Michael Walker: Things fall apart and the cynical men clean upSad downfall of Bury FC the culmination of worrying developments in the English gameSat Aug 31 2019 - 09:00
Sheffield slowly reawakening as a football city in recoveryTeams affected by Bury and Bolton’s inability to stage matches may feel a sense of injusticeSat Aug 24 2019 - 08:00
Tottenham must learn to make a point in troublesome placesA culture of not losing against the Burnleys and Bournemouths must be nurturedSat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
Manchester City odds-on to clean up again as Premier League returnsLiverpool likely to lead chasing pack as Spurs seek to reinforce their number one London statusSat Aug 10 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Gruelling scramble begins for Championship clubsWho walks through the door next May to the Premier League is of serious interest to at least a dozen clubsSat Aug 03 2019 - 07:00
Brian Kerr: Quintessential Dubliner with a bit of Belfast in his soulThe former Ireland manager reflects on past and present in Belfast, the city of his parentsSat Jun 15 2019 - 01:30
Jonathan Woodgate hails new assistant Robbie Keane‘Can you imagine the young players at this football club learning from Robbie?’Fri Jun 14 2019 - 22:30
Lloris has shot at history and vindication in Champions League finalSpurs goalkeeper can lift trophy at end of up-and-down seasonSat Jun 01 2019 - 06:00
Sunderland ’Til I Die: Much more than promotion on the lineGrant Leadbitter hopes to lead boyhood club to victory at Wembley after emotional returnSat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Michael Walker: The thing is, it could get worse for Manchester UnitedRelease of joy Solskjaer sparked from December to March has protected Glazers and WoodwardSat May 18 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Man City and Liverpool now on another levelCould we be on verge of City-Liverpool era as there was once with Man United and Arsenal?Sat May 11 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: subplots abound as Benitez and Newcastle block Liverpool’s wayPeril for Liverpool 2019 is that on Tyneside they see their reflection in Newcastle 1996Sat May 04 2019 - 11:12
Jennings looks on in wonderment at Tottenham’s brave new worldStill coaching at Spurs, the legendary goalkeeper is thrilled with the club’s progressSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
Neil Warnock using past life hardship to fuel his fireIrascible manager not to everybody’s taste but has proven his worth over the yearsSat Apr 20 2019 - 07:01
Niall Quinn: ‘Who are the FAI trying to fool?’Former international trying to build pathway for Irish players through the domestic gameSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Norwich have ample substance to go with Farke’s winning smilePromotion looking likely for the German manager and the club’s astute sporting director WebberSat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00
Is Northern Ireland a football team or an expression of identity?What does the Northern Ireland team mean to Protestant community?Sat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
Simmering Dutch-German rivalry set for another instalmentMemories of former clashes, including the 1974 final, will ensure a tense Euro 2020 qualifierSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:01
Tradition of hate: A recurrent, sad feature of our football worldAs Jack Grealish discovered, so-called grown men are capable of odious behaviourSat Mar 16 2019 - 08:00
Michael Walker: before Declan Rice, only one man had played for Ireland and EnglandIn an unmarked grave in Sheffield lies the Blackburn-born midfielder John ReynoldsSat Mar 09 2019 - 05:45
Michael Walker: Rodgers didn't just leave Celtic, he left Scottish footballWinning 10 titles in a row could be seen as a Scottish weakness not a Celtic strengthSat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
Michael Walker: For Liverpool, this is the oneKlopp’s challenge has credibility lacking in the past – Sunday should be a special renewalSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
Pochettino's status still hovers over enthusiasm around SolskjærSpurs manager has something Manchester United’s caretaker boss does not yet possessSat Feb 16 2019 - 05:30
Derry City’s Devine determined to reconnect the team to the townThe idea of a border reappearing due to Brexit is a future nobody at the club wants to seeSat Feb 09 2019 - 08:00
