Since Madrid have spent the last decade getting so used to victory they should thank Arsenal for reintroducing them to disappointment and humiliation

We have seen a trend where players continue to excel at ages when their equivalents of the past were already running pubs

All systems went awry at Old Trafford when the club’s owners lost sight of Alex Ferguson’s will to win

A potential $150m payday from the Club World Cup risks creating an injury nightmare for Pep Guardiola

A fourth win in eight games under Heimir Hallgrimsson gives us something dangerous – hope

Ireland’s methodical diagonal switches and deep far-post crosses eventually pulled apart the Bulgarians as they had the Finns

Nations League: Troy Parrott shines as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side enjoy rare comfortable second half

Arne Slot’s reluctance to trust in his extended squad left his side vulnerable to a chastening final defeat

Manchester United need new players and an unlikely summer encounter

I was one of the people paying way over the odds to see Messi play for Inter Miami against New York City

Shamrock Rovers manager’s criticism of Heimir Hallgrímsson may have missed the point but his outburst will do the domestic game no harm

Infantino and Trump share one common enemy – the thing that used to be called the mainstream media

While Mikel Arteta’s side hope to push on for the Premier League title, Manchester City look like they want the season to finish now

Wrong refereeing decisions cannot be eliminated from football because most of the time wrongness is a matter of subjective perception

Football now increasingly subject to the influence of forces that never appear on the pitch