Bowyer does the business as Leeds bounce backYou suspect they would have been happy with a point, indeed after the Barcelona demolition it seems reasonable to assume they…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
O'Leary settles for bottom line in LeedsThere must have been times in the past when David O'Leary thought to himself that if he didn't see Jack Charlton again it would…Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
McClaren's formula a winning oneThere is an interesting advert running in Manchester United's various publicationsMon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Wanchope hits equaliser in dire struggleThose advocates of the leagues within leagues theory concerning the Premiership were given some persuasive new evidence yesterday…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Ranieri in the hot seatTo most of those at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night he was just another face in the fuel-affected crowd of 18,196, but it transpired…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Injury-hit Leeds face torrid time at O'Leary's favourite placeOne hundred and eighteen thousand seats in the biggest football ground in Europe; over 100,000 members, including the Pope, who…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Bates keeps the rotation system going at ChelseaAccording to Tony Adams 10 days ago, Gianluca Vialli was preparing to have a year out when his present Chelsea contract expired…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Future not promising for ChelseaThere are nil-nils and there are nil-nils. Believe it, this was as nil-nil a nil-nil as any there have ever beenMon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Loftus Road missing Bowles magicI thought of Stanley Bowles the other night. Nothing new in that, I often think of Stanley BowlesMon Sept 11 2000 - 01:00
Owen helps himself to first-half hat-trickAnd now you better believe it. Michael Owen is back, or should that be back, back, backThu Sept 07 2000 - 01:00
City give exposed Leeds the bluesThe last 100 per cent record in the Premiership is no moreWed Sept 06 2000 - 01:00
Leeds Utd v Man CityHaving missed out on the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam on Saturday night because of his alleged misdemeanour…Tue Sept 05 2000 - 01:00
Club and fans still not in ToonTony Coutts, Jane Duffy, Geoff O'Brien, Brent Pitcher, Alison Waugh, Colin WhittleMon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
First refusal for Cole in striker's roleWith doubts about his leadership as resonant as the north bell in Notre Dame, Kevin Keegan will tonight rely on three men from…Sat Sept 02 2000 - 01:00
Old infirm league doesn't workAbout 100 yards past the self-styled bar, "The Last Pub In England", still on the southern side of the England-Scotland border…Mon Aug 28 2000 - 01:00
Leeds brought back to earthThe staff at Elland Road will have produced a large and sharp intake of breath on three separate occasions yesterday morningSat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
England captaincy for AdamsTen weeks after England's embarrassing exit from the European Championship at the hands of Romania in Charleroi, Kevin Keegan…Fri Aug 25 2000 - 01:00
The hype machine is back on trackTwo rather significant factors should preclude the kind of brash celebration that will doubtless accompany the return of England…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Healy gives McIlroy welcome liftHe may be worthy only of the number 35 jersey in the eyes of Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, but the young man from Killyleagh…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Charity begins and ends in an instantSome charity match. It was meant to be a gentle raising of the curtain, a lazy Sunday afternoon re-introduction to the two winners…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Keane shows little charitySix days before the start of the new Premiership season and, in a match normally regarded as a warm-up, Roy Keane was sent off…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Strangled by football's continual loopWhoa! Here comes the summer. Whoa! There goes the summer.Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Celtic overcome local difficultyThey were roaring at halftime and they were roaring at full timeMon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Win fails to hide Celtic shortcomingsCeltic sit level with Rangers this morningMon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Trezeguet delivers a delicious doubleWhat a night. What a climax. What a result and what a winnerMon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
The king of the new French tribePele talks tomorrow. The greatest player ever to grace the playing fields will hold a press conference before Euro 2000's final…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
France hope for logical conclusionIt is usually the case that only mathematicians or scientists can see the true nature and beauty of logicSat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Orange tide mixed blessing for DutchFrank Rijkaard sat upstairs in the white marquee. He was surrounded by grey journalistsThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Italy a special test for mature KluivertPatrick Kluivert will be 24 on Saturday. Of the many salient facts about Kluivert, this is as significant as anyWed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Raul the fall guy as France go throughHard to beat, this. As a game of intricate, intense, fascinating and exciting international football, Euro 2000 must have some…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
England descend to new lowAccording to Tony Adams, Kevin Keegan has a lucky face. Not this morning he doesn'tWed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
England realistic as reality loomsEngland have not beaten Romania since 1970. Harold Wilson was the British prime minister, Romania was a Soviet satelliteTue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Turkey advance despite roastingOn a day when the temperature rose above 90 degrees in Brussels and stayed there for most of the evening, Turkey were given the…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Keegan's thoughts turn to RomaniaAfter the elation of the historic victory over Germany in Charleroi on Saturday night, England settled down to the nitty-gritty…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Group A: The permutationsErich Ribbeck's post-match comment that Germany's defeat by England left his side with only a "theoretical chance" of going through…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Today's previewsIt may still be the group stages, but, for these two, the knockout begins nowMon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
End looms for Czechs despite fine showThey play Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive at every opportunity at every ground in this tournament and they played it again on …Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Group D: Czech Rep v France, 19.45 (Network 2, BBC)Any game in which the world champions are involved, they should always receive top billingFri Jun 16 2000 - 01:00
Economical Italy show their worthFour shots on target, three more points, it was all a bit too easy for Italy here last nightThu Jun 15 2000 - 01:00
English farce needs new directionScene One: Monday afternoon, the piazza outside Eindhoven central station.Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
Italy v Belgium, Brussels, 19.45 (Network 2, BBC 1)"Droomstart" was the headline in one of Brussels' Flemish newspapers on Monday morning following Belgium's edgy 2-1 victory over…Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
England fall apart as Gomes has last laugh in rousing fightbackLosing minor classics in major tournament finals is becoming a depressing habit for EnglandTue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
