Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are disgustingly accomplished, with a hint of Tony Pulis
Tottenham getting about €117 for Harry Kane seemed like a lot of money until they spent more than half that on Dominic Solanke
Ken Early: Relegation beckons for Ireland as the booing gets louder
Nil-all at half-time was already a big improvement on the last time Greece were here in October 2023. Then Ireland lost whatever semblance of control they had in midfield
After Jack Grealish scored, it appeared that football was ultimately just a joke at Ireland’s expense
England dismissed Ireland while producing one of the most one-sided periods of play ever seen at the Aviva Stadium
Ken Early: It seems evident that Hallgrímsson sees Ireland much as Trapattoni, O’Neill and McCarthy did
The new manager signals a return to a pragmatic first principles
Ken Early: Manchester United fans losing patience as familiar flaws are evident again
Three games and two defeats into the new Premier League season and the choice to keep ten Hag already looks unwise
Ken Early: Miserable Chelsea could almost put you off football
Clearlake Capital are presiding over an extravagant mess at Stamford Bridge
Ken Early: The Premier League is back and it needs Manchester City not to win it more than ever
Owners, lawyers, referees and other once-extraneous things have now dominate conversation as much as on-field action
Ken Early on Euro 2024: Spain take the trophy but nobody wins in modern-day blame game
There was plenty of fun and the best team won, but the tournament also laid bare the impact of social media on the game and its increasingly burnt-out players
Spain show the world what football is all about. For England, the wait goes on
Euro 2024: Oyarzabal’s late winner gives Spain deserved victory over Southgate’s side
Ken Early: How can Southgate have made this many mistakes, and still gotten England to the final?
England have ranged between dull and bad, in contrast to Spain who always look clever, lively and inventive
Watkins seals final place for England in performance light years ahead of early rounds
Euro 2024: Aston Villa striker finds the net in the 90th minute to knock out the Netherlands
Lamine Yamal stars as Spain make Euro 2024 final dazzling every step along the way
When the moment came when France needed to chase goals, they didn’t quite know what to do after being defensive all tournament
Ken Early: Toni Kroos castigated after tackling tough subject carefully. That’s social media for you
The Germany midfielder found himself in the centre of a storm because of controversial comments he didn’t make
Ken Early: Nobody can explain how Southgate has again guided England to the last four
Switzerland had outplayed England for long periods during their Euro 2024 quarter-final
Ken Early: England braced for finely-tuned Swiss machine unbeaten since Yakin-Xhaka peace deal
Three Lions likely to adopt Switzerland’s 3-4-2-1 formation for Euro quarter-final after Swiss eased past four-man-defence Italy