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Harry Redknapp

A vote for real change? Follow leader of the Tottenham party

Forget the heroic individual displays last night, the true glory belongs to Harry Redknapp for transforming the club’s fortunes

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To be a true great, Lionel Messi must conquer the world like Diego Maradona

To stake a powerful claim to be the greatest footballer of all time he must now dominate a World Cup as his Argentina coach did in 1986

God have mercy on Arsene Wenger's destroyed and battered troops

Standard columnist expects the dark clouds to descend on Arsenal at the Nou Camp next week

Planet's twitchiest fans are starting to believe

After a preposterously perfect evening for Tottenham Hotspur, we fans find ourselves tremblier than for many years . . . and not just in the knees

No heart or guts, but this wasn't a one-off calamity for Chelsea

Even in resplendent victory, it fell beyond Jose Mourinho's emotional range to suppress the paranoia, or to dredge up any magnanimity for the humiliated of Stamford Bridge

A tragedy? No, but we'll miss the old warrior in battle

Standard columnist on David Beckham's injury setback

Through all the tears, it's still clear David Beckham must go to World Cup

The waterworks did overtime but, emotion aside, the midfielder used his Old Trafford return to show why he is a luxury that England need

We can't be in de Nile after this Egypt showing

Last night's monumentally-meaningless match proves England just aren't good enough to win the World Cup

Oh, how we’ve missed you Jose Mourinho - but I hope you lose

Comment: Cracking quotes, alluring headlines and engaging feuds... the media’s darling is back and up to his old tricks ahead of the first Euro instalment against Chelsea

Without Wayne Rooney, the game is up for England and reckless Manchester United

Manchester United have all the frailty of a one-man team right now. But with Rooney they have a shot at winning any trophy

Matt Damon watches on as John Terry takes lead role in The Blues Supremacy

With the result already decided when the camera settled on the Hollywood star in Stamford Bridge shortly before half-time, the mind was free to roam Matt Damon’s pre-Invictus film titles for useful John Terry references

Don’t knock Andy Murray, Roger Federer is just relentless

World No1's incredible talent makes it wrong to be hard on Brit for his final defeat

Andy Murray finds match point long before he triumphs

The tank was emptying and once Murray had levelled the match at a set apiece, Cilic’s belief drained away

Andy Murray proves he’s the real deal but it’s a desperate day for Rafael Nadal

Former world No1’s days look numbered as his frail knees seem incapable of lasting the distance in a Grand Slam fortnight

Heat's on to find winner from this sizzling sextet as the Australian Open gets underway

The heart says Murray, the head says Djokovic, the pancreas favours Federer, the kidneys like Del Potro and the liver goes for Davydenko

Three cheers for the 'Spoughties'

Thanks to a trio of truly stunning displays, I regard the last 10 years as undoubtedly the greatest sporting decade of my life, says Matthew Norman

John Terry is still in credit thanks to Clinton art of survival

If set-pieces have become a nagging pain for the Chelsea defence, set-ups have been searing agony for its leader John Terry

Third-rate stinker is no way to honour Bill Shankly

After a dire first-half performance, Arsenal somehow managed to snatch victory in what was an awful match

Jenson Button on pole for Sports Personality award but show is sure to lack X-Factor

In an ideal world, I'd vote for Cheryl Cole as Sports Personality of the Year for sticking with Ashley

Don't make us endure Jermain Defoe inferno, Fabio Capello

The pain of Defoe’s miss is but a fraction of the agony guaranteed should we suffer more shoot-out hell

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