Player of the season: Tottenham manage Andre Villas-Boas congratulates Gareth Bale following their team’s 2-1 victory over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on May 12th. Photograph:  Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

An arbitrary selection from the season based mainly on games, experiences had first-hand and therefore subjective. (...)

Manchester City’s Jack Rodwell (R) shoots at goal  at The Etihad Stadium.  Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Manchester City 1 West Brom 0: Manchester City are hardly purring as they head in(...)

West Brom’s Shane Long celebrates scoring his side’s third goal against Southampton  with Romelu Lukaku.   Photograph:  Daniel Hambury/PA

West Brom striker Shane Long is hoping for a record-breaking end to what has been a fine season. Saturday’s 3-0 victory at Southampton sa(...)

 Emmerson Boyce (2nd left) of Wigan Athletic concedes an own goal during the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at the DW Stadium. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Premier League round-up: Emmerson Boyce’s last minute own-goal saw Tottenham claim a late 2-2 draw against Premier League strugglers Wigan to keep (...)

New Leeds United manager  Brian McDermott. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

“Goodwill” has persuaded Brian McDermott to return to management after just a month out, he said at his unveiling as Leeds' new boss on Friday.(...)

Arsenal's Tomas Rosicky (centre) scores against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.  Photographaph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

Tomas Rosicky’s double earned 10-man Arsenal a 2-1 victory over (...)

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni watchese the match against Austria at a wintry Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Most of us need a good lie down after watching Ireland produce the sort of performance that resulted in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Austria but Giovann(...)

Team Ireland: can beat Austria at the Aviva

My first ever international as a supporter was a glorious 3-2 win over Austria in October, 1963. Well, at least that’s how I remember that magi(...)

Conor Sammon (left) has been selected to lead the line for the Republic of Ireland against Austria at the Aviva Stadium tonight.

A good many of those who are liable to be critical of Ireland ’s regular captain might wonder a little more about the wisdom of wishing him awa(...)

Paul Green and James McCarthy in action during training in Malahide yesterday. The Leeds man lined out for the “probables” in training before the departure for Stockholm. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

Speaking after attending his first training session of the week in Malahide following his late arrival in Dublin due to illness, Tardell(...)

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