Graham at the Hart of the matterStability: if there is one characteristic that defines Arsenal Football Club, it is stabilityMon Dec 18 2000 - 00:00
Liverpool face awkward questionsAn outsider barely acquainted with the intricacies of football who wanted to know the key difference between Manchester United…Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Maybe El Terence can work"It's not all about Tel," he said. But was Paul Ince right or was Paul Ince wrong?Mon Dec 11 2000 - 00:00
No early miracle for VenablesWell, it cannot be said he did not have an immediate impactMon Dec 11 2000 - 00:00
Resilient Bayern look like real contendersThey have, famously, one big clock at this stadiumWed Dec 06 2000 - 00:00
'Irreplaceable' Quinn leads Sunderland to heady heightsThese are heady days for Sunderland and it is easy to see whyTue Dec 05 2000 - 00:00
Middlesbrough fudge on the menuMiddlesbrough, not a place previously noted for its fudge, came up with one of the most intriguing recipes for some time yesterday…Tue Dec 05 2000 - 00:00
Souness never a bigotHaving once sat beside Jack Straw at Ewood Park some years ago, this column can reveal that he is deaf in one earMon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Blackburn fail to take chancesA fixture that began with a power failure also ended with one. They put back the kick-off at Prenton Park on Saturday to 3Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Edinburgh night filled with hot airAlex McLeish, the manager of Hibernian, unknowingly set the tone for this encounter during the pre-match build-up on TuesdayThu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Phillips penalty routs United reservesFor a club that uses the English League Cup as an exercise in blooding the players of tomorrow, and as little else, Manchester…Wed Nov 29 2000 - 00:00
Red-faced Celtic get timely reminderSo the Scottish Premier League is all over. Well, maybe it is, maybe Celtic will go on to claim the title next MayMon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Ridsdale gets the figures rightOne fair indication that you have become a little carefree in the spending department is the day when Elton John criticises you…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Madrid show real class to brush past LeedsTo the consternation of all involved in their party, Real Madrid were informed that their flight from Spain was the only one …Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Real test of strength for LeedsBigger and bigger, Leeds United's season just keeps getting bigger and biggerWed Nov 22 2000 - 00:00
Silvestre finds surprise spark to re-light United fireOn nights when the power fails you will take energy from any source no matter how unlikelyWed Nov 22 2000 - 00:00
Another huge mountain for Leeds to climbSo, how to follow a miracle? That was the question facing David O'Leary yesterday afternoon after the draw from the second phase…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
United count blessings and seek pot luckOne kick from elimination. That was how Alex Ferguson described the situation facing his players on Wednesday nightFri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
Beckham to lead Taylor's new boysShowing the sort of decisiveness lacking in many of his predecessors when it came to selecting an England squad, Peter Taylor…Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
United survive late panic attackWho said 2-0 was the most dangerous lead in football? Having held onto their one goal lead for almost 70 minutes after Teddy …Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
No lifeline left as Rangers sinkRangers are out of the European Cup for another yearWed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Manchester United to show that the end can justify the meansIt has long been one of Alex Ferguson's primary beliefs about achievement in football that tactics matter less than players, …Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Rangers in battle for credibilityAssuming the desperate weather in England does not transfer itself north across the border, Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, will tonight…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Bradford axe falls on HutchingsJust five months and 12 league games after succeeding his friend Paul Jewell as manager of Bradford City, Chris Hutchings yesterday…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Leeds suffer an insult in injury timeAt the end they trooped off disconsolate and not a little dazedWed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Ain't no mountain higher for LeedsThe players of Manchester United may well have been lining up lately to say how underwhelmed they all are by the dreary weekly…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Beckham has the Giles rangeAlex Ferguson rocked back on his heels and ransacked his memory vaultsMon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Mask of sufferance removedAs Patrick Vieira would no doubt confirm, you do not forget your first encounter with Sinisa MihajlovicMon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Taylor and McClaren in temporary chargeLess than 24 hours after Newcastle United forcefully rejected their approach for the services of Bobby Robson, the English Football…Mon Oct 23 2000 - 01:00
Waking up to a red temperFamous for his early rises, Alex Ferguson should have no difficulty getting his players up for this morning's eagerly-awaited…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Ferguson opens fireQuick, quick, dust down those "Fergie Fury" headlines, the hard man from Govan is on the warpath againWed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
Beckham's picture-book worldGobble, gobble, gobble. Christmas is coming. You can tell from the turkeysMon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Portugal ditch Dutch to take pole positionWe had pondered all the permutations and how they would impact on Irish hopes in this daunting group, but few can have thought…Thu Oct 12 2000 - 01:00
Portuguese must hold Holland this timeMany of those entering this particular Low Country yesterday did so in a state of high anxietyWed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00
The shape of things to comeSeeking to bring some levity to what was a fairly serious situation, the man from the Mirror reached into the fruit bowl, pulled…Mon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Keegan upstages England's big stageThe walk into the past is long and irreversible. On Saturday, England expected one national institution to make itMon Oct 09 2000 - 01:00
Keegan prepared for grand farewellLike an invading army bent on an aggressive imposition of its own agenda, history is on the march againSat Oct 07 2000 - 01:00
Central role for ScholesDespite the odd back-page injury scare, a measure of the comfortable state of Kevin Keegan's England squad preparing to face …Fri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00
German camp in disarrayJust in case anyone had doubted it, given their dismal, bitterly introspective performance at Euro 2000, the stereotype of German…Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
England at full strengthKevin Keegan found himself in a most unusual and privileged position for an international manager yesterdayTue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Henry's magic sends Arsenal spirits soaringTomorrow is the anniversary of Manchester United's 5-0 defeat at Chelsea last seasonMon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Teenager Cole in Keegan's Wembley plansThe last match at Wembley stadium, between England and Germany next Saturday, will be an occasion for history, nostalgia and …Fri Sept 29 2000 - 01:00
Highbury treated to finest of home fareIn the end, as in the beginning, it was all about caviarThu Sept 28 2000 - 01:00
Elland Road transformed into Fantasy IslandThey have been working hard on their image at Leeds United recently, but no one at the club mentioned that Elland Road reworked…Wed Sept 27 2000 - 01:00
