Football
Football is the most popular sport in the world. It is played on interscholastic, intercollegiate, and professional levels and watched in stadiums and on television by millions. This section features news stories on Football.
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| Football Positions Explained American Football or simply football is a team game which involves strategy and physical play in equal measure. When you... |
The History of Table Football Table football is a sport based on association football, played atop a customized table. It is played worldwide hence its... |
| Football League Round-up: West Brom Fell to Their Second Successive Defeat With a 3-1 Loss Against Barnsley at Oakwell West Bromwich Albion seemed to herald a two-horse race with Newcastle for the Championship title... |
The Rugby Football League is Braced for the Publication of Sean Long's Autobiography Which is to Be Serialised This Week Sean Long will stir up another storm of controversy before St Helens' Super League play-off against Wigan on Saturday,... |
| English Football Cannot Afford to Be Complacent About Match-fixing Jonathan Wilson: Uefa's investigation into alleged match-fixing should be applauded, but the Premier League should not... |
West Ham and Millwall Have Been Charged By the Football Association Over Allegations of Racist Abuse at Their Carling Cup Tie West Ham United and Millwall face a heavy punishment after both clubs were charged with "failure to ensure their... |
| Football Needs Its Theatre of Dreams But Not for Amateur Dramatics Paul Hayward: Jack Wilshere reached a momentous junction in his short career this week, but the Arsenal player chose the... |
Football League Review: Kevin Nolan Hit a Hat-trick As Ipswich Were Hammered 4-0 While West Bromwich and Sheffield United Both Suffered Surprise Defeats Jason Tomas Ipswich's frailty at the back was exposed again when they crashed 4-0 at home to... |
| Why is Football So Cross Now? Barney Ronay: Football has always been a little cross, but this season its sprouting hair and howling at the moon,... |
Tony Mowbray Has Insisted the Chinese International Zheng Zhi Has Arrived at Celtic Because of His Football Ability Tony Mowbray has insisted the Chinese international Zheng Zhi has arrived at Celtic because of his football ability and not... |
| The Most Obvious Problem With the Football League's Standard on Club Ownership is That It is Applied Only Retrospectively Revelations about Russell King's involvement at Notts County have prompted concern at Football League headquarters but the... |
Everton Footballer Phil Jagielka Robbed at Knifepoint Injured defender robbed in latest raid on Merseyside footballers' mansions while at home watching his team play on television |
| Euro 2012 Football Fans May Be Housed Where 33,771 Jews Died The biggest mass murder by shooting of the Holocaust occurred during two days in late September 1941. Then, 33,771... |
Tahiti Show That Football Still Has a Place for Tales of the Unexpected Tahiti's presence at the Under-20 World Cup is a miracle to be cherished |
| Football Association Told to Reform or Face Cut in Government Funding The Football Association has been ordered to see through wholesale reform or face a cut in funding |
Gerry Sutcliffe Steps Up Campaign to Make Football Association Accept Reform Gerry Sutcliffe is the latest government figure to call on the Football Association to accept major reform |
| Defensive Football Positions Being a part of the Defensive Line may not seem very glamorous, but its importance is undisputed. There are plenty of... |
Offensive Football Positions The offensive plays in the sport of football are exciting and nail biting. The players filling the offensive football... |
| Two High-profile Players Said They Had Been Racially Abused at Football Grounds in Recent Days Two high-profile players yesterday said they had been racially abused at football grounds in recent days, with Blackpool's... |
Some Are Saying That Football Commentators' Favourite Phrases Are Entering the Language Too Easily. Is It a Bad Thing? Writing in the Guardian letters page yesterday, Paul Gilchrist asked if we could "leave the phrase 'a big ask' to... |
| The Former Renault Managing Director May Escape Football League Sanctions As He Has Not Been Personally Banned From Formula One Even if the Football League deems the disgraced former Renault Formula One team director Flavio Briatore to have violated... |
Football Transfer Rumours: Anton Ferdinand to Tottenham Hotspur Briatore out of football | Simeon Jackson to Everton | Michael Ball to Portsmouth or Galatasaray |
| Football's Betting Boom Points a Way for the Turf to Halt Decline Greg Wood: Football's betting boom points a way for the Turf to halt decline |
An Allegation That El Hadji Diouf Made a Racist Remark to a Ball Boy in Blackburn's Defeat to Everton Have Been Referred to the Football Association El Hadji Diouf is facing possible sanction from both Merseyside police and the Football Association following an allegation... |
| Footballing Greats and Appreciative Fans Gather to Remember Sir Bobby Robson Sir Alex Ferguson and Fabio Capello are among the 1,000 guests attending a memorial service for Sir Bobby Robson |
Football League Round-up: Ipswich Are Still Winless After a 3-3 Draw at Doncaster, While Peterborough Came From Behind Against Reading to Earn Their First Win of the Season on a Day of Plentiful Goals Roy Keane's frustration over his Ipswich team's surprisingly poor start to the season became... |
