Fabio Capello needs to learn lessons from the business world
Capello decided to speak out on Sunday and stated it was 'right that Terry should keep the captain's armband'I hope no one reading this blog will disagree that the leadership of Football Association is in a right mess. The board of directors, which is ...
Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend | Gregg Roughley and Jacob Steinberg
The Premier League needs orange balls; the power of lower leagues; QPR are their own worst enemy; Houllier was right; and incompetence is backThe Premier League needs an orange ballThe list of things the Premier League has done to suck the fun out of f...
Manchester United’s David de Gea shows true worth in Spanish duel
The young goalkeeper illustrated his talent with a superb save from Chelsea's Juan Mata in added time to preserve a pointDavid De Gea, whose fitness to succeed Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar is a constant source of debate, reimbursed a chunk of...
Chelsea v Manchester United: five talking points | Dominic Fifield
Manchester United showed drive and determination and an unwillingness to give up the fight to defend their title1 Manchester United's stubborn refusal to relinquish their title remains …Manchester City ended up reopening a two-point lead at the top o...
John Terry must decide his own fate after FA throw him to the wolves | Paul Wilson
Retiring from England duty may be John Terry's best option now that the wolves have been sent to his doorIf Fabio Capello is furious about losing his captain while his back was turned he will be incandescent on discovering that John Terry can never eve...
England left in a spin by stripping John Terry of captaincy | David James
In 2000 the FA told England's manager not to pick Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate but all players should be treated alikeIt was a bold decision by the FA to strip John Terry of the England captaincy but now the question is how the national team will b...
Suárez returns – but for how long?
If Liverpool can secure a top-four finish they can probably rely on the Uruguayan striker's services for a while longerSouth America's most misrepresented and misunderstood footballer since Carlos Tévez returns to action, and if you don't feel like jo...
Fred Goodwin’s evisceration is so predictable | Kevin McKenna
We Scots have a sorry tendency to turn on those whom we once happily cheered alongAmong those who have come to define Scotland's recent history, Ally MacLeod and Fred Goodwin do not at first appear to have much in common. One of them suffered from peri...
Fernando Torres’s greatest days may be confined to memory | Daniel Taylor
The days when Chelsea's £50m striker laid waste to Premier League defences look to be behind himIt is never easy watching a top footballer stray dangerously close to the point when his audience has to accept, however much we might wish to be more gene...
Risk of John Terry captaincy at Euro 2012 was too great for FA | Daniel Taylor
The Football Association made the correct decision because the alternative simply did not bear thinking aboutIn the end, the threat of embarrassment – real, searing embarrassment – meant more than hurting the feelings of one man. The risk was too g...
FA action on John Terry makes Fabio Capello look an irrelevance | Kevin McCarra