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MAGIC MACCA

SAM TODD TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF PORTSMOUTH AND REP OF IRELAND STAR ALAN McLOUGHLIN ALAN McLoughlin’s […]

WE’RE NEARLY THERE!

CHRIS DUNLAVY SAYS CRITICISM OF ENGLAND BOSS GARETH SOUTHGATE’S CONSERVATIVE STYLE IS WIDE OF THE MARK – AND THE THREE […]

ALF’S BAPTISM OF FIRE

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN ENGLAND MADE AN EARLY ‘EUROS’ EXIT IN 1963 UNDER THEIR NEW MANAGER On the stretch: Jimmy […]

AN UNFORGETTABLE EUROS

ROBERT J WILSON PICKS OUT SOME OF HIS HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CONTINENTAL SHOWPIECE… THERE is no doubting that Euro 2020 […]

CHE SHOWS THE WAY

KEEPING THE FAITH KEITH DIXON  EXAMINES  HOW  DETERMINED  STRIKER CHE ADAMS HAS FOUGHT HIS WAY TO THE TOP OF THE […]

KEEPING IT REAL

SAM TODD SUGGESTS ENGLAND FANS SHOULDN’T GET TOO EXCITED ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GLORY THIS SUMMER… WOULD it […]

WALES’ LOCAL HEROES

DAVID COLLINS HIGHLIGHTS THE GROWTH OF PLAYERS AT WELSH CLUBS GOING ON TO REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY HAVING players from your […]

GAZZA’S GLORY

ROBERT J WILSON LOOKS BACK AT WHEN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND LAST CLASHED AT THE EUROS – A QUARTER OF A CENTURY […]

CROATIAN SPURS

BARNABY ROSTANT RECALLS  WHEN THREE COMPATRIOTS PLAYED A STARRING ROLE  AT TOTTENHAM… Earning their Spurs: Vedran Corluka   Niko Kranjcar in […]

HAALAND’S NEXT STEP

ROBERT J WILSON CONSIDERS WHERE THE BORUSSIA DORTMUND AND NORWAY SHARP-SHOOTER COULD END UP THIS SUMMER… Crown jewel: Erling Haaland […]

GO FOR IT, GARETH

CHRIS DUNLAVY EXPLAINS WHY THE ENGLAND BOSS MUST RELEASE THE HANDBRAKE IF THE THREE LIONS ARE TO TRIUMPH IN THE […]

BLACKPOOL’S ITALIAN JOB

COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN THE SEASIDERS SHONE ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE… Crav-ing success: Overjoyed Blackpool skipper John Craven holds the […]

TERRY’S EURO ’96 WARM-UP

STUART STEELYARD RECALLS HOW TERRY VENABLES PLOTTED ENGLAND’S COURSE TOWARDS A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS ON HOME TURF… AFTER Graham Taylor’s England […]

SKY BLUES THRILLER

LIFELONG FAN KEVIN HALLS RECALLS HIS FAVOURITE COVENTRY CITY MATCH… HAVING been a Coventry supporter for 60 years, I have […]

PUSH UP BRENTFORD!

STEWART PURVIS TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT AN INNOVATIVE PRJECT ABOUT THE BEES… Old home: Brentford’s former ground, Griffin Park […]

KILLIE KINGS

JAMES M GOWLAND RECALLS WHEN KILMARNOCK BECAME SCOTTISH CHAMPIONS FOR THE ONLY TIME IN THEIR HISTORY – IN A DRAMATIC […]

SUPER SERGIO

JOHN LYONS EXAMINES THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE ARGENTINIAN GOAL KING AT MANCHESTER CITY OVER THE PAST DECADE… Magic moment: Sergio […]

BOWYER BOOSTS BLUES

LIFELONG BIRMINGHAM CITY FAN KEITH DIXON GIVES HIS TAKE ON ANOTHER MANAGERIAL CHANGE AT ST ANDREW’S – AND FINDS REASONS […]

ERNIE MOSS ONE OF OUR OWN

VOLODYMYR HOLOD TELLS THE TALE OF A TRUE CHESTERFIELD LEGEND AND HIS FAMILY’S BID TO SAFEGUARD PLAYERS AGAINST BRAIN INJURIES […]

HIGHFIELD ROAD HEAVEN

COVENTRY CITY SUPPORTER KEVIN HALLS RECALLS THE SKY BLUES’ FAMOUS OLD HOME… The way it was: Coventry’s old Highfield Road […]

CURTIS COMES OF AGE

JAMES SMITH EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF YOUNG MIDFIELDER CURTIS JONES IN A TOUGH CAMPAIGN FOR LIVERPOOL… Making his mark: Curtis […]