Oldham’s new manager Darren Kelly looking to future but respecting the pastThe Derry man got the top job at the League One club from relative obscurity, then the controversy beganSat May 16 2015 - 01:00
Two men arrested after Oldham’s Irish manager receives death threatsDerry’s Darren Kelly had tweeted about Martin McGuinness earlier this yearTue May 12 2015 - 22:05
Newcastle United in battle to save soul as memory of Milburn fadesSt James’ Park waiting 60 years for trophy but under Mike Ashley that’s least of worriesSat May 09 2015 - 05:04
Much laughing and nervous hovering for first resultsYou could sense the anticipation in Sunderland as the clock ticked down to the 10 o’clock cut-offThu May 07 2015 - 23:58
Forgotten no more: Patrick O’Connell, the Dubliner who managed BarcaPatrick O’Connell is to be given a memorial, five decades after the end of his turbulent lifeSat May 02 2015 - 12:58
Story of David and Sócrates – when an Irish underdog took on a giant of BrazilEx-Northern Ireland winger has reasons to remember his full international debutSat Apr 25 2015 - 04:45
Reading aim to be more than FA Cup footnote after history of heartbreakThe Royals hope for maiden win over Arsenal in their first semi-final since 1927Sat Apr 18 2015 - 05:45
Outsiders’ tag no longer a fit for progressive Atletico MadridThere is a sense this is the last team Real wanted to draw in the quarter-finalSat Apr 11 2015 - 14:04
Dull Dutch have lost much of their lustre due to formulaic strategiesA country that has boasted the sublime talents of Cruyff and Gullitt is in doldrumsSat Apr 04 2015 - 05:45
Kyle Lafferty brace sees Northern Ireland past Finland in Group FStriker scores his fourth and fifth goals of Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in victoryMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:45
Munich survivor’s faith inspired extraordinary sporting lifeHarry Gregg enjoyed a brilliant World Cup only months after air crashSat Mar 28 2015 - 09:03
Arkadiusz Milik’s emergence adds to Poland’s attackIreland’s defence will have to watch out for 21-year-old striker during Aviva clashSat Mar 21 2015 - 05:45
Time running out for Leicester City to grab a Premier League lifelineFoxes can start digging their way out of current hole by beating Hull CitySat Mar 14 2015 - 05:45
Dave Mackay, like Billy Bremner, a footballer made of the right stuffThe two Scots were small in stature but were true giants of the game in their timeSat Mar 07 2015 - 05:45
Anfield ticket-price protest will highlight a growing movement in British soccerAs money rules the Premier League, fans attempt to regain their saySat Feb 28 2015 - 05:45
Wider repercussions of Paris Metro incident may hinder Chelsea’s ambitionsSamsung could feel their sponsorship deal is ending at the right timeSat Feb 21 2015 - 13:11
Movement and change all part of the game for Bradford’s Billy ClarkeIn ten years as a pro in England, Cork man has played for ten clubsSat Feb 14 2015 - 09:00
Harry Redknapp’s scene from window must have looked so dire he had to jumpUsing dodgy knees as an excuse for his resignation at QPR is not really believableSat Feb 07 2015 - 09:00
Celtic v Rangers: just like old times, except on the pitchWhether Old Firm or new Glasgow derby, the competitive edge was missingMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Glasgow readies for eruption as Celtic and Rangers meet in cup semi-finalFirst Old Firm game in three years comes with all trappings of security clampdownSat Jan 31 2015 - 12:39
Eddie Howe already looks a Premier League manager in all but nameYoung boss’s Championship leaders Bournemouth face Aston Villa in the FA CupSat Jan 24 2015 - 12:00
Victory at Old Trafford gives Southampton’s followers real reason to believeTop four place now a distinct possibility for Ronald Koeman’s sideSat Jan 17 2015 - 12:00
Everton should allow Roberto Martinez timeThings at Goodison Park need to get a bit more defensive to move forwardSat Jan 10 2015 - 12:00
FA Cup run important for Van Gaal and a Manchester United in transitionWith no European football to enjoy, a good cup run would help engender some excitement for supportersSat Jan 03 2015 - 12:00
Jury still out on Brendan Rodgers after Liverpool’s poor start to seasonIndividual brilliance can skew team’s results – and manager’s reputationSat Dec 20 2014 - 13:42
