Galway United’s Vincent Borden on a soccer career and world in motionThe American’s playing career has taken in places as varied as Los Angeles, Zagreb and BallybofeyFri Sept 29 2023 - 14:00
Michael Walker: Ange Postecoglou could be the one Spurs have been waiting forAnge Postecoglou's football philosophy evokes memories of the glorious era of Bill Nicholson and Danny Blanchflower's Tottenham – discipline with flow and meaningSat Sept 16 2023 - 05:00
Michael Walker: A successful Rasmus Hojlund debut would benefit Manchester United on and off the pitch Club confounded by myriad issues, the latest being Mason Greenwood and United hierarchy’s approach to his ‘situation’Sat Aug 26 2023 - 05:00
Michael Walker: Premier League is on the way to becoming a battle of the top eightWere Manchester City and Pep Guardiola not so brilliant, and rich, this would be a genuinely intriguing contestSat Aug 12 2023 - 05:00
Into the West – Galway and Sligo looking forward to a new era for Irish soccerClubs nationwide are crying out for long overdue investment in the domestic game and Connacht’s top two clubs are eager to be part of the required transformationSun Jun 18 2023 - 08:00
Manchester, the city through which English football’s past and future flowThe first all-Manchester FA Cup final represents something old and something new and questionable, writes Michael WalkerSat Jun 03 2023 - 05:00
Michael Walker: Ten years on, Manchester United still lacking Alex Ferguson’s imaginationSeason 2023-24 is on the horizon and Red Devils once again require a flash of Fergusonian ambition and daringFri May 19 2023 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Fireman Sam the final throw of the dice for desperate Leeds A colourful managerial career that began at Limerick takes another twist as experienced boss snaps up a lucrative opportunity to keep club in the top flightSat May 06 2023 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Harry Kane’s road out of Tottenham likely to see him hit the north It’s hard to imagine the striker playing for another London club if he decides to end stay at SpursSun Apr 23 2023 - 06:00
Graham Potter the latest manager to fall victim to short-termism strategy at ChelseaFor such seemingly modern businessmen, club’s hierarchy came to a very old-fashioned conclusion: it’s one man, the coach, who is the problemSat Apr 08 2023 - 11:43
Darragh Lenihan: ‘Michael Carrick has definitely raised the bar at Middlesbrough. Stephen Kenny’s doing the same’The Middlesbrough and Ireland defender tells Michael Walker about bio-mechanics, his advice to younger footballers and the strides being made under ambitious managers for club and countrySat Mar 25 2023 - 00:00
Nine Premier League teams can see the Big Drop ahead, but quality isn’t the problemDoes the condensed bottom and narrowness of many results mean the league’s teams are levelling up?Sat Mar 11 2023 - 00:00
Michael Walker: Newcastle United no longer rely on omens, its currency and character has changedSince the club’s absorption by Saudi Arabia, what is not in dispute is that it is no longer simply a football clubSat Feb 25 2023 - 05:00
Mbappé’s absence may define PSG’s season ahead of Champions League clash with Bayern MunichFrench forward injured for return of European action next weekSat Feb 11 2023 - 05:00
Liam Whelan’s death in Munich air disaster a tragic note in Ireland and Man United’s shared historyMonday marks the 65th anniversary of the Munich air disaster which killed one of Irish football’s all-time greatsSat Feb 04 2023 - 06:00
Evan Ferguson is a natural – the soft first touch, the sureness, the strength, the speedFuture looks exciting for the young Brighton striker who has the confidence and technical ability to go a long way in the gameSat Jan 14 2023 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Special memories of Terry Hall’s pivotal role in fighting the good fightMichael Walker: Terry Hall's music was at the forefront of the battle for a more inclusive BritainSat Dec 24 2022 - 11:00
Michael Walker: Have a great final but let’s not forget how Fifa landed us herePolitics and sport remain inextricably intertwined and the shadow of the Qatar World Cup will linger for a long timeSat Dec 17 2022 - 06:00
‘Soul matters’ - Martin O’Neill on Belfast, George Best and a classic encounter with BarcelonaOn a trip back to the city where a brilliant career began, the former player and manager tells Michael Walker about Belfast, George Best and a classic encounter with BarcelonaSun Nov 27 2022 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Managing change no easy prospect for Klopp – or ConteChange was the answer when Jurgen Klopp took over at Liverpool in 2015 – now 400 games into his reign is a fresh churn necessary?Sat Nov 05 2022 - 06:00
Michael Walker: ‘Uncomfortable’ Mark Kennedy making the cut in managementFormer Irish international and top-flight player's steady progress continues at League One Lincoln CitySat Oct 22 2022 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Struggling Van Dijk could have one eye on the World CupHaaland up next for the Dutch defender who hopes form is temporary and class is permanentSat Oct 15 2022 - 06:00
