Michael Walker: José Mourinho has a job of work to right listing Spurs shipKane’s injury the latest blow for a club badly struggling to build on last year’s promiseSat Jan 11 2020 - 06:00
Brian Barry-Murphy: ‘When we played Man United, it was like Cork in the All-Ireland’Newcastle’s visit in FA Cup a welcome break from relegation fight for Rochdale bossSat Jan 4 2020 - 07:00
James McCarthy clocking the milestones on long road backMidfielder completed 90 minutes for first time in three years and has eyes on SlovakiaSat Dec 28 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: The soccer moments that defined 2019Emiliano Sala’s death and the unravelling of the FAI bookended a remarkable yearSat Dec 21 2019 - 07:00
Style and substance has Bielsa and Leeds marching on togetherRespected Argentine coach presiding over a transformation in club’s fortunesSat Dec 14 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: United keeping faith in Solskjaer gambleBoth clubs enter Manchester derby with concerns but one deals in trust, the other in hopeSat Dec 7 2019 - 05:00
Michael Walker: Belfast’s Elisha Scott - the first king of the KopGreat goalkeeper’s long career sealed his place in the pantheon of Liverpool’s all-time greatsSat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
All to play for as Irish football embarks on a potentially pivotal new decadeThings are in flux on the island and it’s hard to know what shape the game will be in by 2030Sat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00
Northern Ireland’s loss is Stoke’s gain as O’Neill plans long goodbyeFormidable manager has overseen a remarkable transformation in North’s fortunesSat Nov 16 2019 - 09:00
Woodgate and Keane began with hope - now it’s a goal drought and injuriesMichael Walker: As Middlesbrough go to QPR they have not scored in their last four gamesSat Nov 9 2019 - 07:00
Exceptional Agüero is the master of unexceptional goalsThe players around him may be a reason why the striker is not given due creditSat Oct 26 2019 - 08:38
Time not on Solskjaer’s side as Manchester United face into a tricky periodA home defeat to Liverpool would pile added pressure on Old Trafford bossSat Oct 19 2019 - 06:00
Remembering the night a 30-year-old George Best nutmegged Johan CruyffDerek Spence recalls the famous night when he netted a late equaliser against the very bestSat Oct 5 2019 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Intense Old Firm rivalry softened by respectLennon’s words might find an audience, and presence at Ricksen funeral might start rethinkSat Sep 28 2019 - 06:30
Michael Walker: A new or false dawn at the Stadium of Light?Takeover hopes have Sunderland fans believing there may be light at the end of the tunnel – againSat Sep 21 2019 - 07:10
Harry Maguire needs to stabilise United with Leicester loomingMichael Walker: There is an anxious focus on all areas of the Manchester United teamSat Sep 14 2019 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Things fall apart and the cynical men clean upSad downfall of Bury FC the culmination of worrying developments in the English gameSat Aug 31 2019 - 09:00
Sheffield slowly reawakening as a football city in recoveryTeams affected by Bury and Bolton’s inability to stage matches may feel a sense of injusticeSat Aug 24 2019 - 08:00
Tottenham must learn to make a point in troublesome placesA culture of not losing against the Burnleys and Bournemouths must be nurturedSat Aug 17 2019 - 05:00
Manchester City odds-on to clean up again as Premier League returnsLiverpool likely to lead chasing pack as Spurs seek to reinforce their number one London statusSat Aug 10 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Gruelling scramble begins for Championship clubsWho walks through the door next May to the Premier League is of serious interest to at least a dozen clubsSat Aug 3 2019 - 07:00
Brian Kerr: Quintessential Dubliner with a bit of Belfast in his soulThe former Ireland manager reflects on past and present in Belfast, the city of his parentsSat Jun 15 2019 - 01:30
Jonathan Woodgate hails new assistant Robbie Keane‘Can you imagine the young players at this football club learning from Robbie?’Fri Jun 14 2019 - 22:30
Lloris has shot at history and vindication in Champions League finalSpurs goalkeeper can lift trophy at end of up-and-down seasonSat Jun 1 2019 - 06:00