Arsenal fans’ disillusionment with Arsene Wenger not as unbalanced as it may seemFA Cup holders may well be on the cusp of something but we’re just not sure whatSat Dec 13 2014 - 13:54
Northern Ireland football and politics in uneasy embraceFAI chief executive John Delaney’s pub rendition of ‘Joe McDonnell’ stirred up memories of the hunger strikes and football success in NorthSat Nov 29 2014 - 15:32
Mourinho’s managerial mastery evident as his rivals flounderPortuguese quickly identified and then addressed Chelsea’s shortcomingsSat Nov 22 2014 - 12:00
Weakened Northern Ireland look to maintain unbeaten record in RomaniaTeam travels to Bucharest without captain Steven Davis as squad is stretched to the limitFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:04
Gordon Strachan rekindles Scottish fire and adds a bit of dashManager’s methods have revitalised players who were bereft of self-beliefWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Steven Whittaker in line to plug gap at right back for ScotlandPhil Bardsley to miss Ireland qualifier after picking up injury at weekendTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:01
Changing nature of Tartan Army reflects the declining influence of Old FirmThe rise of Scottish nationalism has ensured the team’s support now more broadly basedSat Nov 08 2014 - 12:00
Why El Clásico catches imaginationBiggest game in La Liga has become the weightiest club game in world footballSat Oct 25 2014 - 12:00
Harry’s game may be up if QPR fail to turn season aroundWe may be witnessing the last of the 67-year-old’s dugout afternoonsSat Oct 18 2014 - 12:00
Niall Quinn returns to dig Fulham out of holeOver three decades after being told by manager he had no future in football, former striker is back to help pick new oneSat Oct 04 2014 - 12:00
Sands of time shifting uneasily for Gerrard as inevitable endgame loomsBobby Moore’s sudden decline a salutary warning for Liverpool legendSat Sept 27 2014 - 10:48
Cut-price Newcastle have lost their wayAlan Pardew looks certain for exit after the setting in of mediocrity at St James’ ParkSat Sept 20 2014 - 12:00
Scotland striker Steven Naismith the epitome of teak-tough independenceIf Everton’s forward had an inferiority complex such notions have long since recededSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Two footballing worlds collide as Di Maria heads for humble Turf MoorFrom the Bernabeu to old Burnley, United’s record signing is in for a culture shockSat Aug 30 2014 - 12:00
Van Gaal is not the story: how he goes about sorting out Manchester United is the storyOpening day defeat by Swansea City shows manager only as good as the team he puts outSat Aug 23 2014 - 14:00
If Diego Costa is a hit Chelsea should be championsThe Premier League will hope Costa, Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal (plus a fit Aaron Ramsey) and Louis van Gaal can help fill the personality void left by Luis SuarezSat Aug 16 2014 - 12:00
Wembley stage set for Ramsey’s Welsh wizardryThe influential player’s absence has made Arsenal hearts grow fonderSat May 17 2014 - 12:00
We will regard this season as Liverpool’s – regardless of their late slip-upThough City may claim the title, Brendan Rodgers has ensured that the Merseyside giants are real contenders againSat May 10 2014 - 12:00
Madrid fans grateful that Bale has made a Real differenceWelshman’s talents have been pivotal in securing a place in the Champions League final for the Spanish giantsSat May 03 2014 - 12:00
Talismanic Giggs capable of providing rallying point for troubled United sideFrom Old Trafford trainee to club manager: why Ryan Giggs is a perfect fitSat Apr 26 2014 - 12:05
United we fall: wretched ending to Moyes era reveals club bereft of guiding lightIn more ways than one Old Trafford has lost its powers of enduranceWed Apr 23 2014 - 08:15
Finishers pivotal to success but Chelsea prove exception to enduring ruleMourinho’s side devoid of top front men but are still on the cusp of successSat Apr 19 2014 - 12:00
FC still United for a noble cause as they pursue their dream of a different wayAlmost a decade on from its founding, the Manchester club is alive and thrivingSat Apr 12 2014 - 12:00
Premier League echoes to rising clamour of resurgent Mersey beatLiverpool’s Red and Blue traditions are enjoying the thrill of success once againSat Apr 05 2014 - 12:00
Ross Barkey’s rise and Billy Davies’ fall overlapA starting X1 of personalities, topics and thoughts on a busy football weekSat Mar 29 2014 - 12:00