Kyle Lafferty, Conor McMenamin and the cloud of sectarianism still lingering in Northern Irish footballSociety has changed from the daily bulletins of bloodshed, but some attitudes remain hard and oldSat Oct 01 2022 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Graham Potter has plenty to think about at ChelseaCan modern Chelsea allow Potter the time to impose himself and his methods on a squad with egosSat Sept 17 2022 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Great sporting strategists know value of controlled rhythmFrom the late great Bob Paisley through to Richard Williams and Pep Guardiola runs a singular overview: an ability to see what others cannotSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Conte’s management changing the nature of TottenhamAntonio Conte presiding over a change in Tottenham's very identitySat Aug 20 2022 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Never have geopolitics been so prominent as the Premier League reaches 30Foreign ownership has changed English football and suddenly Mo Salah is connected to Hong Kong’s democracySat Aug 06 2022 - 06:00
Florentino Perez still targeting Galactico’s to guarantee Madrid’s futureMichael Walker piece ahead of Champions League finalSat May 28 2022 - 06:00
Toffeeopolis: Cherish Goodison Park while it is still hereEverton fans staring into the prospect of losing spiritual home in new developmentSun May 15 2022 - 05:00
Andy Robertson: The left-back that is the heart and soul of LiverpoolThe Scot has an energising presence on the pitch, an unrelenting keennessFri Apr 29 2022 - 13:00
The horrors of Ukraine are in sharp contrast to the calmness of ModricThe Real Madrid superstar did against Chelsea what he has always done – made the complicated look simpleFri Apr 15 2022 - 22:00
Man City and Liverpool shaping up to be the greatest modern rivalryAn absorbing title race between two Premier League titans – this is what football is aboutSat Apr 02 2022 - 10:30
Michael Walker: Rangnick’s problems seen by O’Farrell nearly 50 years earlierOnly Irish man to manage United faced the similar internal problems that beset the clubSat Mar 12 2022 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Chelsea never stood a chance against Caoimhin KelleherSure, wasn’t it an Irish goalkeeper who came up with the penalty-kick in the first place?Sat Mar 05 2022 - 09:00
Michael Walker: Sunderland miss out on ‘box office’ appealThe past is not all bad - there’s Liam Miller in it and there are lessons to be recalledSat Feb 12 2022 - 07:00
Blackburn Rovers - from Venky’s basketcase to Premier League aspirationsMowbray’s side have promotion in their sights while Derby fight for their livesSat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00
Mohamed Salah’s example can help Marcus Rashford rediscover the fireMan United forward looks laboured and unhappy as Egpytian plays with a smileSat Jan 15 2022 - 08:00
Michael Walker: In 2021 football fell further into the grip of money and politicsQatar World Cup looms in 2022 but innocence and optimism still permeates the gameSat Jan 01 2022 - 10:00
Michael Walker: Rangnick the theorist here to put philosophy into practiceFormer Schalke boss has gone from ridicule to respect as he brings his style to UnitedSun Dec 05 2021 - 07:00
Michael Walker: ‘Stevie V’ the poster boy of the great Premier League relegation resetEvery team has a strategy until threat of the drop punches them in the mouthSat Nov 20 2021 - 10:00
Michael Walker: Relentless football machine keeps turningUnder pressure managers the latest instalment of the endless drama that is footballSat Nov 06 2021 - 07:12
Michael Walker: Manchester United limp on but the tills still ring as loud as everFor the money-men at the top of the club, just qualifying for the Champions League is keySun Oct 24 2021 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Latest incidence of sports-washing leaves fans hung out to dryMotivation of Watford owners and those behind Newcastle takeover open to questionSat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Tuchel’s courage to be simple marks him out among his peersThe German coach may have found the perfect club for his philosophy at ChelseaSat Sept 25 2021 - 07:00
Cristiano Ronaldo and Steve Bruce return to Old Trafford with very different aimsBoth United legends but for Bruce this could be the beginning of something very differentSat Sept 11 2021 - 08:00
Chris Hughton at a crossroads as Forest head into a basement date with DerbyAt 62, you wonder what next if he becomes City Ground’s latest managerial casualtySat Aug 28 2021 - 06:00
Fans are back, the Premier League is back – let the drama commenceMichael Walker: If City buy Kane it’s hard to see them not lifting the trophy once againSat Aug 14 2021 - 08:00
Rousing, beguiling Euro 2020 has the heavyweight final it deservesFor England or Italy historic elevation awaits as an absorbing month comes to an endSat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00
Gareth Southgate’s extraordinary letter says a lot about EnglandUnprecedented ‘Dear England’ letter shows exactly where coach’s inclusive squad standSat Jun 12 2021 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Happy 75th George Best, the show’s still going on without youThe Belfast prince added to his legend off the field but on it he was a man of substanceSat May 22 2021 - 07:00
