Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have lost fewer matches in the league than Man City

Chelsea boss doesn’t seem to like it when the odd pundit questions his coaching credentials

Jürgen Klopp has transformed global image into a team it’s impossible not to like

Premier League, Nascar and NFL no longer worried about losing 'traditional fanbase'

Audio-wallpaper crowds are already used by some match commentators on radio and TV

Last 20 years has seen the international game clearly bypassed by elite club football

Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League win was memorable for lots of different reasons

Why not have matches on weekday afternoons or evenings instead of the weekend?

TV companies and the clubs share an urgent economic interest in the return of live games

The urge to “get behind the team” appears to others the historic Irish weakness of green jersey groupthink

Some fan groups are opposed to the idea but survey shows most fans are in favour of it

Geordie Nation continue to luck out but this time they know what they are getting into

Current teams may beat old counterparts 10-0 but the freedom to play was entertaining

Short-term appointment failed to move the team on from conservatism of O’Neill

Voiding the current campaign would leave far too many clubs unfairly treated

Covid-19 outbreak has spawned a vast political, ethical and moral crisis which affects us all

‘If this Cheltenham stuff was a scene in a disaster movie, it wouldn’t make sense’

Beating Manchester City may help Solskjær keep his job but it only papers over cracks

Billionaires at the helm are treated very differently in Germany than England

Beating Madrid would be best way to convince his players this could be their year

Is he prepared to work on set-piece weaknesses or would it betray his principles?

German will play youth team in Shrewsbury replay while first team go on holiday

Risking injured players shows loyal club man also motivated by vigorous self-interest

A side that sits back and lets Liverpool have the ball is actually playing into their hands

Players not only have to cover greater distances in matches but also have to do it faster

Delegates given a chance to ask questions although solicitors were there to vet them

Klopp is a rare example of a massively successful professional who is simultaneously humble

Absence of Fernandinho from midfield leaves champions open to counter-attacks

Club documentary shows Messi summoning the negative ghosts of Rome in Anfield dressing room

Often teams who has excelled under ultra-demanding manager suddenly collapse

Ireland scored just seven goals in this campaign. Denmark scored three times as many

How I ended up missing out on the collective outrage about France’s infamous handball

Some squad members have absorbed much highly strung praise from furious manager

With the way things are going at Arsenal, maybe the time has come for a lurch to the dark side

Klopp’s 2018 signings made the difference, while Pochettino signed no one that summer

United fans will lose patience with a team that embraces a counter-attacking strategy

Ireland looked like a side trying out a new idea in pre-season against Switzerland

Ireland have been getting away with it in this campaign and their luck could soon run out

Flying 10,000km to watch a match will some day be seen as a mad thing people used to do

Manchester City boss needs to avert loss of faith in system after series of setbacks

Fans will only continue to back youth policy project if it brings the required results

Squeaky-clean images were a response to the fearsome tabloid machine of their era

Perhaps the decision to move Conor Hourihane was actually to experiment in midfield

Our football is stuck in the past, and there seems to be no going back to the future

Mick McCarthy in charge, Roy Keane in the headlines – it felt like little had changed

Players being offered the opportunity to work twice as hard to stay in the same place

Nominating two penalty takers is nominating none, and creating extra uncertainty

Bad call that cost City victory against Spurs highlights a problem with how VAR is used

Taking the plaudits is great, but now it’s time for City and Liverpool to get back to work

Neymar’s two unhappy years in Paris have been lucrative for one family member in particular

The style in which Diego Maradona did things inspired passionate devotion

Leave the high-end stuff to the Champions League. At international level, basic is best

Technical shortcomings aside Ireland already look an improved side under McCarthy

Midfielder will struggle to be motivated after Champions League heartache with Spurs

The mass celebrations in Madrid and Liverpool were no mere happy accident

Brazilian goalkeeper made the big saves when Tottenham’s pressure rocked Liverpool late on

Pochettino has a big decision to make on Kane, Klopp is trying to arrest dismal final record

Reality is club failed to identify a suitable role within the side for the talented Brazilian

Premier League a testament to City manager – but defeat to Spurs will surely rankle

Should fairytale title finish not materialise, Liverpool boss facing a real conundrum

Analysis based on yesteryear is pointless in game that has changed unrecognisably

He has inherited a Manchester United squad of limited mobility and uncertain character

When it comes to winning respect of provincial leagues, nothing beats giving them money

A decade on from Pep, they are just a normal rich team with the best player in the world

Lloris’ error left Klopp celebrating rather than irritably justifying a failed team selection

Is it too much to suggest that the former FAI CEO deliberately took spotlight off the team?

Stepping aside of Irish football’s dominant figure will be seen as overdue by most fans

Daily drip-drip of horror easily forgotten by a young Rice or the crowd at Madison Square Garden

Dazzling start has so far only transformed a disastrous season into a merely bad one

Video assistant referee could further undermine soccer's integrity

Supporters still struggling to make the leap of faith that all will end well this season

Big transfer sagas are so lengthy that by the end the player will do anything just to make it stop

Italian manager does not have the players in the squad to make his style work yet

Wembley victory over Spurs a major feather in United interim-manager’s cap

Unless you’ve been transferred for a huge fee, good luck getting a Premier League game, son

Manager’s priority has to be to address brittle side’s long-term defensive weakness

Spurs look like contenders but will the manager practise what he preaches and stay?

Special One has never recovered from losing faith in his own myth at Real Madrid

José’s ultra-cynical approach to the game reflects the concerns of the club itself

Individual scapegoating has done much to keep English football stupid over the years

For Liverpool, the need to win every game to cling on to Guardiola’s leaders is wearying

Conflicting emotions the order of the day as 'Succession Plan 2022' is unveiled

FAI has passed up the chance to take a new direction with Stephen Kenny

On a week when Irish rugby has scaled rare heights, football is sinking to a new low

United manager dismisses the stats – but he knows the numbers are going against him

Big European clubs see they have more in common with sheikhs than domestic leagues

Lopetegui’s failure in Madrid is down to Ramos’s rapid decline and Ronaldo’s exit

The manager's certainty following the loss to Wales was at odds with current form

Even Messi needs three chances to score a goal, Ireland seldom create three in a match

Master propagandist busy painting Woodward and United hierarchy into an awkward spot

Sarri and Klopp have made the game enjoyable for their players and it reaps rewards

Empty seats at the Etihad could have contributed to opening 2-1 defeat to Lyon

Liverpool and Spurs are both teams that don't rely on superstars and Kane must realise that

International friendlies had completely lost their relevance and competition is needed

Most players declare for Ireland through convenience, not a deep love for the country

If any club was crying out for a new direction, it’s Arsenal. Why then did Petr Cech start?

If Les Bleus could win at such a canter, maybe there's something wrong with the race?

Pace, power, and passion: José’s kind of football is on its way back to the top

Phrase went from ironic joke to arrogant prediction and gave opponents motivation

Southgate’s men unable to respond to Perisic’s equaliser while opponents grow stronger