Ken Early: Bale is Wales’s undisputed technical chiefNot a personality leader, but it’s obvious he really cares about playing for his countryFri Mar 24 2017 - 06:00
Ken Early: Jose Mourinho’s game needs to evolve – and fastDignified, sophisticated play in Man City v Liverpool light years ahead of United’s formMon Mar 20 2017 - 07:00
Ken Early: Deportivo show PSG how to close out against BarçaBarcelona will be lucky to meet another team that self-destructs like Paris Saint-Germain didMon Mar 13 2017 - 09:29
Ken Early: Alexis Sánchez frustrated with constant failingsArsène Wenger dropping his lead striker at Liverpool is not giving off a good impressionMon Mar 06 2017 - 07:00
Ken Early: Zlatan leaves his mark on English gameFor many years, Zlatan and English football regarded each other with mutual scornMon Feb 27 2017 - 07:00
Ken Early: Luis Enrique’s strength is now his weakness at BarcelonaCoach’s system was brutally exposed as world-class individuals were overrun in ParisMon Feb 20 2017 - 10:32
Ken Early: How high-flying Leicester have landed with thumpRanieri had best team last season, not the best players – this time he has neitherMon Feb 13 2017 - 13:38
Ken Early: Wenger’s troubles at Emirates reminiscent of BrexitArsenal fans endure the widest gap between what they want and what they haveMon Feb 06 2017 - 07:00
Ken Early: Romance of the Cup a myth only TV companies believe inPremier League has become so rich that domestic cups have shrunk into irrelevanceMon Jan 30 2017 - 07:00
Ken Early: Guardiola’s courage will be rewarded in long runMost managers would have looked to shut Spurs down; Pep decided to try to outplay themMon Jan 23 2017 - 07:00
Ken Early: Mourinho reverts to type with Fellaini substitutionFor all talk of United’s return to former style, in crunch manager opts for brawn over skillMon Jan 16 2017 - 07:00
Ken Early: World Cup plans to turn beautiful game to plain JaneMourinho’s reasons for backing 2026 Fifa plans reveal true status of international gameMon Jan 09 2017 - 15:04
Ken Early: Klopp and Conte happier looking for solutions than scapegoatsLiverpool manager has transformed a number of players who struggled under RodgersMon Jan 02 2017 - 07:02
A year when sport failed to divert us from life’s grim realitiesSports Review of 2016: Ken Early looks back at the major failings of Euro 2016Tue Dec 27 2016 - 13:35
Ken Early: Why does Wenger still indulge players like Özil?Yet again the Arsenal manager blamed the referee, but his men were simply outplayedMon Dec 19 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Spurs fail to live up to Mourinho’s pre-match billingTottenham Hotspur play with great intensity but there’s a problem: team has only one gearMon Dec 12 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Guardiola yet to remake City in Bayern imagePep spurns idea that Premier League is tougher than others, but player quality is an issueMon Dec 05 2016 - 05:55
Ken Early: Football struggles to unite during Rainbow Laces campaignPremier League’s support for LGBT community ran into predictable oppositionMon Nov 28 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Rooney righteously disgusted at hypocrisyEngland striker has been in the stocks for daring to insult the holy ideal of hard workMon Nov 21 2016 - 13:15
Ken Early: James McClean continues to thrive on passionWest Brom player knows now he is good enough for the top level, he has proven itMon Nov 14 2016 - 06:00
Ken Early: When the going gets tough, Ireland get goingUnder Martin O’Neill there is a steely determination and a willingness to hang in thereMon Nov 14 2016 - 04:00
Ken Early: Liverpool’s fun is just hard work in disguiseShould Anfield club sustain current scoring rate, they will win the Premier League titleMon Nov 07 2016 - 10:13
Ken Early: José Mourinho and Man United look out of dateBasic formula that brought success in the past has been ousted by newer methodsMon Oct 31 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Mourinho’s shock therapy isn’t enoughHe blamed players for Manchester United’s defeat, but what about his own approach?Mon Oct 24 2016 - 05:50
