Fair Play winners West Ham set for July Europa League start
West Ham United have been confirmed as winners of the Premier League’s Fair Play League and hence will qualify for next season’s UEFA Europa League.…
Jon Howe
One touch every four minutes shows Middlesbrough shouldn’t have risked Patrick Bamford against Norwich
Middlesbrough’s star striker cut a forlorn and isolated figure as he struggled to make an impact in the 2-0 Championship play-off defeat to Norwich on…
Norwich goal hero Nathan Redmond says Middlesbrough “played into our hands”
Monday’s 2-0 win in the Championship play-off final saw Norwich “run riot” in the open spaces of Wembley, according to Nathan Redmond. Two goals in…
Aitor Karanka glosses over mistakes as Middlesbrough lose ‘as a team’
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka refused to single out individuals for the defensive errors in Norwich’s 2-0 play-off final win on Monday. In the end it…
FA Cup Final songs – ten of the ‘best’, including Chelsea and Leeds
The traditional Cup Final song may be a dying art, but in its 1970s and 1980s heyday it was an annual battle as hotly contested…
With Arsenal’s Welbeck possibly missing out, how did England’s other forwards perform at the weekend?
Roy Hodgson’s England squad announced last week contained some interesting choices in the forward positions, so which are in the best form? The 24-man squad…
Are Leeds United building a football club again?
Key appointments behind the scenes, with the promise of more to come, appear to suggest that structure may be emerging from the chaos at Elland…
Confident Bruce describes Hull City’s survival chances as ‘outstanding’
Hull City go into the last game of the season needing to beat Manchester United to have any chance of avoiding relegation, but their manager…
Aston Villa’s Grealish omitted from England squad for inflammatory risk
England manager Roy Hodgson has spoken out on why Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish was considered for a national call-up, but in the end not risked.…
England U21 squad highlights Gareth Southgate’s problem
England’s squad for the summer’s U21 European Championships has been announced, but the breakdown of it tells a story about Southgate’s thankless job. The UEFA…
