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Sorry Alex, but Liverpool's 1984 champs are better than yours

27.05.09

Football: Whatever fate awaits Manchester United in Rome tonight there is no doubt in my mind that Liverpool's fabled 'Treble' success of 1984 will remain the greater achievement... more

Nigella Lawson: Football stirs me

26.05.09

Ahead of this week's Champions League final, football fan and chef Nigella Lawson reveals how she fell madly in love with the beautiful game... more

Why it�s all falling apart for Ferguson

09.04.09

Football: If the gruelling Premier League season can be compared to a marathon, then Manchester United have definitely hit the wall... more

Why Shearer will save the Toon

03.04.09

Football: The return of Newcastle's favourite son could just be the lift they need to avoid relegation... more

Scolari backs Benitez over attack on Fergie

30.01.09

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has told the critics to get off Rafael Benitez's back ahead of their meeting with Liverpool at Anfield... more

Top of the flops

29.01.09

There have been some stunning footballing letdowns this season. Players signed for the GDP of a small African nation have been woefully unimpressive, while some of last year's stars seem to have forgotten how to play the game. Here we look at some of the biggest flops of the season...... more

Kolo Toure: Gunners can stand tall in Europe

30.09.08

Football: Ahead of the visit of Porto, Arsenal defender Kolo Toure claims set-piece weaknesses have nothing to do with the size of the back four... more

Top Gear's Hammond gets £750,000 for Morrisons ad

09.08.08

The Top Gear star Richard Hammond 'received �750,000' for four days' work when he appeared as the latest in a line of celebrities in the Morrisons supermarket advertising campaign.... more

All bets off after plunge on Adebayor

04.06.08

Bookmakers have stopped taking bets on Match of the Day's goal-of-the-season competition... more

Old boys united

20.05.08

Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are the ageless wonders who still provide the heartbeat to a club after 30 years' distinguished service... more

Alan Hansen backing Gerrard and Torres to get it right

30.04.08

Alan Hansen warns Chelsea that Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard will come good in their Champions League semi-final... more

Mediocrity reigns again as BBC hand Mac the mic

25.04.08

Matthew Norman gives his views on Steve McClaren covering Euro 2008, the showdown at the bridge, John Arne Riise and British tennis' greatest loser... more

Ian Wright quits BBC in 'jester' row

17.04.08

Ian Wright has quit as a football pundit for the BBC, claiming he was forced to become a "comedy jester". The former England and Arsenal star attacked the corporation for its stuffy match coverage and said it was out of touch with today's fans.... more

Arsene Wenger must find English passion

10.04.08

Arsenal may be exhilarating to watch but without homegrown stars they may struggle to win trophies... more

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