KEVIN HALLS TIPS HIS HAT TO ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP SQUAD – AND OFFERS AN APOLOGY TO MANAGER GARETH SOUTHGATE… THREE […]

FED-UP with ex-players and so-called celebrities having all the fun with their dream teams and memories of the game? Let […]

MATT BELL SAYS THE FACT RONALDO AND MESSI COULDN’T STAMP THEIR AUTHORITY ON THE WORLD CUP SUGGESTS A SHIFT IN […]

MAT GUY LOOKS AT FOUR UNHERALDED CLUBS WHO ENJOYED AN EARLY TASTE OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL THIS SEASON… MIXING WITH […]

DID that World Cup really happen? Who would have thought that England would win a shoot-out and reach the semi-finals? […]

IAN McFARLANE REFLECTS ON A REMARKABLE SEASON IN WHICH THE NORTH-EAST OUTFIT REACHED TWO CUP FINALS AND SUFFERED RELEGATION… LOOKING […]

Sam Stafford reflects on another memorable season for Lincoln, and taking his son to the home of football… FATHER AND […]

JOHN LYONS REFLECTS ON HOW HIS VIEWING HABITS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS WATCHING BRIEF Suits you: Sky Sports presenter […]

JOHNLYONS LOOKS BACK!!AT ENGLAND’S DRAMATIC WORLD CUP VICTORY AGAINST COLOMBIA… AND AN OVERDUE SHOOT-OUT SUCCESS BREAKING THE SPELL I’D forgotten […]

Ian McFarlane looks at how Southampton and Norwich earned successive promotions to climb from League One to the Premier League… […]

Robert J Wilson urges the Premier League top dogs to back England by blooding young players… THE PATH TO SUCCESS […]

LONG-SERVING NON-LEAGUE PHYSIOTHERAPIST GAVIN BLACKWELL EXPLAINS WHY IT CAN BE A PRECARIOUS PROFESSION… UNSUNG HEROES The way it was: Arsenal […]

John Lyons takes an in-depth look at what’s in store at Leeds United under ‘El Loco’… The eyes have it: […]

SIMON SHELDON REFLECTS ON THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF A GAME THAT ONCE CAPTIVATED MILLIONS… CASHING IN AT THEIR peak […]

ROBERT J WILSON ON THE CHALLENGE AHEAD FOR TWO FORMER ENGLAND MIDFIELD STARS… TAKING THE NEXT STEP Good times: Frank […]

STEVE KENNEDY LOOKS AT CHANNEL ISLANDERS GUERNSEY’S TOUGH FIGHT AGAINST THE ELEMENTS… NON-LEAGUE IT PROVED to be a bitter tale […]

DAVID DOCHERTY RECALLS THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TOTTENHAM AND SCOTLAND STAR JOHN WHITE WHO WAS TAKEN TOO SOON… TOTTENHAM […]

BOOK REVIEWS Soccology, by Kevin George, Published by Twinclian Press, Price: £17.99. Rating out of 10: 9 FOR many children […]

JOHN WRAGG REFLECTS ON HOW THE ASTON VILLA STRIKER’S ONCE-PROMISING CAREER HAS GRADUALLY PETERED OUT… PROFILE GABBY Agbonlahor left Aston […]

1. Phil Foden – The fact the 18-year-old midfielder notched up ten appearances, albeit with seven from the bench, for […]

Keith Dixon looks back at how two World Cup winners flattered to deceive at Birmingham City… TESTING TRANSITION IT’S been […]

JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT HOW THE THREE LIONS CAN SHOCK THE FOOTBALL WORLD IN RUSSIA A NATION HOPES… […]

SIMON SHELDON REFLECTS ON SOME OF THE MORE CONTROVERSIAL EPISODES IN WORLD CUP HISTORY TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED SINCE the […]

JOHN LYONS TAKES A LOOK AT A NEW VERSION OF A POPULAR GAME FOOTBALL LEGENDS THOSE with long enough memories […]

SIMON SHELDON COMES UP WITH SOME USEFUL, OR USELESS, BITS OF WORLD CUP HISTORY (DEPENDING ON YOUR POINT OF VIEW) […]

JOHN LYONS TALKS TO DIARMUID LINEHAN ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE FAR EAST… WORLD SCENE GARY […]

Colin Allan recalls when the Scots turned down the chance to play in the 1950 finals… LOOKING BACK Crucial goal: […]

Ian McFarlane reckons there are a handful of genuine contenders for the biggest prize in football … RIVALS FOR THE […]

STEVE KENNEDY LOOKS AT THE AMAZING CAREER OF THE VETERAN EGYPT GOALKEEPER… KING OF THE PHARAOHS EGYPT are unlikely to […]

CHRIS DUNLAVY EXPLAINS WHY THE LEICESTER SPEEDSTER COULD HAVE A CRUCIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN!RUSSIA TACTICAL MATTERS Shooting stars: Leicester […]