Ken Early: you can watch nothing and yet miss nothingTV ratings for live Premier League games have seen a 19% fall year-on-yearMon Oct 17 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Wes Hoolahan essential to Irish team right nowMcClean adds goals to industry of effort to leave Martin O’Neill with decisions to makeMon Oct 10 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Defeat to Spurs exposed Manchester City’s limitsTottenham zeroed in on City’s weaknesses, and Guardiola will need to look at his backlineMon Oct 03 2016 - 11:29
Ken Early: Antonio Conte already feeling heat from aboveAbramovich has continually burdened his Chelsea managers with unreasonable demandsMon Sept 26 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: What must be done with Wayne Rooney?Mourinho has now suffered 16 defeats in 34 games, more than Mark Hughes at Stoke CityMon Sept 19 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: José Mourinho looks like a man without a planPep Guardiola’s Manchester City look more tactically coherent than rivals across townMon Sept 12 2016 - 09:42
Ken Early: Bright start bewitches Ireland as desperation takes gripMartin O’Neill’s side look far more comfortable when they have got nothing to loseTue Sept 06 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Belgrade battle will be tougher than many expectSerbia know exactly what to expect from Ireland and what is an ageing lineupMon Sept 05 2016 - 07:30
Ken Early: Robbie Keane's Ireland contribution doesn't end nowGiven the occasion, Oman were probably the perfect opponents for friendly clashThu Sept 01 2016 - 06:00
Ken Early: Daniel Sturridge’s prospects looking grim at LiverpoolJurgen Klopp not the type of manager who makes allowances for an injury-prone artistMon Aug 29 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Joe Hart not the playmaker Pep Guardiola wantsManchester City goalkeeper is paying the price for being an old-fashioned shot-stopperMon Aug 22 2016 - 15:32
Ken Early: Beaten Dundalk hold their own on sodden night at the Aviva30,000 brave the elements as Lilywhites far from outclassedWed Aug 17 2016 - 22:13
Ken Early: Arsene Wenger still suffering for his principlesYou wondered whether Koscielny would have traded his holiday to be involvedMon Aug 15 2016 - 10:00
Ken Early: Jose Mourinho’s team building pays off for United‘The hard part is not finding the talent. The hard part is persuading the talent to sign’Mon Aug 08 2016 - 13:29
Ken Early: Soccer is not a natural master of ceremoniesWhen it comes to opening ceremonies the Olympics are the only show in townMon Aug 01 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Manchester United a victim of their own financial mightProposed Pogba price shows the extent the club has to go to to get the players they wantMon Jul 25 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Portugal worthy winners as France freezeInjured Ronaldo basks in crowning glory as Portugese collective trump fearful hostsSun Jul 10 2016 - 23:19
Euro 2016 reflection: An innocent time before the Russians arrivedThe Punch and Judy show between English fans and French police provided comic reliefSat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00
French in no mood to help extend Iceland’s fairytale runGulf in class finally exposed as the hosts move on to big semi-final date with GermanyMon Jul 04 2016 - 07:41
Ken Early on that Euro 2016 phenomenon: IcelandClever management combined with unique Viking spirit has elevated this tournamentSat Jul 02 2016 - 05:00
Belgium’s glass jaw no match for Welsh punchesKevin de Bruyne’s constant cajoling of team-mates summed up Belgium’s nightFri Jul 01 2016 - 22:39
Ken Early: Fear and loathing mark England’s exit from EurosCycle of dread and resentment perpetuated in rush to condemn and lampoon playersTue Jun 28 2016 - 21:37
Ken Early: Spain, bored with success, head for the beachAfter winning major tournaments in 2008, 2010 and 2012, Spain are tired of dominatingMon Jun 27 2016 - 20:17
Ken Early: For 75 minutes it looked like Ireland might beat the FrenchKen Early: Ireland had nothing left to give yet they won back the peopleMon Jun 27 2016 - 06:30
Ken Early: French appear to be less than the sum of their partsThere are still bugs in the French system which is enough to give Ireland some hopeFri Jun 24 2016 - 17:48
Ken Early: Quiet McCarthy does his talking on the pitch in LilleDuring and afterwards, the midfielder gave sense of how much Ireland really means to himFri Jun 24 2016 - 01:00
