England's victory not certainAlbania, who take on England at James's Park tonight, is a country of limited stature in football termsWed Sep 5 2001 - 01:00
Refreshed Owen out to make his markMichael Owen is 21. That fact needed checking yesterday and it quietly surprised in the way a familiar picture on the wall at…Fri Aug 31 2001 - 01:00
Solano fails to seize his chancesThere was another Sunderland lead on their enemy's home ground thanks to the man Newcastle fans love to hate most, Kevin Phillips…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Team Arsenal looking good away"I saw something today I never saw last season - we played as a team. It's the most important thing in footballMon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Stuttering Dutch study 'English game'It is not an exaggeration to say that when Holland run out in north London tonight they will be trying to get back to where they…Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Arsenal wait on WengerArsenal fans expecting news from Highbury that Arsene Wenger had put pen to a new contract were left disappointed yesterday and…Sat Aug 11 2001 - 01:00
Inspired Celtic on the vergePlaying football that at times verged on the continental, Celtic left themselves on the edge of Champions League qualification…Thu Aug 9 2001 - 01:00
Big night for the Old FirmAddressing the press in Amsterdam yesterday, Celtic's manager Martin O'Neill described tonight's Champions League qualifier first…Wed Aug 8 2001 - 01:00
O'Neill's boys reach Premier standardIt was meant to be a night to remember for Ryan GiggsThu Aug 2 2001 - 01:00
Rangers resume normal serviceIf pushed to nominate a word that more than any other touches upon the various moods in Scottish football, then inevitable feels…Mon Jul 30 2001 - 01:00
Newcastle give Leeds Dyer warningNewcastle United, via their chairman Freddie Shepherd, responded aggressively yesterday to Leeds United's £15 million sterling…Tue Jul 17 2001 - 01:00
McClaren sets out on solo missionA fortnight after realising for certain that his long-term future did not lie at Manchester United, and seven days after Bryan…Wed Jun 13 2001 - 01:00
Dutch give Estonia hunger for big fish"Tomorrow the world starts again," said Arno Pijpers on Saturday night in the Lillekula Stadium in TallinnTue Jun 5 2001 - 01:00
Late Dutch escape in Tallinn serves as warning to IrelandThere were 11 minutes to go and Estonia's 2-1 lead was three minutes old. They were on the attack againMon Jun 4 2001 - 01:00
O'Neill takes a position on EuropeIt is just as well they know how to celebrate at Celtic. This dramatic, renaissance season has been one long celebration.Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
Celtic are cool and collect itNot a single save of note made all afternoon by Robert Douglas; just one solitary goal-bound effort from Hibernian, and that …Mon May 28 2001 - 01:00
O'Neill talks of break for borderOn the eve of what would be Celtic's first domestic treble since 1969 should they beat Hibernian in the Scottish Cup final at…Sat May 26 2001 - 01:00
Morrison to declare for RepublicClinton Morrison will declare for the Republic of Ireland within the next two days and is expected to be wearing an Irish jersey…Wed May 23 2001 - 01:00
Alex eclipses final-day fareIn the end it was far from the end we were expectingMon May 21 2001 - 01:00
Liverpool lead charge in dash for European cashAfter the race for glory, the dash for cashSat May 19 2001 - 01:00
Liverpool are not unbelievably good yetUnbelievable. People just stood and stared at the vacated pitch and through their awe kept muttering unbelievableFri May 18 2001 - 01:00
The future is now for LiverpoolThey were beginning to gather: outside the train station in sun-baked downtown Dortmund, in the bars and cafes around the city…Wed May 16 2001 - 01:00
Basque unit present united frontHomogeneous. Not a word that often finds its way into the football reporter's notebook from a manager's lipsTue May 15 2001 - 01:00
Owen ends the nine-year waitSo far, 2001 has been a real batch of a year for Liverpool Football ClubMon May 14 2001 - 01:00
Only real managers are sackedHarry Redknapp will have had many a comforting whisper directed toward him over the past few days - not least from Southampton…Mon May 14 2001 - 01:00
The only thing the FA builds is hypeAt the end of an extraordinary season has come the revelation yesterday that the Football Association are considering Twickenham…Sat May 12 2001 - 01:00
Valencia ready for Cuper's last standValencia prides itself on being the fiesta city and they celebrated long and loud in carnival fashion on Tuesday nightThu May 10 2001 - 01:00
European dream ends in nightmare for LeedsLeeds United's engrossing Champions' League campaign finished last night in much the way it had started last September - with…Wed May 9 2001 - 01:00
Bowyer ban gives O'Leary a rallying callLee Bowyer, at the centre of more storms in his short career than many of the boats docked in Valencia's old harbour, found himself…Tue May 8 2001 - 01:00
Arsenal left with incomplete feelingAs football matches go, this was one excellent street fightMon May 7 2001 - 01:00
Leeds have hope in their Harte"What you doing Tuesday night?" sang Leeds United's followers at Highbury on SaturdayMon May 7 2001 - 01:00
O'Leary shoots from lipDavid O'Leary's apparent inability to conduct a press conference without making at least one disparaging comment about his former…Sat May 5 2001 - 01:00
O'Leary's reality chequeDissecting the statements of David O'Leary is often worthwhile given that within many of his declarations there is a hidden sub…Fri May 4 2001 - 01:00
Resolute Valencia refuse to buckleSo it's nil-nil and it's halftime: no advantage, but crucially no deficit eitherThu May 3 2001 - 01:00
O'Leary half-satisfiedDavid O'Leary cut a stern stance as he walked to the post-match podium for the regulation press conference, but his thoughts …Thu May 3 2001 - 01:00
Sprint finish to Leeds marathonMany times it has been said down the years that the football league season is a marathon rather than a sprintWed May 2 2001 - 01:00
Keane out of town but not out of the newsWhile Roy Keane spent yesterday in Glasgow taking in the Old Firm derby at Ibrox, the world he left behind in Manchester was …Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
O'Leary proving far from `naive'David O'Leary, Leeds United, Arsenal and Valencia: a four-part play in three acts centred on a Saturday soliloquy by the passionate…Mon Apr 30 2001 - 01:00
Morrison story worth retellingHe's only 21. He's played about 10 minutes in the Premiership, he has never played football at any international level and he…Mon Apr 23 2001 - 01:00
Derby loses its stingManchester's week of football destiny reaches an internal climax this afternoonSat Apr 21 2001 - 01:00
No escape to victory this time for UnitedAlex Ferguson has one chance left if the Manchester United he has built up over 14 years is to justify its greatness by winning…Thu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Keane feels it's time to move onAlex Ferguson carried his annoyance and disappointment into the press conference after last night's eliminationThu Apr 19 2001 - 01:00
Ferguson out to avoid abyssAlex Ferguson is prone to citing a homily about the importance of rock climbers thinking of their next foothold rather than the…Wed Apr 18 2001 - 01:00
Houllier's ambitions given severe beatingRemember mid-January? David O'Leary doesSat Apr 14 2001 - 01:00
In the right place at right timeThere are some Celtic fans for whom the concept of satisfaction is as distant as the rings of SaturnMon Apr 9 2001 - 01:00