Ken Early

Leeds relegation is the culmination of a sequence in which they abandoned first their manager, then their principles, and finally their marbles

Commentators credit Guardiola with using charges around breaches of financial rules to foster an ‘us-against-the-world’ siege mentality in the squad

Simon Jordan’s passionate plea to keep politics out of football seems a tad naive at a time when football and politics are practically the same thing

Pep Guardiola’s team showed the limits of the Leeds manager’s tactics, yet their confidence has been dented as they go into Tuesday’s Champions League showdown with Real Madrid

‘Accusing a referee of having a personal agenda against your team is the kind of comment that usually results in an FA charge’

Coaches from Pep Guardiola to Stephen Kenny admire Brighton’s manager, despite Graeme Souness’ reservation

Watching Manchester City destroy Bayern last week, it appeared the Treble is not just realistic - it’s likely

Nothing in Frank Lampard’s coaching career to date suggests he will help Chelsea

Liverpool’s problems are manifold but spending money on the wrong players is one of their biggest mistakes

Republic of Ireland vs France report: Whether we are angry, sad, proud or defiant, none of it will matter unless we quit our doomed love affair with the sideways pass

At the World Cup, Argentina coach Scaloni showed the merit of having the flexibility to change his side’s tactics as the occasion demanded

How lucky are we to spend our idle moments daydreaming about how much better the young striker might get

Epic off-field scandal - El Caso Negreira - threatens to engulf the Catalan club

Saga underlines how Britain’s fake populist government has once again failed to read the (dressing) room

Instead of trying to frustrate Liverpool, United should have gone looking for the glass jaw