| Spencer Vignes: Norwich Are Hoping to Put a Bad Start to Life in League One Behind Them and Head Back to Football's Higher Echelons Like formation skydivers plunging inexorably towards earth, so the downward trajectories of Norwich City and Charlton... |
Brian Mawhinney's Departure From Football League May Yet Make Waves Brian Mawhinney has said he will stand down as Football League chairman before July 2011 |
| Football Transfer Rumours: David Silva to Manchester United? Caleb Folan loaned to Middlesbrough | Danny Shittu to Sheffield United or Ipswich | Lucas Neill to sign for Everton |
Football May Regret Lost Values of Roy Race and the Comic Book Heroes Rob Bagchi: Roy Race schooled you in the romance of the game – the little guy always has a chance against the big guy |
| Football Transfer Rumours: David Beckham to Blackburn? Michael Owen to the cold | Danny Shittu to Sheffield United | Marlon Harewood to Newcastle United |
Scotland's Ritual Slaughter of Its Footballing Hopes Kevin McKenna: Scotland must end its thuggish coaching culture to reverse continual failure on the world stage |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Igor Akinfeev to Manchester United? Blanco to West Ham | Berti targetted by Hull? | Beckham wins World Cup place? |
Rugby Football Union's Bloodgate Deadline Looms for Quins The RFU disciplinary officer Jeff Blackett has until 5pm tomorrow to decide what, if any, further action to take over the... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Jack Wilshere for the 2010 World Cup? Healy and Murphy to Ipswich | Or Coventry | And that's pretty much it | No, really |
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| English Football: When Women Ruled the Pitch Once crowds of 50,000 watched them play. Will England's European Championship final tonight spark a revival? Anna Kessel... |
Arsene Wenger - Football Genius or Megalomaniac As his quest for silverware continues to elude him, does Arsene Wenger finally need to hold up his hands and admit that... |
| Sir Trevor Brooking Slams 'vacuum of Leadership' in English Youth Football The FA's director of football development has said that England is failing to produce players with the 'necessary technical... |
The Night When English Football Sank in a Mire of Its Own Making Richard Williams: The last time Croatia came to Wembley for a crucial qualifier, impotence reigned down at pitch level |
| Have You Heard? England's Women Footballers Could Win Euro 2009 Hope Powell's side have gone further in a tournament than any men's team since 1966 |
Football Transfer Rumours: Rio Ferdinand to Real Madrid? Barcelona chase Daniele De Rossi | Roberto Carlos to Notts County | Everton in for Ronald Raldes |
| Football Comes Back to Haunt Joe Denly With Injury in Oval Kickabout The England batsman who has suffered an injury playing football at The Oval once interested Charlton Athletic |
Jermain Defoe Finds Sanctuary in Football Amid Family Tragedy The Spurs and England striker has found a greater focus than ever in the aftermath of the death of his half-brother |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Will Franck Ribéry Quit Bayern Munich in January? Not much in the way of deals | C'mon, it's the morning after the transfer window shut | Oh, all right, Nicolas Anelka is... |
TV Ratings: Football Coverage Sends Itv1 Down the League Tables TV ratings: Channel suffers its worst-ever week of ratings after screening games featuring non-UK teams. By Leigh Holmwood |
| Power in Football is Drifting Away From English Shores Richard Williams: Spanish and Italian teams have delivered an early warning to the Premier League |
Manchester United's Fouls Are Hurting Football, Says Arsène Wenger The Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger believes Manchester United's systematic fouling is hurting football |
| Wayne Rooney Has Potential to Join Football's Elite, Says Fabio Capello Fabio Capello believes Wayne Rooney has the potential to become one of the best players in the world |
Looking for the Bright Spots in Return to Football's Dark Ages Will Buckley: Scratch beneath the surface and there are positives to take from the return of football hooliganism |
| Carlo Ancelotti Abandons Chelsea's Power in Favour of Liquid Football Mikey Stafford: Burnley has no answer to the fluidity and movement of a Chelsea midfield which has found new purpose under... |
Roy Hodgson Tops List to Be Britain's Olympic Football Coach The Fulham manager Roy Hodgson fits the bill to coach Britain's football team for 2012 |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Muntari to Tottenham Hotspur Jermaine Jenas to Inter | Danny Collins to Stoke | Michael Turner to Sunderland | Michael CHopra to Newcastle |
Police Want Football Clubs to Pay More for Their Match-day Service Digger: Police have been arguing strongly that football clubs should cover the bills for keeping an eye on public transport... |
| Man Charged Over Attack on West Ham Footballer Calum Davenport A 25-year-old man appears in court after alleged knife attack that could end player's career |
Florida Gators Top Preseason NCAA Football AP Poll The Florida Gators have landed atop the AP preseason poll for NCAA football this year, and will try to gain their third... |
| SOS Scotland: is There a Way Back for a Once-great Footballing Nation? Glenn Gibbons: Scottish football is no longer producing the great players it once regularly churned out – why? |
