Why El Clásico catches imaginationBiggest game in La Liga has become the weightiest club game in world footballSat Oct 25 2014 - 12:00
Harry’s game may be up if QPR fail to turn season aroundWe may be witnessing the last of the 67-year-old’s dugout afternoonsSat Oct 18 2014 - 12:00
Niall Quinn returns to dig Fulham out of holeOver three decades after being told by manager he had no future in football, former striker is back to help pick new oneSat Oct 04 2014 - 12:00
Sands of time shifting uneasily for Gerrard as inevitable endgame loomsBobby Moore’s sudden decline a salutary warning for Liverpool legendSat Sept 27 2014 - 10:48
Cut-price Newcastle have lost their wayAlan Pardew looks certain for exit after the setting in of mediocrity at St James’ ParkSat Sept 20 2014 - 12:00
Scotland striker Steven Naismith the epitome of teak-tough independenceIf Everton’s forward had an inferiority complex such notions have long since recededSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Two footballing worlds collide as Di Maria heads for humble Turf MoorFrom the Bernabeu to old Burnley, United’s record signing is in for a culture shockSat Aug 30 2014 - 12:00
Van Gaal is not the story: how he goes about sorting out Manchester United is the storyOpening day defeat by Swansea City shows manager only as good as the team he puts outSat Aug 23 2014 - 14:00
If Diego Costa is a hit Chelsea should be championsThe Premier League will hope Costa, Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal (plus a fit Aaron Ramsey) and Louis van Gaal can help fill the personality void left by Luis SuarezSat Aug 16 2014 - 12:00
Wembley stage set for Ramsey’s Welsh wizardryThe influential player’s absence has made Arsenal hearts grow fonderSat May 17 2014 - 12:00
We will regard this season as Liverpool’s – regardless of their late slip-upThough City may claim the title, Brendan Rodgers has ensured that the Merseyside giants are real contenders againSat May 10 2014 - 12:00
Madrid fans grateful that Bale has made a Real differenceWelshman’s talents have been pivotal in securing a place in the Champions League final for the Spanish giantsSat May 03 2014 - 12:00
Talismanic Giggs capable of providing rallying point for troubled United sideFrom Old Trafford trainee to club manager: why Ryan Giggs is a perfect fitSat Apr 26 2014 - 12:05
United we fall: wretched ending to Moyes era reveals club bereft of guiding lightIn more ways than one Old Trafford has lost its powers of enduranceWed Apr 23 2014 - 08:15
Finishers pivotal to success but Chelsea prove exception to enduring ruleMourinho’s side devoid of top front men but are still on the cusp of successSat Apr 19 2014 - 12:00
FC still United for a noble cause as they pursue their dream of a different wayAlmost a decade on from its founding, the Manchester club is alive and thrivingSat Apr 12 2014 - 12:00
Premier League echoes to rising clamour of resurgent Mersey beatLiverpool’s Red and Blue traditions are enjoying the thrill of success once againSat Apr 05 2014 - 12:00
Ross Barkey’s rise and Billy Davies’ fall overlapA starting X1 of personalities, topics and thoughts on a busy football weekSat Mar 29 2014 - 12:00
Wenger still game after 1,000 match daysLike Alex Ferguson, he symbolises a club, but the lack of recent trophies weighs heavilySat Mar 22 2014 - 12:00
Blight of prejudice not simply restricted to foul-mouthed ranting from terracesRacism is also felt in access to power or lack of opportunity to influence eventsSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
England are in a state of flux but they are not dire, not yetMore questions than answers after average display against DenmarkSat Mar 08 2014 - 12:00
Sunderland’s weight of cup expectation rests upon mercurial winger JohnsonEngland player and his team-mates will attempt to emulate the 1973 FA Cup winnersSat Mar 01 2014 - 12:00
Resurgent Adebayor provides missing magical touch for erratic TottenhamThe €6m signing will carry the hopes of fans and manager alike against rivals NorwichSat Feb 22 2014 - 12:00
Arsenal faithful remain unconvinced by Wenger’s mantra of top-four successAn absence of silver for a coveted place among the elite will not upset LiverpoolSat Feb 15 2014 - 12:00
Fulham free fall already looks like ending in relegation tearsAnd with their tough fixture lists, Norwich City and Cardiff City could be joining themSat Feb 08 2014 - 12:00
