Michael Walker: Ian Baraclough staying on trend, from Sligo to Windsor ParkNew Northern Ireland boss provides continuity and has a wealth of youth to tap intoSat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester out-foxing the monopolistsTop four place in Foxes’ hands as members of the so-called Big Six have vulnerabilitiesSat Jun 20 2020 - 05:00
Michael Walker: Fans wish to be supporters, not spectators. There’s a differenceSometimes what’s missing is everything as football returns behind closed doorsSat May 30 2020 - 11:12
Michael Walker: Henry’s hand of faith and its part in French football’s WaterlooA new book on French football looks at their meltdown at the 2010 Word Cup in South AfricaSat May 16 2020 - 14:00
Michael Robinson was a man who both loved the story and loved telling itMichael Walker: Former Ireland international won at life both on and off the pitchSat May 02 2020 - 06:00
My favourite sporting moment: San Sebastian erupts after Big Mig deliversJuly 4th, 1992: The Tour de France gets underway in the Basque CountryMon Apr 13 2020 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Carrying space and the benefits of learning to stand stillBenefits of movement in football are well documented, but ability to stay put is key alsoSat Mar 28 2020 - 08:00
Giants in Green: Michael Walker’s greatest all-time all-Ireland XIOur soccer columnist takes a look back on the footballing giants in greenSat Mar 21 2020 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Football must seize the opportunity in Covid-19 crisisUefa will be required to play leading role as game deals with enormity of coronavirus outbreakSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Anfield set to burn again as Liverpool address unfinished businessKlopp has every reason to trust his side as Bournemouth and then Atletico come callingSat Mar 07 2020 - 11:10
Watford’s survival looks in good hands with Pearson at the helmCertain similarities can be drawn with manager’s miraculous escape at LeicesterSat Feb 29 2020 - 07:00
Jimmy Greaves: A working-class hero who defined a generationKnighthood would do little to burnish stellar reputation of former Spurs goal machineSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Hearts and Wimbledon show that fan ownership model can workThe question of just who owns football is raging just now in BritainSat Feb 08 2020 - 08:00
Michael Walker: West Ham join Arsenal in gaining a stadium but losing part of club’s soulJust like Arsenal’s move from Highbury, the Hammers left something behind at Upton ParkSat Feb 01 2020 - 07:00
Manchester United badly need another Harry Maguire masterclassHe scored for Leicester against Liverpool a year ago, but can he step up for Solskjaer?Sat Jan 18 2020 - 08:00
Michael Walker: José Mourinho has a job of work to right listing Spurs shipKane’s injury the latest blow for a club badly struggling to build on last year’s promiseSat Jan 11 2020 - 06:00
Brian Barry-Murphy: ‘When we played Man United, it was like Cork in the All-Ireland’Newcastle’s visit in FA Cup a welcome break from relegation fight for Rochdale bossSat Jan 04 2020 - 07:00
James McCarthy clocking the milestones on long road backMidfielder completed 90 minutes for first time in three years and has eyes on SlovakiaSat Dec 28 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: The soccer moments that defined 2019Emiliano Sala’s death and the unravelling of the FAI bookended a remarkable yearSat Dec 21 2019 - 07:00
Style and substance has Bielsa and Leeds marching on togetherRespected Argentine coach presiding over a transformation in club’s fortunesSat Dec 14 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: United keeping faith in Solskjaer gambleBoth clubs enter Manchester derby with concerns but one deals in trust, the other in hopeSat Dec 07 2019 - 05:00
Michael Walker: Belfast’s Elisha Scott - the first king of the KopGreat goalkeeper’s long career sealed his place in the pantheon of Liverpool’s all-time greatsSat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
All to play for as Irish football embarks on a potentially pivotal new decadeThings are in flux on the island and it’s hard to know what shape the game will be in by 2030Sat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Northern Ireland’s loss is Stoke’s gain as O’Neill plans long goodbyeFormidable manager has overseen a remarkable transformation in North’s fortunesSat Nov 16 2019 - 09:00
Woodgate and Keane began with hope - now it’s a goal drought and injuriesMichael Walker: As Middlesbrough go to QPR they have not scored in their last four gamesSat Nov 09 2019 - 07:00