Football May Be Imperfect But at Least No One is Smuggling Fake Blood on to the Pitch Paul Wilson: Rugby union's latest scandal may just bring some perspective to the game's pundits eager to blame football for... |
| Football Managers Scouting for Fans' Online Libels Lawyers tell leading soccer clubs their brand image can be ruined by 'vicious' supporters |
Football's European Super League Would Have Been a Hit in the 70s David Lacey: The time for a breakaway by Europe's biggest clubs came and went 40 years ago |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Bobo Baldé to Manchester United? Matthew Upson on his way to Aston Villa | Everton in for Abdoulaye Faye | And for Marouane Chamakh while they're at it |
Football League Rules Out Replay Over Crystal Palace's Ghost Goal The Football League have ruled out an possibility of a replay between Bristol City and Crystal Palace despite calls from... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Petrov And/or Dunne Plus £20m to Everton Lescott to Man City ... again | Tuncay to Everton | Amorebieta to Liverpool | Ribery staying at Bayern |
Stan Bowles Explains the Problem With Modern Football Stan Bowles, English football's enfant terrible of the 70s, tells Kevin Mitchell what is wrong with the modern game |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Manchester United Target New Goalkeeper? Hull chase Real Madrid forward? | £4m Matic off to Chelsea? Spurs in for Victor Moses? |
Sheepskin Coats and Fedoras: How Football Managers Have Defined Their Own Style Football bosses' clothes have always been an essential part of what made them different |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Sol Campbell Back to Arsenal? Neven Subotic to Everton? | Erik Huseklepp to Chelsea? | Martin Petrov to Tottenham? |
Football Managers: Camel Coat Optional The role of the football manager has changed hugely over the years. But when did public humiliation and constant hounding... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: David Beckham to Chelsea? Marouane Chamakh to Arsenal | Franck Ribéry to Chelsea | Niko Kranjcar to Liverpool |
TV Ratings: Return of Live League Football Brings 3m to Bbc1 First live domestic league football on BBC since formation of Premier League 17 years ago. By Stephen Brook |
| Fans Pay Price As Game Flaunts Its Wealth in Age of 'football Capitalism' With top clubs and players seemingly immune to economic reality and ever more riches pouring in, has the sport lost touch... |
Even Sir Bobby Was Not Safe From the Random Savagery of Modern Football Paul Hayward: The unavenged felony at the end of Sir Bobby Robson's career came four games into a new Premier League season |
| Championship Football Makes Itsbbc Debut Will Buckley: How the Championship can regain its rightful luster in the football firmament |
A Working Life: The Football Scout Long motorway drives and windswept terraces make up David Hamilton's lot – but, he tells Chris Arnot, it's all worth it for... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Nicky Butt to Liverpool? Manchester United interested in David James | Alex off to Real Madrid | Fulham eye up Fulham |
Football Transfer Rumours: Steven Warnock to Tottenham Hotspur? Overpriced Moussa Sissoko to Spurs | Sylvain Distin to Liverpool | Afonso Alves to Monaco | Mark Lawrenson to manage... |
| Is This a Bright New Dawn for Ukrainian Football? Jonathan Wilson: Ukraine's European Under-19 glory suggests that they may slowly be establishing themselves as a major... |
Football Transfer Rumours: Cesc Fábregas to Milan? David Beckham set for a Man Utd return | Tottenham miss out on Arjen Robben | Four clubs chase Sebastian Bassong |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Delph, Lescott, Elm, Agüero and Villa to Manchester City? Sunderland in for David Bentley and Michael Dawson? | Armand Traoré to Birmingham? | Blackburn target Habib Beye? |
English Football and the World Has Lost a Shining Light in Sir Bobby Robson Paul Wilson: Sir Bobby Robson was a great manager and an even greater man |
| Bobby Robson Loved Football As Much As Any Man Who Ever Lived Miner's son who embodied so many of the better qualities identified with the game |
Confident, Bold and Adaptable, Sir Bobby Robson Was a Footballing Pioneer Kevin McCarra: For all the humorous anecdotes about Robson, he was an extraordinary football manager |
| Memories of a Day With Sir Bobby Robson – the Man Who Loved Football Even More Than It Loved Him Amy Lawrence: I have never before or since talked to anyone who could generate such passion for football as naturally as... |
Money Men Are Gambling on the Future of Argentina's Football Marcela Mora y Araujo: Arguments over TV deals and gambling revenue mean the Argentinian league has been suspended. Can a... |
| Sir Bobby Robson Was the Heart and Soul of English Football David Lacey: Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson was a natural fighter who never let the game get him down |
Football Transfer Rumours: Manchester United Still After Franck Ribéry? Darren Bent 'launches Twitter attack on Levy' | Liverpool eye Michael Turner? | Andrea Dossena to Spurs? |
| Kakha Kaladze and Gianluca Pessotto's Good News Gives Football Perspective Amy Lawrence: In a month when footballers made the headlines for the wrong reasons, a change of fortune in the lives of... |
Essien Was Wrong: Football Is nothing Like a Day in the Office What if football really was like a day in the office? |
