Portugal ditch Dutch to take pole positionWe had pondered all the permutations and how they would impact on Irish hopes in this daunting group, but few can have thought…Thu Oct 12 2000 - 01:00
Portuguese must hold Holland this timeMany of those entering this particular Low Country yesterday did so in a state of high anxietyWed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00
The shape of things to comeSeeking to bring some levity to what was a fairly serious situation, the man from the Mirror reached into the fruit bowl, pulled…Mon Oct 9 2000 - 01:00
Keegan upstages England's big stageThe walk into the past is long and irreversible. On Saturday, England expected one national institution to make itMon Oct 9 2000 - 01:00
Keegan prepared for grand farewellLike an invading army bent on an aggressive imposition of its own agenda, history is on the march againSat Oct 7 2000 - 01:00
Central role for ScholesDespite the odd back-page injury scare, a measure of the comfortable state of Kevin Keegan's England squad preparing to face …Fri Oct 6 2000 - 01:00
German camp in disarrayJust in case anyone had doubted it, given their dismal, bitterly introspective performance at Euro 2000, the stereotype of German…Wed Oct 4 2000 - 01:00
England at full strengthKevin Keegan found himself in a most unusual and privileged position for an international manager yesterdayTue Oct 3 2000 - 01:00
Henry's magic sends Arsenal spirits soaringTomorrow is the anniversary of Manchester United's 5-0 defeat at Chelsea last seasonMon Oct 2 2000 - 01:00
Teenager Cole in Keegan's Wembley plansThe last match at Wembley stadium, between England and Germany next Saturday, will be an occasion for history, nostalgia and …Fri Sep 29 2000 - 01:00
Highbury treated to finest of home fareIn the end, as in the beginning, it was all about caviarThu Sep 28 2000 - 01:00
Elland Road transformed into Fantasy IslandThey have been working hard on their image at Leeds United recently, but no one at the club mentioned that Elland Road reworked…Wed Sep 27 2000 - 01:00
Leeds closes ranks on and off the fieldThe way people were talking, Leeds was due to be a city under siege this eveningTue Sep 26 2000 - 01:00
Imagine what your league could beWasn't it Gary Lineker who once said that the best way to watch Wimbledon play football was on teletext? Well, having watched…Mon Sep 25 2000 - 01:00
One six-goal `thriller' that never took offThe man sitting in the row in front of the Old Trafford press box got up from his seat, tucked his programme under his arm, and…Mon Sep 25 2000 - 01:00
Bowyer does the business as Leeds bounce backYou suspect they would have been happy with a point, indeed after the Barcelona demolition it seems reasonable to assume they…Wed Sep 20 2000 - 01:00
O'Leary settles for bottom line in LeedsThere must have been times in the past when David O'Leary thought to himself that if he didn't see Jack Charlton again it would…Tue Sep 19 2000 - 01:00
Wanchope hits equaliser in dire struggleThose advocates of the leagues within leagues theory concerning the Premiership were given some persuasive new evidence yesterday…Mon Sep 18 2000 - 01:00
McClaren's formula a winning oneThere is an interesting advert running in Manchester United's various publicationsMon Sep 18 2000 - 01:00
Ranieri in the hot seatTo most of those at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night he was just another face in the fuel-affected crowd of 18,196, but it transpired…Sat Sep 16 2000 - 01:00
Bates keeps the rotation system going at ChelseaAccording to Tony Adams 10 days ago, Gianluca Vialli was preparing to have a year out when his present Chelsea contract expired…Wed Sep 13 2000 - 01:00
Injury-hit Leeds face torrid time at O'Leary's favourite placeOne hundred and eighteen thousand seats in the biggest football ground in Europe; over 100,000 members, including the Pope, who…Wed Sep 13 2000 - 01:00
Future not promising for ChelseaThere are nil-nils and there are nil-nils. Believe it, this was as nil-nil a nil-nil as any there have ever beenMon Sep 11 2000 - 01:00
Loftus Road missing Bowles magicI thought of Stanley Bowles the other night. Nothing new in that, I often think of Stanley BowlesMon Sep 11 2000 - 01:00
Owen helps himself to first-half hat-trickAnd now you better believe it. Michael Owen is back, or should that be back, back, backThu Sep 7 2000 - 01:00
City give exposed Leeds the bluesThe last 100 per cent record in the Premiership is no moreWed Sep 6 2000 - 01:00
Leeds Utd v Man CityHaving missed out on the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam on Saturday night because of his alleged misdemeanour…Tue Sep 5 2000 - 01:00
Club and fans still not in ToonTony Coutts, Jane Duffy, Geoff O'Brien, Brent Pitcher, Alison Waugh, Colin WhittleMon Sep 4 2000 - 01:00
First refusal for Cole in striker's roleWith doubts about his leadership as resonant as the north bell in Notre Dame, Kevin Keegan will tonight rely on three men from…Sat Sep 2 2000 - 01:00
Old infirm league doesn't workAbout 100 yards past the self-styled bar, "The Last Pub In England", still on the southern side of the England-Scotland border…Mon Aug 28 2000 - 01:00
Leeds brought back to earthThe staff at Elland Road will have produced a large and sharp intake of breath on three separate occasions yesterday morningSat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
England captaincy for AdamsTen weeks after England's embarrassing exit from the European Championship at the hands of Romania in Charleroi, Kevin Keegan…Fri Aug 25 2000 - 01:00
The hype machine is back on trackTwo rather significant factors should preclude the kind of brash celebration that will doubtless accompany the return of England…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Healy gives McIlroy welcome liftHe may be worthy only of the number 35 jersey in the eyes of Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, but the young man from Killyleagh…Thu Aug 17 2000 - 01:00
Charity begins and ends in an instantSome charity match. It was meant to be a gentle raising of the curtain, a lazy Sunday afternoon re-introduction to the two winners…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Keane shows little charitySix days before the start of the new Premiership season and, in a match normally regarded as a warm-up, Roy Keane was sent off…Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Strangled by football's continual loopWhoa! Here comes the summer. Whoa! There goes the summer.Mon Aug 14 2000 - 01:00
Celtic overcome local difficultyThey were roaring at halftime and they were roaring at full timeMon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Win fails to hide Celtic shortcomingsCeltic sit level with Rangers this morningMon Jul 31 2000 - 01:00
Trezeguet delivers a delicious doubleWhat a night. What a climax. What a result and what a winnerMon Jul 3 2000 - 01:00
The king of the new French tribePele talks tomorrow. The greatest player ever to grace the playing fields will hold a press conference before Euro 2000's final…Sat Jul 1 2000 - 01:00
France hope for logical conclusionIt is usually the case that only mathematicians or scientists can see the true nature and beauty of logicSat Jul 1 2000 - 01:00