Michael Walker: Vardy’s journey from nowhere an unlikely taleLeicester striker’s fairytale rise from non-league obscurity to international strikerSat Aug 26 2017 - 10:59
Ireland goalkeeper Darren Randolph looking after number oneFormer West Ham player reveals why he was so eager to join MiddlesbroughSat Aug 19 2017 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Giddy Huddersfield sample Premier League glory gameWagner’s minnows will be fortunate to survive the choppy waters of the top flightSat Aug 12 2017 - 11:41
Zidane takes his time but ready to make final point to JuventusReal Madrid boss looking to emulate Arrigo Sacchi in CardiffSat Jun 3 2017 - 06:00
Theatrical carnage of Isis leaves young victims from Iraq to ManchesterThe targeting of boys playing football or girls going to a concert is grim on so many levelsSat May 27 2017 - 08:00
Manchester United victory brought some Mancunian smiles back, if just for a whileHowever briefly uplifting the 90 minutes in Stockholm, they are incomparable to what has gone and what lies aheadWed May 24 2017 - 22:37
Soccer Angles: Leicester’s fall almost as surreal as their riseShakespearean element to Ranieri’s regicide as kings of England meekly hand over crownSat May 20 2017 - 08:00
How Antonio Conte’s lightbulb moment transformed ChelseaItalian’s 3-4-3 formation move put Chelsea on path to glory as he quietly overhauled teamFri May 12 2017 - 16:54
Day of reckoning dawns as Blackburn stare into the abyssClub going downhill since Indian owners Venky’s bought a Lancashire institutionSat May 6 2017 - 08:00
John O’Shea wants to stay at relegated SunderlandDefeat to Bournemouth on Saturday consigned Black Cats to the ChampionshipMon May 1 2017 - 06:00
Michael Walker: Benitez’s grand plan for NewcastleManager will look for the right resources to be able to compete with Premier eliteSat Apr 29 2017 - 08:00
High time for Tottenham to show rivals their spursMauricio Pochettino’s side need to win a trophy to avoid the Belgium hype syndromeSat Apr 22 2017 - 08:00
Soccer Angles: The mysterious Irishman who helped build Boca JuniorsWhen Paddy McCarthy left Cashel for Argentina he brought his luggage and love of sportThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Michael Walker: Sinking feeling abounds at SunderlandDavid Moyes seems to have truly lost plot and looks unable to ‘slap’ himself out of quagmireSat Apr 8 2017 - 08:00
Pride returns to Parkhead as Celtic's Lions are rememberedBrendan Rodgers close to leading Celtic to a domestic treble on 50th anniversary of 1967Sat Apr 1 2017 - 08:00
Northern Ireland on course for playoffs as they ease past NorwayJamie Ward and Conor Washington on target as O’Neill’s men go second in Group CSun Mar 26 2017 - 22:27
Michael O’Neill continues to make the most of scarce resourcesProfessionalism, pride and preparation the mark of the new-look Northern IrelandSat Mar 25 2017 - 08:00
Soccer Angles: Green shoots at Preston as Irish influence growsChampionship club eye playoffs as blossoming Horgan and Boyle follow lead of McGeadySat Mar 18 2017 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Case for the defence of Aitor KarankaGoal-shy Middlesbrough are relegation-bound if their current form continuesSat Mar 11 2017 - 12:43
Michael Walker: Dundalk provide crackle, Glentoran the pop‘When Oriel is full, it’s a brilliant, brilliant atmosphere and a great place to play football’Sat Mar 4 2017 - 06:35
Michael Walker: Southampton’s Claude Puel a manager of real substanceUnfashionable and characterised as dull, the Frenchman has a CV to savourSat Feb 25 2017 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Alan Power enjoying time in FA Cup limelightDubliner who has laboured in lower leagues revelling in Lincoln City’s FA Cup runSat Feb 18 2017 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Race to the bottom starting to gather pacePremier League relegation battle adds intrigue to a season that is rewarding mediocreSat Feb 11 2017 - 11:21
Michael Walker: Klopp and Liverpool must be pragmatic like PaisleyClub’s greatness in past was founded on eyeing success and failure as equal impostersSat Feb 4 2017 - 11:29
Jose Fonte opts for last big payday over glory gameAt 33 Southampton stalwart moves to West Ham – just as Saints book big Wembley dateSat Jan 28 2017 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Guardiola may be about to defend by going on the attackCity manager’s selections, his ideas, are under scrutiny – not least from himselfSat Jan 21 2017 - 11:47