| Football Tranfer Rumours: Manchester City to Sign £15m Miguel Veloso? Bendtner staying at Arsenal? | Warnock to Aston Villa? | Hutton to Everton or Hull City? |
Sven-Goran Eriksson Confirmed As Director of Football at Notts County Sven-Goran Eriksson made an extraordinary return to English football when he was appointed director of football at Notts... |
| Monday's Football Transfer Rumours: Andriy Voronin to Hull City? Andriy Voronin to Hull City | Andre Pierre Gignac to Arsenal | Christian Poulsen to Fulham |
Arena Football Rules Arena football has been derived from the famous American football. It is a fast and high-scoring game, full of energy and... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ready to Join Barcelona? David Beckham tells John Terry not to sell his soul? Really? | Peter Crouch to snub Sunderland? | Blackburn eye Rapid... |
Football Transfer Rumours: Patrick Vieira to Tottenham? Chelsea to woo Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Xabi Alonso ponders transfer request | Villa line up swoop for Darren Bent and Stewart... |
| The Agent Developing Irish Football While Loving All Things Italian Mikey Stafford: Mick Wallace does a lot more than broker deals as his investment in the youth set-up in Ireland proves |
Football Transfer Rumours - Barcelona Teeing Up £40m Bid for Cesc Fabregas Terry to City | Terry staying put | Eto'o to City | Eto'o staying put | Strachan to Southampton | Bent to |Sunderland |
| Football Transfer Rumours - Arsenal in for Newcastle's Sebastian Bassong Sunderland chasing Mido and Peter Crouch | Chelsea want Maicon | Blackburn closing in on Darren Bent |
The Planet's Graceful Football Jersey in My Opinion Soccer is certainly the planet's most prevalent game, its most beautiful and in bountiful ways its most chic. Buyers and... |
| Steve Ganson Receives Backing of Rugby Football League After His Arrest Super League referee Steve Ganson will officiate a televised match this weekend despite his arrest last Saturday |
Most Watched Professional American Football Team One of the most watched professional American football team is the New York Giants. They are located in East Rutherford,... |
| Letter From Africa: South Africa Sets Its Sights on a Goal Beyond Football As South Africa prepares to host the World Cup, there are signs that the tournament could help to break down racial barriers |
Football Transfer Rumours: Tim Cahill, Karim Benzema and Arjen Robben to Manchester United? Arsenal in for Mesut Ozil? | Aiden McGeady to Hull? | Fulham target Kalu Uche? |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Ruud Van Nistelrooy to Everton? José Antonio Reyes back to England? | Sunderland in for Lee Cattermole? | Arsenal to sign Karim Benzema? |
Pranks, Forfeits and Tennis-football Keep Spirits High in Camp Andy Murray's entourage has continued to provide light relief as the tournament pressure builds |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Manchester City Exodus to Fund Samuel Eto'o Deal? Peter Crouch to Blackburn? | Liverpool in for Lee Cattermole? | Obafemi Martins to Stoke? |
Football Transfer Rumours: Cesc Fábregas and Karim Benzema to Real Madrid? Chelsea to sign Jonjo Shelvey? | Alex McLeish eyes Armand Traoré? | Where next for Michael Owen? |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Manchester United Eye £52m Sergio Agüero? Edin Dzeko's Milan move off? | Sunderland spree to begin at Reading? | Vahid Halilhodzic to manage Portsmouth? |
Football Coaching Tips There are many things that a coach needs to keep in mind while coaching football players, as a win mostly depends on them.... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Michael Owen to Hull City? Manchester United eye Benzema | Blackburn in for former striker Davies | Villa want Wheater | Hartley to Sheffield United |... |
Football League to Hold Emergency Meeting Over Southampton Takeover The Football League is to hold an emergency board meeting on Monday to discuss the Pinnacle Group's attempts to take... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Lucas Neill to Chelsea? Fulham to challenge Milan for Edin Dzeko? | Gareth Bale to Sunderland? | Damien Duff to Everton? |
Football Transfer Rumours: Liverpool's Pepe Reina to Barcelona? Robin van Persie to Manchester United | Mohamed Zidan to Blackburn Rovers | Andriy Shevchenko to Monaco |
| Sepp Blatter to Meet Jacque Rogge Over Football's Role at Olympics The International Olympic Committee president and Fifa are at odds over eligibility for the football competition |
Top 5 Football Geniuses in My View This article is written for introducing top five soccer stars in my opinion. The author - Shining Lion is glad to share his... |
| Ronaldo Aiming to 'rewrite the History of Football' Cristiano Ronaldo has told a French magazine of his indifference to jeers and his ambition 'to write more chapters in the... |
Look Past Predictable Football and There's Some Beautiful Things Happening Will Buckley: Thank goodness for Jimmy Greaves for questioning the sanity of anyone bothering to watch this non-event |
| Football's Summer of Spend, Spend, Spend Starts Here Jamei Jackson: Kaka and Ronaldo were just for starters, but the clubs splashing the cash as never before still expect a... |
Friday's Football Transfer Rumours: Xabi Alonso to Manchester City? Chelsea in for Glen Johnson | Milan want Emmanuel Adebayor | Arsenal look at another Toure |