Exceptional Agüero is the master of unexceptional goalsThe players around him may be a reason why the striker is not given due creditSat Oct 26 2019 - 08:38
Time not on Solskjaer’s side as Manchester United face into a tricky periodA home defeat to Liverpool would pile added pressure on Old Trafford bossSat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Remembering the night a 30-year-old George Best nutmegged Johan CruyffDerek Spence recalls the famous night when he netted a late equaliser against the very bestSat Oct 05 2019 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Intense Old Firm rivalry softened by respectLennon’s words might find an audience, and presence at Ricksen funeral might start rethinkSat Sept 28 2019 - 06:30
Michael Walker: A new or false dawn at the Stadium of Light?Takeover hopes have Sunderland fans believing there may be light at the end of the tunnel – againSat Sept 21 2019 - 07:10
Harry Maguire needs to stabilise United with Leicester loomingMichael Walker: There is an anxious focus on all areas of the Manchester United teamSat Sept 14 2019 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Things fall apart and the cynical men clean upSad downfall of Bury FC the culmination of worrying developments in the English gameSat Aug 31 2019 - 09:00
Sheffield slowly reawakening as a football city in recoveryTeams affected by Bury and Bolton’s inability to stage matches may feel a sense of injusticeSat Aug 24 2019 - 08:00
Tottenham must learn to make a point in troublesome placesA culture of not losing against the Burnleys and Bournemouths must be nurturedSat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
Manchester City odds-on to clean up again as Premier League returnsLiverpool likely to lead chasing pack as Spurs seek to reinforce their number one London statusSat Aug 10 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Gruelling scramble begins for Championship clubsWho walks through the door next May to the Premier League is of serious interest to at least a dozen clubsSat Aug 03 2019 - 07:00
Brian Kerr: Quintessential Dubliner with a bit of Belfast in his soulThe former Ireland manager reflects on past and present in Belfast, the city of his parentsSat Jun 15 2019 - 01:30
Jonathan Woodgate hails new assistant Robbie Keane‘Can you imagine the young players at this football club learning from Robbie?’Fri Jun 14 2019 - 22:30
Lloris has shot at history and vindication in Champions League finalSpurs goalkeeper can lift trophy at end of up-and-down seasonSat Jun 01 2019 - 06:00
Sunderland ’Til I Die: Much more than promotion on the lineGrant Leadbitter hopes to lead boyhood club to victory at Wembley after emotional returnSat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Michael Walker: The thing is, it could get worse for Manchester UnitedRelease of joy Solskjaer sparked from December to March has protected Glazers and WoodwardSat May 18 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Man City and Liverpool now on another levelCould we be on verge of City-Liverpool era as there was once with Man United and Arsenal?Sat May 11 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: subplots abound as Benitez and Newcastle block Liverpool’s wayPeril for Liverpool 2019 is that on Tyneside they see their reflection in Newcastle 1996Sat May 04 2019 - 11:12
Jennings looks on in wonderment at Tottenham’s brave new worldStill coaching at Spurs, the legendary goalkeeper is thrilled with the club’s progressSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
Neil Warnock using past life hardship to fuel his fireIrascible manager not to everybody’s taste but has proven his worth over the yearsSat Apr 20 2019 - 07:01
Niall Quinn: ‘Who are the FAI trying to fool?’Former international trying to build pathway for Irish players through the domestic gameSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Norwich have ample substance to go with Farke’s winning smilePromotion looking likely for the German manager and the club’s astute sporting director WebberSat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00
Is Northern Ireland a football team or an expression of identity?What does the Northern Ireland team mean to Protestant community?Sat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
Simmering Dutch-German rivalry set for another instalmentMemories of former clashes, including the 1974 final, will ensure a tense Euro 2020 qualifierSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:01
Tradition of hate: A recurrent, sad feature of our football worldAs Jack Grealish discovered, so-called grown men are capable of odious behaviourSat Mar 16 2019 - 08:00