West Ham rearguard action required if Allardyce is to redeem club and careerDefence secured a point at Chelsea, but a more adventurous approach is neededSat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
David Moyes is a proven manager who doesn’t deserve the daily scrutiny and mockeryManchester United’s poor form could spark an understanding of his United inheritanceSat Jan 25 2014 - 12:00
No chorus of disapproval from Leeds faithful for ‘Marching on Together’Club anthem unites believers and dissenters in equal measure at Elland RoadSat Jan 18 2014 - 01:00
Time still on Fifa’s side to end Qatar fiasco and take another routeAs Fifa had some sparkling World Cup news to impart Nepalese workers were dyingSat Jan 11 2014 - 13:27
Blackburn, a byword for what’s wrong with globalisation of English footballManchester City come calling to Ewood Park for a Lancashire derbySat Jan 04 2014 - 12:00
Known unknowns of Premier League plot indicate close-run season finaleWinners and losers are emerging but we can’t yet say how the season will pan outSun Dec 29 2013 - 01:00
Shay Given down by the Riverside and back playing with a smile on his faceAfter 10 months on the sidelines former Ireland keeper is back in actionSat Dec 21 2013 - 13:58
City miss a critical fact but still have Aguero to unleash on the unwaryArsenal can prove worth if they can keep favourites and their ace at baySat Dec 14 2013 - 12:00
Clouds of doubt gather over David MoyesManchester United manager under pressure to get result against Newcastle UnitedSat Dec 07 2013 - 09:34
Villas-Boas requires a big performance from his team to dispel gathering storm cloudsTottenham need to put the humiliation of last week’s 6-0 defeat behind them when they host Manchester UnitedSat Nov 30 2013 - 12:00
Loyal fans stand by Portsmouth despite their rapid decline and fallDespite now being mired in League Two, some 16,000 supporters still turned out at Fratton Park for the club’s last home gameSat Nov 23 2013 - 12:00
Finding the heart and soul of the team a lesson well learnt as Martin O’Neill remembers McAlinden’s gift‘Jimmy McAlinden came to our door. He came personally to sign me for for Distillery’Sat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
Humour and hardness: hallmarks of O’Neill’s remarkable career‘But I also think there is something about the northern Irishman, that he can take some serious situations into almost self-mockery’Tue Nov 05 2013 - 18:40
Malaysian owner’s interference likely to shorten Mackay’s stay at Cardiff CityHosting Swansea City in big derby this weekend likely to prove the least of manager’s long-term problemsSat Nov 02 2013 - 14:14
Ninety minutes against Newcastle will not define Gus Poyet’s futurePaolo Di Canio became a cult figure on the back of a 3-0 defeat of Newcastle and look what happened to himSat Oct 26 2013 - 12:00
Away-day blues aready a matter of concern for PellegriniManchester City need to register a win on the road – beginning with this evening’s trip to West HamSat Oct 19 2013 - 12:00
Graham Kavanagh manages to quickly rekindle goodwill amongst Carlisle faithfulThree wins in a row sees Dubliner land full-time managerial roll at Brunton ParkSat Oct 05 2013 - 12:00
Prolific Michu the template for clubs in pursuit of Swansea’s Spanish flairSoccer Angles: Striker emblematic of what is a golden era of Spanish playersSat Sept 28 2013 - 12:00
Newcastle would do well to remember their version of Man and SupermanColin Veitch was captain and emblem of Newcastle United. He should not be forgottenFri Sept 20 2013 - 18:39
Liverpool chunking it up and finally stand comparison with Red DevilsMore signings, more points and better fixtures give Rodgers crew the edge for nowSat Sept 14 2013 - 12:00
Trap’s no-shows gave early grounds for concernTrapattoni’s reluctance to travel and see players in action was a slap in the face for Irish footballWed Sept 11 2013 - 15:01
Arrival of foreign legion may tip the balance for SpursPlatini’s misgivings can be ignored as Spurs’ transfer dealings are strictly within Uefa’s current rulesFri Aug 30 2013 - 01:00
Wayne Rooney’s track record clearly shows where his loyalties lieManchester United striker will look after number one if the club allow him toSat Aug 24 2013 - 12:00
Arsene Wenger could be season’s first major storyArsenal manager has been a storyline for some time in English football – a league that likes a storySat Aug 17 2013 - 14:18
Bastian Schweinsteiger: Bayern midfield maestro in no mood for repeat of Champions League final regretMunich linchpin has matured into ‘head of the team’Sat May 25 2013 - 12:00