| Premier League Footballers, Spoiled? It Was Evra Thus Marina Hyde: Player liaison officers are the unsung heroes of the modern game. Just ask the one sawing a snooker table into... |
Football Agent Willie Mckay Cleared in Corruption Investigation The football agent Willie McKay has been cleared of all allegations in a police enquiry into alleged football corruption |
| The Fundamentals of Football For all football enthusiasts out there, it’s very obvious that you already know all about the four corners of football. But... |
Rants, Zaki and Tictacs - the Story of a Roller-coaster Football Season Paul Wilson: The 2008-09 football season offered the unforgettable, the unpalatable and the unmemorable |
| Saint and Greavsie Say Football on Tv is Now No Laughing Matter Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves tell Anna Kessel why today's television cannot compare to the way they once covered the game |
Football Transfer Rumours: Paul Scholes to Stoke City? Wayne Rooney to Wembley? | Cristiano Ronaldo to holiday? | Gareth Barry to Arsenal? | Sven-Goran Eriksson to Portsmouth? |
| Barcelona's Triumph Holds Hope for Arsène Wenger's Brand of Football Richard Williams: The new European champions produced the finished version of the football Arsenal's French manager has... |
Football Transfer Rumours: Chelsea Enter the Race for Franck Ribéry? Elano to Inter? | Wenger kickstarts youth summer spree? | Liverpool eye Bilbao's Martinez? |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Milan Move in for Gareth Barry? Wayne Rooney's boots stolen? | Joleon Lescott to Manchester City? | Celtic close on Slaven Bilic? |
As Itv Goes Finals Crazy, Where is Football's Susan Boyle? Martin Kelner: The channel sees the Champions League final as part of a week that culminates in the Britain's Got Talent... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Luiz Felipe Scolari to Replace Gordon Strachan at Celtic? Owen Coyle and Gary Megson also in the frame | Manchester City chase Grafite, Roman Pavlyuchenko and David Bentley | Yoann... |
Football Phone-ins and Weaselly Bookmakers Mock My Solemn Struggle Will Buckley: My struggle against expenses hypocrisy, football phone-ins and weaselly bookmakers |
| Human Interest Stories Abound on Football's Last-chance Afternoon David Lacey: The relegation battle has consistently provided long-lasting memories and tomorrow will be no different as... |
Lord Triesman Confirms Great Britain Olympic Football Team is 'very Close' The FA chairman hopes to be able to announce an agreement this weekend about a London 2012 joint football team |
| The Fame of Football Football, specifically professional football, is a well-known sport, certainly that’s a fact. But can you really imagine... |
Brian Mawhinney Faces Tricky Task in Dragging Football League Clubs Out of Peril Owen Gibson: As economic gloom threatens many clubs, the League chairman's solutions range from the implausible to the... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Glen Johnson to Liverpool? Kaka to Real Madrid | Valencia to Manchester United, Bayern Munich or Real Madrid | Balde to Birmingham | Yobo to Arsenal |
The Heavenly Virtues: 10 Temperant Football Men Tom Lutz list ten in the game with iron self-control |
| Former NFL Coach Jon Gruden to Join Monday Night Football Former coach Jon Gruden will move from the NFL sidelines to the Monday Night Football booth after being fired from the... |
Football Transfer Rumours: Diego Forlan to Manchester City? Carlos Tevez to Liverpool | Emmanuel Adebayor to Milan | Paul Scharner to Hamburg |
| The Heavenly Virtues: 10 Kind Footballers Tim Rich selects ten of the game's most generous personalities |
English Football System is Ruining the Game, Claims Johan Cruyff Johan Cruyff has accused English clubs of damaging football but praised Barcelona just over a week before the Champions... |
| Torquay United Regain Their Football League Status After Two Years Torquay are returning to the Football League while Cambridge stay in the Blue Square after their second play-off final... |
Football Transfer Rumours: Ronaldinho to Man City? Bruno Alves to Chelsea | Jesus to Liverpool | Vermaelen to Villa | Drogba to Man City |
| Who is Killing Football? With a massive insolvency crisis looming for English soccer - among others - we would be very wise to take the trouble to... |
Is Sir Alex Ferguson The Greatest Football Manager of All Time? An article looking at the illustrious managerial career of Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. The article... |
| September End Date for Football Corruption Inquiry The authorities leading the investigation into corruption in football hope to bring the inquiry to an end by September |
Football Stars at the Sharp End of Bitter Anti-drugs Battle Owen Gibson: England internationals could face Ohuruogu-style bans if they do not inform Wada of their whereabouts from 1... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Emmanuel Adebayor to Chelsea? Santa Cruz to Tottenham? | Ashley Young to leave Aston Villa? |
Steven Gerrard Named Football Writers' Association Player of the Year The Liverpool captain beat Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney to the honor |
| History of American Football American football is an amazing sport in which each team tries to push the other team behind and gain every inch of the... |
Rome Grabs Immigrants' Dusty Pitch for Champions League Football Village Rome's football village for Champions League final fans will be sited on a dirt pitch used by Ecuadorean immigrants |
