Patrick Vieira and a sacking swimming in an ocean of melancholy In today’s Football Daily: a troubling Premier League trend, Vincent Kompany and a redacted letter The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023
The last round of Premier League games before Santa tours the country In today’s Fiver: The meaningless battle to be top at Christmas, and more The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022
England’s 26 for Qatar is hardly likely to cause a run on the pound In today’s Fiver: England’s HRWC, Wigan’s planning and much more The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022
Frank Lampard and fears for another dignity-sapping Everton scrap In today’s Fiver: Everton, big talk from the Coldplay frontman and more The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022
Why FSG’s final act as Liverpool owners could define their legacy In today’s Fiver: A shockwave and a moral conundrum The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Big Cup tombola, Liverpool rumblings and a distant screeching sound In today’s Fiver: Ball-based drama, uncertainty at Anfield and some vintage Fun and Games in South America The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022
Gianni Infantino, Qatar and a crack team of influencers In today’s Fiver: Gianni Infantino telling the world to stick to sport, basically The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
Rangers’ unwanted record and ‘a difficult learning curve’ In today’s Fiver: Rangers, Ronnie Radford and a misjudged ad campaign The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022
Hotel-based fireworks adding to the Tottenham narrative set-up In today’s Fiver: Tottenham, fireworks and more The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Antony and grim-faced Football Men providing real entertainment In today’s Fiver: Showboating and some real talk about the HWRC The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022
Welcome back Unai Emery, the Rishi Sunak of the Premier League In today’s Fiver: A low bar to clear at Villa Park, Paul Mullin’s boots and Andy Murray does football banter The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022
Premier League dithering and a reliance on blind loyalty from fans In today’s Fiver: Matchgoing fans are an afterthought (part 237), Micah Richards, and Rhyl 1879 v Bangor 1876 The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2022
Steven Gerrard, Aston Villa and a stepping stone to oblivion In today’s Fiver: A hastily-assembled door marked Do One, Erik ten Hag gets tough and Franck Ribéry bows out The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022
Are all the signs really pointing to Ronaldo taking over at Wolves? In today’s Fiver: Wolves, Cristiano Ronaldo, Guest Mead and more The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022 A basic football essential of gathering to abuse a gigantic LED screen In today’s Fiver: A possible HRWC beer shortage. Plus cryptowibble and more
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022 Terminator riffs at the ready – it’s Liverpool v Manchester City! In today’s Fiver: Erling Haaland, Cyberdyne Systems HQ, Harry Potter and ‘dy-no-mite’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 So, Barcelona’s gambled farm is now left relying on … Viktoria Plzen? In today’s Fiver: Barça’s gambled farm and fiscal rewards for incompetence
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022 Steven Gerrard and a worrying pointer from the Rule of Rhule In today’s Fiver: Aston Villa, bodycams and more
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022 Steve Cooper and an unexpected turn of events worthy of Roald Dahl In today’s Fiver: Steve Cooper’s new contract, Jürgen Klopp’s quick-fire formations and some ‘absolute tripe’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2022 It turns out the answer to eternal happiness is a Nordic cheat-code In today’s Fiver: Erling Haaland and the look on Pep Guardiola’s face
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 Steve Bruce’s unique brand of managerial magic In today’s Fiver: West Brom, VAR injustice and much more
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022 Liverpool v Rangers, McCoist and Hateley, and three centuries of data In today’s Fiver: The ‘Battle of Britain’, an Xbox injury and much more
The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022 Leicester, Forest and a real race to the Premier League bottom In today’s Fiver: Premier League managers, Florentino Pérez and more
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022 Arsenal, Tottenham and the state of trickle-down economic policy In today’s Fiver: Arsenal, Tottenham, grim gambling and more
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022 The fight to keep Lowry’s Going to the Match in public view In today’s Fiver: Art, a potential identity crisis and Dundee United