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AH, the transfer window. Eagerly awaited by big clubs, agents and Harry Redknapp. Dreaded by chairmen, minnows and anyone with […]
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THIS season is shaping up to be the final farewell to the so-called ‘golden generation’ of English footballers. As Frank […]
Gary Lineker – He’s More Than Chips And Quips
IN OCTOBER 1991 I accompanied my granddad to West Ham’s Upton Park for a London derby against Spurs. This day […]
Yes, Fergie Was Great, But…
HOW good was Alex Ferguson? On these shores, the answer is obvious. Statistically, anecdotally and clear-as-a-bell obviously, the man was […]
Call That The Way To Run A League?
In England we’re all used to our simple league methods. A standard round robin system, where everyone plays each other […]
HONESTY. DECENCY. BEAUTIFUL FOOTBALL. MAN CITY EXPECTS
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SEASON OF THE BIG GOODBYE
LUKE CONSTABLE says the new season looks fresh and exciting as famous names move aside Has any Premier League season […]
PELE’S SLEEPING GIANT IS STILL SLEEPING
LIAM BOOTH asks why an African country has not won the World Cup It was arguably football’s greatest ever player, […]
CLUB SHIRTS? WHY NOT MAKE THEM YOURSELF
GILES METCALFE looks at the massive market for replica kit and has some unusual advice Football clubs make massive deals […]
BLACK AND WHITE TRUTH OF ALBERT JOHANNESON
DOM SMITH traces the troubled life of the first black man to play in the FA Cup final “Albert Johanneson […]
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AJAX SEE THE FUTURE AND IT’ S ORANGE
MICHAEL HENSON looks at the way the Dutch club have dominated the production of star players The De Toekomst Academy […]
GAZZA, GAGS AND GOLACO BELLISSIMO
JAMES PIERCE has affectionate memories of Channel 4’s Italian fooball coverage ith the nation’s fascination with everything Paul Gascoigne after […]
JAUNDER WHY VERON WAS SUCH A FLOP?
MAX CLAYTON-ROBB on the one big transfer that Sir Alex got horribly wrong at Man Utd Juan Sebastian Veron is […]
HAIR’S A THOUGHT…
JON WAKEHAM laments the lack of bald players in the Premier League Stephen Ireland Brad Friedel Wayne Rooney James Collins […]
CALL THAT THE WAY TO RUN A LEAGUE
CAM MELLING looks at the different, and sometimes bizarre, ways other countries organise their football In England we’re all used […]
LET’S HAVE TWO PREM TITLES EVERY SEASON!
JOHN LYONS suggests the South American way could be a hit in England Union Espanola fans Are you, like me, […]
YES, CHELSEA AND ARSENAL DID TOPPLE MAN UTD
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at what would have happened if the Premier League season had been divided into two Ah those […]
VAN MAN HAS LAMPS IN HIS SIGHTS
MAX CLAYTON-ROBB says Marco van Ginkel is the next Frank Lampard at Chelsea Marco van Ginkel Chelsea’s £9m signing of […]
THIS ITALIAN ROMANCE STARTS IN LANCASTER
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the tiny Italian club who have risen to Serie A and wear the same kit as […]
GREAT EXPECTATIONS?
BARRIE WHITE says Roberto Martinez and Everton were not what he’d hoped for Imagine the job advert: Wanted – intelligent […]
IDIOTS ABROAD?
As Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale perhaps contemplates a mega-bucks fate of some of his fellow move to Real Madrid, the Wales […]
YES, FERGIE WAS GREAT, BUT…
CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the true legacy of Britain’s most outstanding football manager HOW good was Alex Ferguson? On these […]
YOU GOT CLEARANCE CLARENCE
IAIN PEARCE watches on as Clarence Seedorf adapts to life in Brazil WHEN Clarence Seedorf made his unexpected move from […]
LITERATURE
KEITH MENARY is also looking to a summer read (and he’s got some recommendations, too). And here’s why. While Twitter, […]
BOOK UP YOUR SUMMER
RAMON BENITEZ tackles football reads – and recommends five of the best for the beach this close season AFTER Wayne […]
IT’S GOOD TO TALK
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HOME FAVOURITE ALWAYS WINS
SO SAY THE LMA PAUL CANTWELL finds it strange that so many domestic managers walk away with League Managers’ Association […]
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