| Top Footballer Ledley King Bailed After Alleged Assault Outside London Nightclub Tottenham Hotspur captain questioned by police for allegedly punching a doorman at a club in Soho |
Football in Thrall to Beauty and Beastliness of the English Way Paul Hayward: Chelsea v Barcelona was primetime dynamite, a glory and gory game that swears by drama |
| 'Football Defeated Anti-football - Power Against Talent, Attack Against Defence' Sid Lowe: While the English and Madrid press harp on about the referee, their Catalonian counterparts were happy to reflect... |
Football Transfer Rumours: Joey Barton to Tottenham Hotspur? Nemanja Vidic to Barcelona | Stephen Hunt to Sunderland | Diego to Bayern Munich |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Joey Barton to Get Bounced Out of St James' Park Barton to Blackburn Rovers or Bolton Wanderers | Kris Boyd and Madjid Bougherra to Birmingham City | Mark Robins to Norwich... |
Notre Dame Football - Spring 2009 Is this year of the come-back for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame? I'm not so sure, but you can decide for yourself. |
| Guus Hiddink Reminds Barcelona 'football is a Man's Game' Guus Hiddink has denied that Chelsea were too rough against Barcelona in the Champions League |
Football Transfer Rumours: Michael Owen to Everton? Miguel Veloso to Manchester City? | Lorik Cana to Liverpool? | Robinho to his bongo room? |
| 'Those Who Played Football 0-0 Those Who Didn't Play At All' Sid Lowe: The Spanish press were furious with Chelsea's tactics, but Barcelona should realize they are not in a bad... |
Football Transfer Rumours: David Bentley to Ac Milan? Andrey Arshavin and Cesc Fábregas fall out | Sami Hyypia to become a Wolf | Martin O'Neill to start his spending spree in... |
| Tears of Joy As Afc Wimbledon Prove They Are in the Wider Interest of Football David Conn: The south London club built and owned by its fans has taken another step towards the Football League |
Footballer's Brother Dies After Attack Half-brother of England footballer Jermain Defoe dies following vicious daylight assault in London street |
| Football Transfer Rumours – Ashley Cole to Manchester City? Ancelotti to Chelsea | Tevez to Liverpool | Hyypia to Stoke | Hart to Birmingham | Sessegnon to Chelsea |
David Gold Calls for Football League Clubs to Slash Ticket Prices in Half Birmingham City chairman David Gold tells Sachin Nakrani about his cut-price idea for boosting crowds as the recession sets... |
| Thursday's Football Transfer Rumours - Carlos Tevez to Manchester City? Tevez to Man City | Man Utd to buy two young defenders | Chelsea still after Robinho | Spurs in for Jakupovic | Blackburn... |
Tuesday's Football Transfer Rumours: David Beckham to Tottenham Hotspur Richard Dunne and Jonathan Greening to Sunderland | Joleon Lescott or Micah Richards to Aston Villa | Marvin Elliott to... |
| Football Transfer Rumours: Liverpool in for Roque Santa Cruz? Michael Mancienne to Chelsea | Mario Balotelli to West Ham | Matt Mills to Newcastle |
Monday's Football Transfer Rumours: Ryan Babel to Arsenal Today's Mill likes the sound of the taster menu |
| Football's Second Period Threatened By Neanderthals Paul Wilson: Football's second period of inflated ticket prices and sky-high wages has led to a situation where those... |
Football's Real Entertainment is Found in the Tense Struggle for Survival Will Buckley: Fans feel sympathy for the about-to-be relegated rather than the relentlessly self-promoted |
| Burton Albion Finally Ready to Seize Football League Status Richard Rae: The Blue Square Premier club Burton Albion need just a point tonight to become England's newest professional... |
The Guide: What We're Looking Forward to From This Weekend's Football Scott Murray: The matches, moments and Munich meltdowns we're looking forward to around Europe |
| Friday's Football Rumours: Romario to Loftus Road. No, Not to Play. 17 Apr 2009: Adebayor and Tevez to Chelsea | And Ancelotti too | Except Tevez is going to Real Madrid instead | Or Juventus... |
Thursday's Football Transfer Rumours: England Pats Itself on the Back Gerrard to Milan | Upson to Arsenal | Ledley to Wolves | Cristiano Ronaldo to Guess Where Yes That's Right |
| Liverpool Remembers Hillsborough Football Disaster With Anger, Tears and 96 Chimes Anniversary of tragic football disaster honored by more than 30,000 supporters in show of solidarity |
Wednesday's Football Rumours – Mauro Zarate to Liverpool? Daniel Agger to Barcelona | Steven Defour to Aston Villa | Darren Bent prefers Everton to Sunderland |
| Monday's Football Transfer Rumours - Arjen Robben to Liverpool? 13 April 2009: Kevin Kuranyi to Blackburn | Liverpool move for Arjen Robben | Dennis Wise to QPR |
Out of the Ashes of Hillsborough, Modern Football Was Born Owen Gibson: Twenty years ago, 96 fans lost their lives at a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. It was a day... |
| Feast of Football for Fans But Players Want a Break The Easter fixture congestion has brought in to question if players can handle more than one match every seven days |
Treating Young Footballers Like Ready Meals Harms Us All David James: The focus on signing the next teenage sensation is harming English football and stopping young players from... |
| Wednesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Bobby Zamora to Villarreal? Sunderland target Bent? | Moyes back for Moutinho? | Chelsea and Villa after Sturridge? |
