Booing Harry Maguire for England is just a ridiculous pantomime pile-on
The Man United defender has struggled for his club but the idea he deserves to be jeered is entirely screen-influenced
Ken Early: Newcastle take final step in becoming Saudi regime’s pet club
Any success the club achieves won’t feel like the fans always dreamt it would feel
When Pelé, Stallone, and Ipswich Town took on the Nazis at the beautiful game
Escape to Victory a cult classic despite Stallone wanting the goalie to score winner
All Played Out continues to play out three decades on from Italia 90
Iconic sports books revisited: Pete Davies’s account still as visceral and rewarding as ever
Keith Duggan: Through the glories and the disgraces, we were all Maradona addicts
Maradona’s second goal against England in 1986 was one of the still points among all the chaos
England v Republic of Ireland – The last six meetings
Tight games between old foes fail to produce a winner across the last 25 years
Michael Walker: There are legitimate concerns about PSG’s purpose as a club
Bobby Robson once told us what a football club should be and what it should mean
Patrick Madden: If football resumes behind closed doors, is it really football at all?
Bundesliga's return is great but the game is so much more than the 90 minutes on the pitch
Ian Holloway named new Grimsby Town manager
‘I can’t tell you how excited I am, to be honest. I feel like a kid in a sweetshop. It’s fantastic.’
Ken Early: Owen-Shearer squabble showcases new dynamics of news
Squeaky-clean images were a response to the fearsome tabloid machine of their era
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce: ‘I’m not Mike Ashley’s bagman’
New Toon manager asks to be ‘given a chance’ after controversial Wednesday switch
England’s 1990 World Cup team praised for ‘not diving like other teams’
Margaret Thatcher said others acted out ‘the death scene from Richard III’ when tackled
Brexit dividing England’s 1986 World Cup squad
Peter Shilton and Peter Reid in Twitter clash after Theresa May wins confidence vote
As England fans go wild, Southgate speaks the unspeakable
For the first time, England boss is happy to talk about the possibility of going all the way
The hopes of the anxious Irish now rest with Croatia
Croatia stand in the way of a place in the World Cup Final
Chris Dooley: ‘There was no time to celebrate, no time to eat’
When Ray Houghton scored, decorum was discarded as we Euro 88 reporters celebrated wildly
Ray Wilkins: a very real and remarkable football man
Captain of Chelsea at 18, Wilkins enjoyed a fine career on and off the pitch
Jose Mourinho out to end winless run at St James’ Park
Tensions between United boss and old foe Rafael Benitez seemingly continue to thaw
Bond between Rafa Benitez and Anfield formed on facts and lies
Benitez will get a warm reception from Liverpool fans for reasons more than football
Was the solution seeker the problem? Luis Enrique’s legacy
Barcelona manager’s departure was foretold but the announcement was unforeseen
Graham Taylor’s class and sensitivity rescued Paul McGrath
Taylor brought the Dubliner to Aston Villa, presumably unaware of his alcoholism
Sexual abuse in English soccer: Barry Bennell tried to ‘destroy me’
Ex-Manchester City youth team player Jason Dunford reveals how the paedophile worked
Michael Walker: Geordies now joyful as winds of change blow cold
Sunderland’s woes bring much pleasure to the Newcastle faithful in topsy-turvy rivalry
It was 20 years ago today Arsène Wenger taught his band to play
English football has been transformed for the better during the Frenchman’s reign
José Mourinho refuses to light fuse on Pep Guardiola rivalry
Manchester United manager praises City as he says match is all about the players
Euro Moments: Gary Lineker subbed as Swedes beat Turnips
Graham Taylor hooks Lineker one goal short of England record as Three Lions crash out
Jose Mourinho exclusive: ‘We now have a culture of vultures’
Chelsea’s embattled manager says there is no longer any stability for managers in England
Late own goal ends England women’s World Cup dream
Laura Basset puts the ball in her own net in injury time to send Japan to Vancouver final
Italia 90: Des Cahill experienced the drama first hand
‘It was just an unbelievable time. Everyone had such fun and there wasn’t a care in the world’
Newcastle appoint John Carver as manager for rest of the season
Caretaker boss will get a chance to stake a claim for job in long term
Mourinho stresses role of Costa
Star Spanish forward will lead the line against Sporting Lisbon tonight
Louis van Gaal interview: Manchester United believe I can wear Ferguson’s legacy
New manager believes his experience at the top clubs will help him reshape things at Old Trafford
Louis van Gaal: an aristocrat of the game
Worth noting that Van Gaal has won just two leagues and the German Cup in the last 15 years
Bellamy broadside at Cardiff fans latest in long line of tiresome tirades
If the former Wales international is to remain influential in the dressingroom he will need to find the net more often
Mourinho brushes aside comments by Villas-Boas prior to London derby clash
Transfer wrangle over Willian set to add further spice to White Harte Lane encounter
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