…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
RTE hold aces in battle of boxThey might sound like the cast from Grange Hill, but in Billo, Eamo, Gilesie, Chippy and Tosh rest RTE's hopes of a glorious …Mon Jun 05 2000 - 01:00
What I can do for my countryI was sitting at home on Thursday afternoon when I heard the news that Steve Finnan, Damien Duff and Steve Staunton had withdrawn…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Correct answerThanks to Paddy for emailing us on Thursday with this tip-off: "Sky News are running a poll on their website - the question posed…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Lads way offsideLads? Did you hear about last week's survey in England which revealed that football supporters of the non-boy variety have a …Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Internet auctionAre you a 30-something Leeds supporter? Does your heart still ache when you think of the 1973 FA Cup final when they lost to …Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
On the move?The highways and byways of Britain will be jam packed this summer with removal vans transporting the possessions of Irish footballers…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Surprise dealAccording to Friday's Guardian Kosovan refugee and highly promising footballer Naim Uka, who fled to England after his parents…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Stamp lickedThe Libyans can't have been too impressed by English goalkeeping standards after Middlesbrough's recent money-spinning trip to…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
McGinn's travels to end in Sydney"Sonya's on her way to Sydney," said the e-mail from Lindsey Bell, media officer of the International Badminton Federation, yesterday…Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Harrington undeniably a cut aboveRemember three years back when Liverpool's Robbie Fowler created an international incident by trying to persuade a referee that…Sat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Spot thickWe would never be so impudent as to question Kevin Keegan's managerial magnificence, but last week he was quoted in the English…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
On the move?If Mark Kinsella's return to the Premiership with Charlton is good news for one Michael McCarthy, he'll be even more encouraged…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Player of the weekIt was very nearly, but not quite, a heroic adieu to first division football in France for Tony Cascarino on Saturday when he…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Thai schtickThai footballer Samang Suwansri has set a new keepie-uppie world record, juggling a football for 15 hours - count 'emMon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Football on TVThursday: Barnsley v Birmingham City (Division One play-off semi-final, 2nd leg), Sky Sports 2, 8.0Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Pegasus soar clearPegasus cruised to their third successive All-Ireland league title in Cork yesterday, beating hosts Harlequins 4-0 to add to …Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
Hide the tinnies"One of the biggest names in the world game is coming to play for the Western Australian State champions! How big is this for…Mon May 15 2000 - 01:00
A failure by the time you're 21A few years back I had a chat with Noel McCabe, the then Nottingham Forest scout who sent Roy Keane on his way from Cobh Ramblers…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Pegasus aim for top of the threeAssuming their feet have hit the ground since their remarkable Irish Senior Cup triumph last Saturday, Harlequins will play host…Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Player of the weekIt had been a fortnight to remember for Gary Doherty even before the weekendMon May 08 2000 - 01:00
