The hype machine is back on trackTwo rather significant factors should preclude the kind of brash celebration that will doubtless accompany the return of England…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Healy gives McIlroy welcome liftHe may be worthy only of the number 35 jersey in the eyes of Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, but the young man from Killyleagh…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Charity begins and ends in an instantSome charity match. It was meant to be a gentle raising of the curtain, a lazy Sunday afternoon re-introduction to the two winners…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Keane shows little charitySix days before the start of the new Premiership season and, in a match normally regarded as a warm-up, Roy Keane was sent off…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Strangled by football's continual loopWhoa! Here comes the summer. Whoa! There goes the summer.Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Celtic overcome local difficultyThey were roaring at halftime and they were roaring at full timeMon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Win fails to hide Celtic shortcomingsCeltic sit level with Rangers this morningMon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Trezeguet delivers a delicious doubleWhat a night. What a climax. What a result and what a winnerMon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
The king of the new French tribePele talks tomorrow. The greatest player ever to grace the playing fields will hold a press conference before Euro 2000's final…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
France hope for logical conclusionIt is usually the case that only mathematicians or scientists can see the true nature and beauty of logicSat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Orange tide mixed blessing for DutchFrank Rijkaard sat upstairs in the white marquee. He was surrounded by grey journalistsThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Italy a special test for mature KluivertPatrick Kluivert will be 24 on Saturday. Of the many salient facts about Kluivert, this is as significant as anyWed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Raul the fall guy as France go throughHard to beat, this. As a game of intricate, intense, fascinating and exciting international football, Euro 2000 must have some…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
England descend to new lowAccording to Tony Adams, Kevin Keegan has a lucky face. Not this morning he doesn'tWed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
England realistic as reality loomsEngland have not beaten Romania since 1970. Harold Wilson was the British prime minister, Romania was a Soviet satelliteTue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Turkey advance despite roastingOn a day when the temperature rose above 90 degrees in Brussels and stayed there for most of the evening, Turkey were given the…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Keegan's thoughts turn to RomaniaAfter the elation of the historic victory over Germany in Charleroi on Saturday night, England settled down to the nitty-gritty…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Group A: The permutationsErich Ribbeck's post-match comment that Germany's defeat by England left his side with only a "theoretical chance" of going through…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Today's previewsIt may still be the group stages, but, for these two, the knockout begins nowMon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
End looms for Czechs despite fine showThey play Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive at every opportunity at every ground in this tournament and they played it again on …Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Group D: Czech Rep v France, 19.45 (Network 2, BBC)Any game in which the world champions are involved, they should always receive top billingFri Jun 16 2000 - 01:00
Economical Italy show their worthFour shots on target, three more points, it was all a bit too easy for Italy here last nightThu Jun 15 2000 - 01:00
English farce needs new directionScene One: Monday afternoon, the piazza outside Eindhoven central station.Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
Italy v Belgium, Brussels, 19.45 (Network 2, BBC 1)"Droomstart" was the headline in one of Brussels' Flemish newspapers on Monday morning following Belgium's edgy 2-1 victory over…Wed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
England fall apart as Gomes has last laugh in rousing fightbackLosing minor classics in major tournament finals is becoming a depressing habit for EnglandTue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
Belgium keep their balance and the partying begins in earnestBelgium: 2 - Goor 43, Mpenza 46Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Group A: England v Portugal, Eindhoven, 7.45 (Net 2/ITV)Steve McManaman's fine displays for Real Madrid over the past three months, culminating in his goalscoring appearance in the …Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Group B: Belgium v Sweden, Brussels, Saturday, 7.45 (Net 2/ITV)"If we are able to reach the quarter-finals then I don't think people can ask much more of usSat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
All quiet on the western front"Everyone Starts Somewhere." So says the advertisement on the Boulevard de Waterloo in downtown BrusselsSat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Group D: France v Denmark, Bruges, Sunday, 5.0 (Net 2/ITV)France won the World Cup two years ago without a centre-forward - remember Stephane Guivarc'h? Kenny Dalglish does - and would…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Belgians get two mortuaries ready for fansIt may seem from afar that the media are focusing a little too keenly on the prospect of crowd violence at Euro 2000Fri Jun 09 2000 - 01:00
Keegan welcomes action on fansOn the day when two known English football hooligans were turned back from trying to enter Holland for Euro 2000, the England…Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:00
Keegan counsels caution after Wembley yawnAs Gianluca Vialli said, it's been a long seasonMon May 29 2000 - 01:00
Real prove genuine articleMaybe Kevin Keegan is right. Maybe Steve McManaman is the best midfielder in Europe. Then again, maybe notThu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Europe awaits a fiesta by the SeineBy this afternoon 150 charter flights will have arrived from SpainWed May 24 2000 - 01:00
Di Matteo performs in bit-part finalWe SHOULD have known, we should have known all alongMon May 22 2000 - 01:00
How the Cup was demolishedIt was ill-conceived, it was badly-born and it has had development problems throughout: no wonder this season's FA Cup spawned…Mon May 22 2000 - 01:00
Euro goal gives final added valueAs the English season has come to a close a certain sparkle has been lostSat May 20 2000 - 01:00
Referee's decision angers WengerPenalties. Does Arsene Wenger not like penaltiesThu May 18 2000 - 01:00
Wasteful Arsenal pay the penaltyOn a night of tense, pulsating football drenched in skill and, at least inside the Parken Stadium, thankfully no crowd trouble…Thu May 18 2000 - 01:00
Henry's dream is to do the Wright thingAlan Smith: it was May 1994 and George Graham's traditional Arsenal were spearheaded by England's notion of a traditional centre…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Copenhagen under siege as fans run riotAn English football fan is reported to have been stabbed as running battles between Galatasaray and Arsenal fans erupted on the…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
The year's pick of the boys in greenThe following is an Irish team of the season. It is a personal selectionMon May 15 2000 - 01:00