Kevin De Bruyne centre-stage as his substitution changes a gameAfter City’s defeat to Newcastle, one wondered if one substitution could possibly have changed a seasonSat Feb 02 2019 - 10:00
Brexit is coming – and English football had better be readyThe Premier League is an international success story that could be changingSat Jan 26 2019 - 10:12
Nottingham Forest shirt could prove the perfect fit again for O’NeillThere’s lots of potential for a proven manager back at the club where he made his name as a player in the 1970sSat Jan 19 2019 - 09:00
Arnautovic can deliver, but West Ham will have to pay the priceMichael Walker: blend of consistency ability and experience make him a wanted manSat Jan 12 2019 - 10:37
Blackpool’s FA Cup history tainted by division in the clubDevoted fans to mount familiar protest outside ground during FA cup clash with ArsenalSat Jan 05 2019 - 06:00
Are Liverpool champions-elect? The sums are starting to add upIn the past five seasons, 81-82 points is the average required - Liverpool have 51 alreadySat Dec 29 2018 - 07:00
José Mourinho forgot happiness need not be a weakness‘Palpable discord’ followed José Mourinho out the door at Old TraffordSat Dec 22 2018 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Sterling’s service to football and the wider societyMan City star confrontis the racism which blighted the career of players like Howard GayleSat Dec 15 2018 - 08:45
Wolves' Matt Doherty strikes late to break Newcastle heartsIrishman headed in a winner in the dying seconds against 10-man home sideSun Dec 09 2018 - 18:13
Coaching and a new lease of life for Shay Given at DerbyFormer Ireland goalkeeper relishing his coaching role alongside manager Frank LampardSat Dec 08 2018 - 07:15
Rice to discuss his international future with Ireland manager McCarthyExciting West Ham prospect expecting to meet the new Republic boss soonSun Dec 02 2018 - 22:30
Stephen Kenny has earned the chance to make a differenceThroughout his career, the Dubliner has made the most of initially meagre resourcesSat Dec 01 2018 - 08:00
Hatred of Windsor Park in 1993 has softened to pantomimeMichael Walker: There were boos in the game of two Irelands, but humour tooSat Nov 17 2018 - 06:00
Darren Randolph proves vital backstop to deny northern raidersRepublic of Ireland goalkeeper pulls off a number of quality saves to deny Northern IrelandThu Nov 15 2018 - 22:34
‘There was poison in the air’: 25 years on from that night in Windsor ParkAlan McLoughlin’s goal secured a World Cup spot for Ireland on a tense night in BelfastSat Nov 10 2018 - 07:00
Chelsea’s future – like that of the club’s absent owner – remains in the balanceAbramovich unable to witness in the flesh the side’s stylish progress under SarriFri Nov 02 2018 - 23:07
Irish soccer was built on skill and not teams of giantsJimmy McIlroy's innovation captured the tradition of brains over brawn in Irish soccerSat Oct 27 2018 - 11:30
A cautionary tale: The life and death of one-armed striker Jimmy HastyRemarkable ex-Dundalk player became another tragic casualty of the TroublesSat Oct 20 2018 - 09:33
Michael O’Neill: globalisation of British football has left Irish leagues behind‘The Irish League still has the same format: two nights training and a game on Saturday.'Sat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Liverpool must not let difficult run derail their ambitionsResponse from some quarters to Chelsea defeat shows new confidence is brittleSat Sept 29 2018 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Loan culture at big clubs sees young talent cast adriftChelsea released Gael Kakuta in 2015 after six loans in five countries over four yearsSat Sept 22 2018 - 07:00
Ashley still owning the pitch at Newcastle but losing the middle groundEchoes of earlier history as sports shop protest reflects disenchantment at the clubSat Sept 15 2018 - 08:00
Proud Bailey Peacock-Farrell embraces his Northern rootsLeeds United goalkeeper is eager to make his competitive debut for Northern IrelandSat Sept 08 2018 - 07:00
Steven Gerrard wasting no time making his mark at RangersFormer Liverpool stalwart has presided over an improved mood around IbroxSat Sept 01 2018 - 08:08
Michael Walker: Ronaldo has left Real Madrid but his presence is still feltRonaldo soaked up the pressure of Real Madrid in full-on Galactico mode and stuck in the goalsSat Aug 18 2018 - 08:00
Manchester City can reign again with even more Pep in their stepWith Klopp showing boot-room smarts, Liverpool likely to be main challengers this yearSat Aug 11 2018 - 08:00
