O'Leary's reality chequeDissecting the statements of David O'Leary is often worthwhile given that within many of his declarations there is a hidden sub…Fri May 04 2001 - 01:00
O'Leary half-satisfiedDavid O'Leary cut a stern stance as he walked to the post-match podium for the regulation press conference, but his thoughts …Thu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Resolute Valencia refuse to buckleSo it's nil-nil and it's halftime: no advantage, but crucially no deficit eitherThu May 03 2001 - 01:00
Sprint finish to Leeds marathonMany times it has been said down the years that the football league season is a marathon rather than a sprintWed May 02 2001 - 01:00
Keane out of town but not out of the newsWhile Roy Keane spent yesterday in Glasgow taking in the Old Firm derby at Ibrox, the world he left behind in Manchester was …Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
O'Leary proving far from `naive'David O'Leary, Leeds United, Arsenal and Valencia: a four-part play in three acts centred on a Saturday soliloquy by the passionate…Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
Morrison story worth retellingHe's only 21. He's played about 10 minutes in the Premiership, he has never played football at any international level and he…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Derby loses its stingManchester's week of football destiny reaches an internal climax this afternoonSat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
Keane feels it's time to move onAlex Ferguson carried his annoyance and disappointment into the press conference after last night's eliminationThu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
No escape to victory this time for UnitedAlex Ferguson has one chance left if the Manchester United he has built up over 14 years is to justify its greatness by winning…Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Ferguson out to avoid abyssAlex Ferguson is prone to citing a homily about the importance of rock climbers thinking of their next foothold rather than the…Wed Apr 18 2001 - 01:00
Houllier's ambitions given severe beatingRemember mid-January? David O'Leary doesSat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
In the right place at right timeThere are some Celtic fans for whom the concept of satisfaction is as distant as the rings of SaturnMon Apr 09 2001 - 01:00
Celtic confident O'Neill will stayMartin O'Neill will not leave Celtic to join Manchester United when Alex Ferguson retires from being manager at Old Trafford …Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Beckham's limitations hit homeThose football men who know Alex Ferguson best, and these are people who have spent time in his company for the guts of four …Thu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Sergio gives Bayern sweet revengeManchester United know all about the power of reserves when playing Bayern MunichWed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
O'Leary's manner belies the steel within the teamConsidering Leeds United are at the nitty-gritty end of the game at the nitty-gritty stage of the season - when they won at Sunderland…Wed Apr 04 2001 - 01:00
European rollercoaster hits top gear"It's been a poor league this season," said David O'Leary at Saturday teatimeMon Apr 02 2001 - 01:00
Figo stands tall to earn Portugal last-gasp drawThe front page of Portugal's leading sports paper carried the image of a squashed orange yesterday morningThu Mar 29 2001 - 01:00
Debate centres on who will partner KluivertIf, as David Winner argues in his intriguing analysis of Dutch football, Brilliant Orange, the type of football played in a particular…Wed Mar 28 2001 - 01:00
Van Gaal's men approaching a crisis pointWhile the Republic of Ireland were able to move their thoughts on to Andorra yesterday, the team which had just put five past…Tue Mar 27 2001 - 01:00
McIlroy's men make a pointFailure is no stranger to the Northern Ireland football teamMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Sectarianism lowers its ugly headTo attend a football ground cautiously pessimistic and to leave it cautiously optimistic is no small matter when the ground in…Mon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Central strength provides hope for McIlroyOn a day when the focus will be as much on what occurs off the pitch as what happens on it, the Northern Ireland manager Sammy…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Enthusiasm over Gillespie may prove to be prematureThe day after Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy welcomed Keith Gillespie back into the international fold to face the strength…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
English trio have it all to do to conquer EuropeThe metamorphosis of the Champions' League to the European Cup may not exactly match the beauty and wonder of the caterpillar…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
English trio have it all to do to conquer EuropeThe metamorphosis of the Champions' League to the European Cup may not exactly match the beauty and wonder of the caterpillar…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Liverpool treadmill primed for cup runsIn playing their 20th cup tie of the season tonight, their third quarter-final and their 47th game overall, Liverpool are re-…Thu Mar 15 2001 - 00:00
Quinn's injury forces him outAppropriately for a man with a bad back, Niall Quinn bowed to the inevitable yesterday and withdrew from the Republic of Ireland…Thu Mar 15 2001 - 00:00
Quinn looks certain to withdrawNiall Quinn, who was supposed to see a specialist yesterday about the lower back injury that has plagued him for the past three…Tue Mar 13 2001 - 00:00
Eriksson's honeymoon extendedWith the £3 million sterling per year that Sven Goran Eriksson is collecting from the Football Association as the new England…Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Eriksson finds club rules don't applyThe new manager of England, Sven-Goran Eriksson, held his first eve-of-game press conference at a golf club yesterdayWed Feb 28 2001 - 00:00
Wales makes it the perfect English day"It's the first time we've had football in Cardiff," said the flustered woman behind the hotel reception deskMon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Liverpool hold nerve to tame underdogsIf the foremost ingredient of a great cup final is drama, as opposed to pure football, then this, the first ever English cup …Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Cole comfort as youth gets chanceAfter watching over 70 games between them in five different countries over the past three months, the most eagerly anticipated…Sat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
Valiant Valencia earn their pointManchester United's quest for European glory goes on, but because it must rather than because they have progressed to another…Wed Feb 21 2001 - 00:00
Valencia arrive tired and emotionalThe general perception that the Champions League is swamping domestic competitions throughout Europe, and that there are too …Tue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
Chelsea's reign has unruly endingThe kind of spat that gives the FA Cup its name, a rollicking 90 minutes full of feisty endeavour, petty grievances and the occasional…Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Kanoute takes his chanceHarry Redknapp was not asked it once, he was asked it twice. "Name on the Cup?" "Feeling it could be your year?"Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
You'll get no babble from PsychoLongevity is an underrated virtue. Often confused with time-serving, people working their ticketMon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Newcastle linked with DuffShould he fail to return to the Premiership with Blackburn Rovers this season, Damien Duff will be offered the opportunity to…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Leeds' march in Europe kept on track by BowyerOne way or another this night was always going to be about Lee BowyerWed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
Ferdinand faces trial by KollerMatchday 9 - as UEFA like to brand these things - of Champions League Group D arrives at Elland Road tonight in the shape of …Tue Feb 13 2001 - 00:00
The bottom line is top dollarSaturday morning brought with it the revelation that the real reason a young man called Carl Asaba had seen his proposed £750…Mon Feb 12 2001 - 00:00
Valgaeren back in match frameFive days after Martin O'Neill said he feared that Joos Valgaeren's season was over due to the ankle injury sustained at Tynecastle…Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
