The day I applied for the England manager’s job | Mark Damazer
My lack of experience would have made no difference, for the simple reason that the players we've got are not good enoughWhen I was being interviewed for my current job in 2010, I fibbed. I said that my then role as controller of Radio 4 was so enjoyab...
Danny Welbeck talks to Stuart James…
This will be the modest young striker's first Manchester United-Liverpool game at Old Trafford – and he cannot waitIt is Tuesday afternoon in Manchester and Danny Welbeck is in a relaxed mood. The Manchester United striker has been talking for more t...
Why should Harry Redknapp risk more sleepless nights with England? | David Lacey
Since England's World Cup triumph in 1966 no manager has ever been so popular as he was on the day of his appointmentOn Wednesday there was a moment during the Fabio Capello business when one half-expected Monty Python's army officer to march in shouti...
The Joy of Six: Sportsmanship | Scott Murray
From the German who settled Jesse Owens's nerves in Berlin to the man who refused to do a Willie Young in an FA Cup final, a celebration of sport's honourable moments1. Eugenio Monti (1964 Winter Olympic Games)Who would expect Great Britain to have any...
Milan Mandaric: My friend Harry Redknapp is an exceptional manager
The Sheffield Wednesday chairman feels sure his one-time employee has the qualities to succeed with EnglandFor myself, the verdicts at the court were the right thing; for Harry Redknapp, well, somebody was clearly writing the script for a beautiful lif...
FA gang of four smoothly see off Capello without McClaren seven’s rage | Rob Bagchi
The FA faced none of the inquisition endured when Steve McClaren left when it came to the departure of his successorA measure of how far the Football Association has progressed over the past four and a half years was the stark contrast in tone and prof...
FA could bring in England manager solely for Euro 2012
• 'All options are open', says FA chairman David Bernstein• Harry Redknapp will not be the only candidateThe Football Association is contemplating replacing Fabio Capello by bringing in a new England manager purely for Euro 2012 and then appointing...
FA insists that Harry Redknapp will not be the only candidate
• New manager might not be English, says Bernstein• FA says it will take its time to chose right manBy the time David Bernstein took his seat a little scrap of paper had already been torn out of somebody's notebook and placed on the desk in front o...
David Bernstein’s unapologetic stance befits a man growing in power
The FA chairman David Bernstein has an appetite for swift and robust action by taking on Fabio Capello and winningThere was, insisted a defiant Football Association chairman David Bernstein, "nothing" he would have done differently in handling the comp...
Where does the FA go from here to find a new England manager?
What are the options available to the England football body?What happens now?The Football Association chairman, David Bernstein, the general secretary Alex Horne, the director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking and the Club England managing di...
Harry Redknapp the logical choice as England seesaw tilts once again | Richard Williams
Harry Redknapp may never match Fabio Capello for trophies but he looks a far better fit as England managerSo the formidably austere Fabio Capello – austere in every respect but his financial demands, that is – was not, after all, the man for the ag...
Harry Redknapp must embrace agony and be able to cry real tears | Barney Ronay