Sunderland ’Til I Die: Much more than promotion on the lineGrant Leadbitter hopes to lead boyhood club to victory at Wembley after emotional returnSat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Michael Walker: The thing is, it could get worse for Manchester UnitedRelease of joy Solskjaer sparked from December to March has protected Glazers and WoodwardSat May 18 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Man City and Liverpool now on another levelCould we be on verge of City-Liverpool era as there was once with Man United and Arsenal?Sat May 11 2019 - 07:00
Michael Walker: subplots abound as Benitez and Newcastle block Liverpool’s wayPeril for Liverpool 2019 is that on Tyneside they see their reflection in Newcastle 1996Sat May 4 2019 - 11:12
Jennings looks on in wonderment at Tottenham’s brave new worldStill coaching at Spurs, the legendary goalkeeper is thrilled with the club’s progressSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
Neil Warnock using past life hardship to fuel his fireIrascible manager not to everybody’s taste but has proven his worth over the yearsSat Apr 20 2019 - 07:01
Niall Quinn: ‘Who are the FAI trying to fool?’Former international trying to build pathway for Irish players through the domestic gameSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Norwich have ample substance to go with Farke’s winning smilePromotion looking likely for the German manager and the club’s astute sporting director WebberSat Apr 6 2019 - 06:00
Is Northern Ireland a football team or an expression of identity?What does the Northern Ireland team mean to Protestant community?Sat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
Simmering Dutch-German rivalry set for another instalmentMemories of former clashes, including the 1974 final, will ensure a tense Euro 2020 qualifierSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:01
Tradition of hate: A recurrent, sad feature of our football worldAs Jack Grealish discovered, so-called grown men are capable of odious behaviourSat Mar 16 2019 - 08:00
Michael Walker: before Declan Rice, only one man had played for Ireland and EnglandIn an unmarked grave in Sheffield lies the Blackburn-born midfielder John ReynoldsSat Mar 9 2019 - 05:45
Michael Walker: Rodgers didn't just leave Celtic, he left Scottish footballWinning 10 titles in a row could be seen as a Scottish weakness not a Celtic strengthSat Mar 2 2019 - 06:00
Michael Walker: For Liverpool, this is the oneKlopp’s challenge has credibility lacking in the past – Sunday should be a special renewalSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
Pochettino's status still hovers over enthusiasm around SolskjærSpurs manager has something Manchester United’s caretaker boss does not yet possessSat Feb 16 2019 - 05:30
Derry City’s Devine determined to reconnect the team to the townThe idea of a border reappearing due to Brexit is a future nobody at the club wants to seeSat Feb 9 2019 - 08:00
Kevin De Bruyne centre-stage as his substitution changes a gameAfter City’s defeat to Newcastle, one wondered if one substitution could possibly have changed a seasonSat Feb 2 2019 - 10:00
Brexit is coming – and English football had better be readyThe Premier League is an international success story that could be changingSat Jan 26 2019 - 10:12
Nottingham Forest shirt could prove the perfect fit again for O’NeillThere’s lots of potential for a proven manager back at the club where he made his name as a player in the 1970sSat Jan 19 2019 - 09:00
Arnautovic can deliver, but West Ham will have to pay the priceMichael Walker: blend of consistency ability and experience make him a wanted manSat Jan 12 2019 - 10:37
Blackpool’s FA Cup history tainted by division in the clubDevoted fans to mount familiar protest outside ground during FA cup clash with ArsenalSat Jan 5 2019 - 06:00
Are Liverpool champions-elect? The sums are starting to add upIn the past five seasons, 81-82 points is the average required - Liverpool have 51 alreadySat Dec 29 2018 - 07:00
José Mourinho forgot happiness need not be a weakness‘Palpable discord’ followed José Mourinho out the door at Old TraffordSat Dec 22 2018 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Sterling’s service to football and the wider societyMan City star confrontis the racism which blighted the career of players like Howard GayleSat Dec 15 2018 - 08:45
Wolves' Matt Doherty strikes late to break Newcastle heartsIrishman headed in a winner in the dying seconds against 10-man home sideSun Dec 9 2018 - 18:13
Coaching and a new lease of life for Shay Given at DerbyFormer Ireland goalkeeper relishing his coaching role alongside manager Frank LampardSat Dec 8 2018 - 07:15