Monday's Football Transfer Rumours: Sven-goran Eriksson to Chelsea? New manager to get £40m to spend on Maicon and Adam Johnson? | David Moyes ready to replace Sir Alex Ferguson? | Arsenal... |
| Footballer Given Yellow Card 'for Breaking Wind' During Penalty Shot Referee books Chorlton Villa player for distracting rival with 'ungentlemanly conduct' at key moment in match |
The Night Football Was Reborn Jason Cowley recalls 1989, the year football nearly died - and the 90 minutes that saved it |
| Gerrard Hints at Total Football As Potent England Triumph Paul Hayward: The absence of a first-class center forward need not hamper England with Rooney and Gerrard in such good form |
Lithuanian Football Feels the Chill and Hearts Fans Know the Feeling Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is at the center of a football revolution in Lithuania |
| Thursday's Football Transfer Rumours: Emmanuel Pogatetz and Jeremie Aliadiere Want Out of Middlesbrough Raul Albiol to Liverpool | Tom Huddlestone to anywhere that will give him a game | Rafael van der Vaart to Chelsea | Joey... |
Rebecca Adlington Calls for Drug Testers to Get Tough on Footballers Rebecca Adlington wants footballers to be subject to the same 'whereabouts' drug testing rules as athletes |
| Tuesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Manchester City Sniffing Around Forlan Poor poppet Ronaldo could be forced out by nasty defenders, Hughes wants Forlan for City and the Newcastle players are... |
The Guide: What We Are Looking Forward to From This Weekend's Football Lawrence Booth: Here are the matches, moments and touchline troubadours around Europe that we'll be keeping a close eye on |
| Thursday's Football Transfer Rumours: Kanoute Back to England and Ooijer to Psv Bramble set for a pay-rise | Skuse off to Stoke | N'Guessan wanted by Sheffield Wednesday | It's a slow, slow day |
Asia's Mr Football Says Attempts to Oust Him From Fifa Power Could Wreck World Cup Dream A power struggle involving Mohamed Bin Hammam's role with Fifa may derail the development of Asian football |
| Football Must Be Released From the Frivolity of the Tevez Affair Lawrence Donegan: The absurdity of the Griffiths ruling has merely escalated the problems created by its verdict |
Wednesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Deco and Beck-o to Madrid? Real target Ronaldo and Beckham? | Mancienne chased by Liverpool and Manchester City? | Spurs target Pelé? |
| Does Football Deserve Better Fans? Aston Villa and Middlesbrough fans have been criticized for mocking their teams – but does football get the fans it deserves? |
Monday's Football Transfer Rumours: Hleb to Manchester City? Villa wants Real Madrid move | Liverpool interested in Wheater | Tottenham to replace Bent |
| Don't Let's Be Complacent About Drug Testing in Football David James: There is no drugs problem in football but testing is to be welcomed not moaned about |
Football League Round-up: Crucial Weekend at the Top and Bottom of League Two Simon Burnton: Brentford have a chance to establish a mighty lead over Wycombe |
| Tuesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Sakho to Arsenal? Tottenham follow French pair | Cissé to Bolton? | Kitson to make Reading return? |
This Tolerance of Violence Reveals English Football's Collective Cowardice Paul Hayward: Refereeing standards were under fire again at Wigan this week, but it's a distraction from the real problem –... |
| Gay Group Tackles Football Homophobia First gay and lesbian football supporters' group to be accepted by a Spanish club vows to fight prejudice |
The Guide: What We Are Looking Forward to From This Weekend's Football Sachin Nakrani: The matches, moments and Madrid meltdowns around Europe that we'll be keeping a close eye on |
| SPL2 Will Only Provide More Posers for Scottish Football Ewan Murray: The SFL would be left in a state of flux by the creation of SPL2, despite Celtic's proposed solution |
Wednesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Kranjcar to Everton? Chelsea tracking Vaclav Kadlec | Nicky Bailey and Lee Croft to West Brom | Diego Maradona flees car crash scene |
| 'Nerdy' Arsenal Fan Expected to Bring Civil Service Skills to Football The man replacing Brian Barwick as chief executive of the FA is a novice when it comes to the business of football but that... |
Monday's Football Transfer Rumours – Riquelme to Newcastle? Reina heading for Liverpool exit? | Kenyon wanted by Manchester City | Birmingham target Shittu |
| Football Managers Need to Go Back to Basics: Time to Break Out the Booze Will Buckley: The events of the past week will mark the beginning of the end of puncturing of the cult of the football... |
How Hiddink Adapts 'total Football' to Players' Strengths Guus Hiddink has build an impressive CV by adapting 'total football' to the strengths of the players at his disposal |
| Friday's Football Transfer Rumours: Which London Club is Weighing Up a £50m Offer for David Villa? Milan must pay £10.5m for David Beckham | Michael Chopra gets 'dumped on Facebook' | Arsenal target Portsmouth's Niko... |
Martínez Proves That Swansea's Free-flowing Football is No Passing Phase Swansea's young manager wants his side to continue to play football that is easy on the eye |
| Wednesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Eriksson to Portsmouth? Daniel Sturridge contemplates move to Villa | Djimi Traoré joins Birmingham | clubs chase Sweden Under-21 captain |
