The Knowledge | English football’s only joint own goal
Plus: substituting a player for another with the same name, football's unholy trinity and more. Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk and follow us on Twitter"I recently read somewhere that the 1878 FA Cup final between Wanderers ...
Football transfer rumours: Clint Dempsey to Arsenal? | Barry Glendenning
Today's tell-all can't apologise enough for its tardinessIf you happen to spot Robin van Persie in your local branch of B&Q this bank holiday Monday, it'll probably be because the Arsenal goal-getter is there to purchase a premier wheelbarrow with galv...
The Fiver | Roy Hodgson; and Liam Gallagher | Barry Glendenning
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arrivingROY OF THE INGERLANDSPerhaps it's because we're so satirical and hilarious and often joke at its expense, but the FA has long had it in for ...
Manchester City v Manchester United – as it happened | Barry Glendenning
A Vincent Kompany header was the difference between the sides and put Manchester City in the box-seat for the title race • In pictures: Tom Jenkins's best from the EtihadHello thereAs the great Irish folk singer Christy Moore once said, how's it goi...
Real Madrid v Bayern Munich – as it happened | Champions League semi-final
Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League final on penalties after a thrilling encounter at the Bernabeu• The match in picturesGood evening all. Although diplomacy would probably preclude them from saying otherwise, after last night's events at ...
Norwich City v Manchester City! | Barry Glendenning
Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick as Manchester City heaped more pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester UnitedGood afternoon everybody. They've got me multi-tasking this afternoon, so I've been busy on our Grand National Day blog for the past coup...
The Fiver | Reduced to the status of laughing stock | Barry Glendenning
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arrivingTHE KING AND … SIGHWhen the Fiver sallied forth to its local saloon, The Despair and Melancholy, for a few leisurely pints of Problem Solv...
Football transfer rumours: Mario Balotelli to leave Manchester City? | Barry Glendenning
Today's tell-all is pretty thin on the groundDespite having scored two of the goals that enabled Manchester City to avoid being turned over by Sunderland on their own patch last Saturday afternoon, Mario Balotelli appears to have been dispatched to the...
The Fiver | Meaningless declarations of defiance | Barry Glendenning
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arrivingSCENES OF UNBRIDLED JUBILATIONWhile the good ship Pope's O'Rangers and all who sail in her have long been in thrall to the Queen of England,...
Football transfer rumours: Cristiano Ronaldo to Chelsea? | Barry Glendenning
Today's tell-all keeps expecting to find a Guardian Open Weekend punter looking over its shoulderThose men with notebooks, pencils and measuring tapes in the Chelsea Football Club tracksuits are "sizing up an £80m summer move" for Real Madrid goal-get...
Football transfer rumours: Eden Hazard to Manchester United?
Today's tittle-tattle went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rainSir Alex Ferguson prepared for his side's weekend win over West Brom yesterday by travelling to France to watch Lyon beat Lille on Saturday night. The Manchest...
Tottenham v Stevenage – as it happened | Barry Glendenning
Tottenham had to come from behind against League One side Stevenage to earn an FA Cup quarter-final berthGood evening everybody. The exit of Crawley Town at the hands of Stoke City a couple of Sundays ago means that League One side Stevenage, who have ...
