FOOTBALL VS FOOTBALL

BEN GOULD looks at some of the common practises in American gridiron and says good old English soccer might do well...

ENGLAND SCORE MORE WITHOUT RUNAROUND ROON

CHRIS DUNLAVY examines the statistics that paint a poor picture of England’s best-known star Wayne Rooney TALKING about the World Cup...

THE NEARLY MEN 90 MINUTES FROM THE WORLD CUP FINALS

EDWARD STUBBS traces the heartbreak of the nations who fell at the last hurdle of qualification for the greatest show on...

PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BIG FIVE

DANNY RUST shines the spotlight on the fast-changing world of league football in the USA The Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga,...

WEIRD COACHING

CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the way-out methods adopted by coaches throughout the world...some work, and some certainly don’t! LIFTING weights while...

SPORT IN COURT

CHR IS DUNLAVY looks at some famous occasions when the playing fields spilled over into the courts COME on then, let’s all...

GREATEST TEAM NEVER SEEN

CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the galaxy of talent that was born in the tiny country of Suriname Ruud Gullit Aron Winter...

COMING SECOND IS WAY OF LIFE FOR CATOLICA

JOHN LYONS reports on the Chilean team who have made an art-form of being runners-up Universidad Católica´s San Carlos de Apoquindo...

BOYS FOR BRAZIL

PETER SHARLAND picks seven players making a late push for a place on the planes to Brazil With the World Cup...

TWO JAYS IN THE LAND OF SMILES

ROBERT DAVIES watches two ex-British pros playing in Thailand The recent transfer of ex-England international Jay Bothroyd caused a minor ripple...

TUG of WAR

ROBERT O’CONNOR on how Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League trip into Eastern Europe shone a light on a small club swimming among...

PLUCKY BONAIRE AIMING HIGH

NATHAN CARR looks at one of the newest nations to be admitted to the international fold For an island with just...

FERNANDINHO ON THE ROAD TO RIO

SAM ROBERTSON makes a case for Manchester City’s midfielder to be included in the Brazilian World Cup squad Fernandinho scores for...

THE OTHER BLACKPOOL ANOTHER TANGERINE DREAM TEAM

ALAN JOHNSON looks at how Sir Stanley Matthews and his famous 1953 FA Cup final influenced football affairs as far away...

ENGLAND’S STRIKING DILEMMA

CHRIS DUNLAVYconsiders who Roy Hodgson could consider to replace the injured Theo Walcott ANOTHER World Cup, another chance to kick Theo...

THREE TEAMS WHO CAN TAKE ON THE BEST IN BRAZIL

CHRIS DUNLAVY suggests some outsiders who could provide surprises this summer in Rio WHEN is a dark horse not a dark...

MY TEAM FOR ALL NATIONS LOOKS GREAT

LUKE TAYLOR picks one player from eleven different countries to build his super side Am I building the best XI in...

TEENAGERS WHO CAN ROCK THE WORLD

CHRIS DUNLAVY re views the outstan ding young talent on display Adnan Januzaj LAST month, nobody outside Manchester United had heard...

JAMAICA OPTION OPEN FOR MORRISON

NATHAN CARR considers the international dilemma facing Jamaica’s latest star export Ravel Morrison’s relatively short career as a professional footballer has...

FAIR PLAY? FORGET IT!

SERGIO BURNSsays the inflationary pressures on the transfer market and players wages show no sign of slowing Football perates in a...

RONALDINHO A SCORNED CHAMPION VINDICATED

CHRIS WINTERBURN looks at how the Brazilian superstar became one of the magnificent seven At around 4:25 on the morning of...

ROY IS THE GHOST OF FOOTBALL PAST

Where did it all go wrong for Hodgson’s heroes? GARETH ROBERTS rakes over the ashes of England’s latest collapse at a...

Great expectations

DAVID GREEN hopes that the penny has finally dropped with England supporters The England national football team is one that deals...