Giants of Asian Football Prepare for Crucial Clashes John Duerden: Japan meet Australia and Iran play South Korea in matches that will go a long way to deciding the qualifiers... |
| Tuesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Ancelotti to Take Charge of Chelsea? Eriksson on course for Portsmouth job? | Wigan chasing Michael Kightly? | Steven Gerrard a lover of classic novels? |
Football's Skewed Loyalty Values Makes No Sense in Beckham's Galaxy Richard Williams: LA Galaxy fans may feel aggrieved but why should David Beckham turn up the chance to go to AC Milan? |
| The Guide: What We Are Looking Forward to From This Weekend's Football Scott Murray: Here are the matches, moments and m... around Europe that we'll be keeping a close eye on |
Thursday's Football Rumours: Franck Ribery to Leave the Most Exciting League in the World? Ribery to Barcelona | Valencia to Manchester United | Henry to Liverpool | Adams to freeze |
| The Question: Is Three Points for a Win Good for Football? Jonathan Wilson: Statistics don't necessarily support the claim that offering three points for a win would revolutionize... |
Wednesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Kieran Richardson to Newcastle United? Mrs Gary Lineker to pose as an onion bhaji | Didier Drogba to Inter | Milan to offer 30m euros for David Beckham |
| Friday's Football Transfer Rumours: David Beckham to Buy Leyton Orient? Liverpool anger at Keane 'tap-up' | Crouch to Blackburn? | Barcelona in for Lahm and Ribéry? |
Thursday's Football Transfer Rumours: Manchester United to Lose Out on Antonio Valencia? Wigan Athletic are holding out for £18m for midfielder Antonio Valencia |
| Wednesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Luka Modric on His Way to Inter? Marc Janko to Blackburn | John Fleck to Manchester United | Robbie Keane to Spurs |
Tuesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Sergio Ramos to Manchester United? Nikola Zigic to Blackburn | Paul Sharner to Aston Villa |
| Football League Review: the 10-point Guide to the Weekend Action John Ashdown: A look back at the latest results from the Championship, League One and League Two – including history... |
Monday's Football Transfer Rumours - Robbie Keane to Everton? Owen to Villa? | Given out, James in at Newcastle? | Spurs to swap Dos Santos for Fred? |
| The Kaka Saga Conclusion? Kick Morals Out of Football Man City's Garry Cook is a good advert for banning football people from talking about 'morality', says Will Buckley |
Scottish Football Needs Summer Matches or a Winter Break Ewan Murray: The Scottish game would benefit tremendously if the season was re-shaped so that it either became a summer... |
| Deal That Confounded Football's Naysayers Negotiations for tv rights for the Premier League are approaching, and there is hope the deal will match the £2.7bn of last... |
The Rugby Football League Insist They Need Financial Backing From the Government to Make Their 2013 World Cup Bid More Competitive Rugby league World Cup bid too taxing without government support |
| Trio Plead Guilty to Abusive Chants Against Footballer Sol Campbell Three men have admitted charges of directing racist and homophobic abuse at the Portsmouth defender |
So What Abuse is Acceptable to Hurl at Footballers? Barry Glendenning: Everyone agrees that homophobic and racist chants are unacceptable, but the line is not so easy to draw... |
| Friday's Football Transfer Rumours: Tevez to Chelsea? Man City offer £22m for Parker | Upson ready for Arsenal return | Pennant opts for Portsmouth |
Thursday's Football Transfer Rumours: Andre Arshavin to Pay Part of His Own Transfer Fee to Get to Arsenal? Whitehead and Finnan to Hull | Adriano to Tottenham Hotspur and Jenas to Inter | Mbia and Ebondo to Newcastle |
| O'Neill Perplexed By Mowbray's 'non-football' Allegation The Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is perplexed by Tony Mowbray's criticism of his side's style of football |
Champions League Football is Aston Villa's to Lose Stuart James: The title may be beyond them still, but no one should be surprised if Martin O'Neill's team finish in the top... |
| Tuesday's Football Transfer Rumours - Manchester City to Splurge £100m on Kaka? Nigel Quashie to Newcastle | Hunts to leave Reading | Jermain Jenas to Wigan | Liverpool to buy Gareth Bale |
Sunday's Football Transfer Rumours: Shay Given to Join Manchester City for a Knockdown Fee? Given to Man City | Bentley to Boro | Palacios to Spurs | Beattie to Newcastle | Saviola to Everton | Bullard to Arsenal |... |
| Dodgy Darts and the Damien Hirst of Football Will Buckley: BBC sport makes the error of treating darts seriously; we watch darts to be entertained, not informed |
First Diarra, Then Defoe, Now All the Rumours. This is the Strangest January in Football I've Ever Known David James: At Portsmouth the only symmetry between this year's transfer window and last are the names Harry Redknapp and... |
| Friday's Football Transfer Rumours: Valencia to Move Lock, Stock and Belltower El Micalet to Madrid? Donati to Atalanta | Shorey to West Ham or Tottenham Hotspur | Hreidarsson to Celtic | Chopra and Jones to stay put |
Wednesday's Football Transfer Rumours: Gareth Bale to Boro to Secure Spurs' Move for Stewart Downing? Adriano to Man City | Canella to Villa | Saracens to Fulham | The enduring appeal of Sami Hyypia | Lollipops at the Reebok... |
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