English football’s powerhouses are changingLondon, Liverpool and Manchester are English football’s city-states present and futureSat Jan 14 2017 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Allardyce back to Bolton and where it all beganCrystal Palace manager had eight memorable years at club but left under a cloudSat Jan 7 2017 - 08:01
Rob Elliot finding solace after a year that fell flatIreland and Newcastle United goalkeeper looking optimistically towards futureSat Dec 31 2016 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Bundesliga can wait as Town boss targets Premier LeagueHuddersfield’s revival under David Wagner could make Yorkshire soccer relevant againSat Dec 24 2016 - 09:00
Expectations surrounding Liverpool somewhat overplayedIf Jurgen Klopp’s side make the top four this season, the German will have done wellSat Dec 17 2016 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Leicester should heed Manchester City’s warning from historyIt was some time ago but reigning champions being relegated happened beforeSat Dec 10 2016 - 08:00
Guardiola’s youth policy builds platform for City successMichael Walker: Recent results show Chelsea are also a team of serious substanceSat Dec 3 2016 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Dundalk good money for European odysseyStephen Kenny’s side break new ground in their quest to take it up another levelSat Nov 26 2016 - 08:00
Alex Ferguson lit own bonfires but is Mourinho’s vanity creating too much heat?Manager’s propensity for conflict not lessened by start he has made at Old TraffordSat Nov 19 2016 - 09:00
Theresa May resorts to populist posturing as she baits FifaPoppy issue a handy diversion from government inaction in health/sport arenaSat Nov 5 2016 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Yaya Touré not gone but well forgotten at Manchester CityPep Guardiola could well do with dynamic Ivorian midfielder during this time of crisisSat Oct 29 2016 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Geordies now joyful as winds of change blow coldSunderland’s woes bring much pleasure to the Newcastle faithful in topsy-turvy rivalrySat Oct 22 2016 - 07:00
Michael Walker: Mick McCarthy struggling to halt Ipswich’s downward slideClub have slumped to 16th in Championship and haven’t scored a goal in four gamesSat Oct 15 2016 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Poets and players sense change at new Windsor ParkNorthern Ireland embark on a more inclusive intiative at redeveloped homeSat Oct 8 2016 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Merseyside more than Liverpool-Everton divideTwo tales of one city both ending with a sense of true belonging to respective clubsSat Oct 1 2016 - 07:00
West Ham’s move to shiny future trapped in a bottleneck of angstMove to Olympic Stadium has become symbol of east London’s growing identity crisisSat Sep 24 2016 - 08:00
Michael Walker: Uefa may trumpet Celtic’s return, but this side is a tribute actBarcelona thrashing highlights big clubs’ dominance and Uefa’s abdication of leadershipSat Sep 17 2016 - 17:53
Michael Walker: Old Firm, new era – just the job for the Brendan Rodgers revivalConfidence is high ahead of the Celtic manager’s first match against RangersFri Sep 9 2016 - 20:43
Hull’s bright start more a blip than trend – they’re still relegation fodderThe club’s good start surely cannot last and they remain joint favourites to go downSat Aug 27 2016 - 08:01
Leicester return to where their real Power lies – expect a gallopClaudio Ranieri’s men face only side to beat them at home in title-winning seasonSat Aug 20 2016 - 08:01
Euro 2016 reflection: We have the new format to thank for Albania’s storyExpansion to 24 teams gave minnows the chance to write their own piece of historySun Jul 10 2016 - 15:54
Captain Steven Davis takes pride in Northern Ireland’s campaignMichael O’Neill’s side bow out with heads held high after unlucky defeat to WalesSun Jun 26 2016 - 18:13
Michael O’Neill left frustrated as Northern Ireland bow out‘People didn’t give us a chance of doing anything, but we’ve come within a whisker of getting to the last eight’Sat Jun 25 2016 - 21:49
Wales bring Northern Ireland’s Euro 2016 adventure to an endGareth McAuley’s own goal the difference but Michael O’Neill’s side bow out with prideSat Jun 25 2016 - 19:15