Liverpool's smash and grab missionA match as taught and tight as a clenched fist ended with the thousands of Liverpool fans hemmed into a Highbury corner yesterday…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Bubble has burst on TeessideThe question asked most frequently of England's Premiership over the past few weeks has been: "Are the players out of control…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Bhoys give Barnes the bootCeltic bowed to the inevitable last night and parted company with John BarnesFri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Barnes drowning in green seaEleven years ago a man called Dave Hill published a book concerning the sociological effect a black winger named John Barnes …Thu Feb 10 2000 - 00:00
It's so lonely round the fieldsStrange as it may sound, behavioural psychology is all the rage in ScotlandMon Feb 07 2000 - 00:00
Rovers bite hand that fed themLatest results being nine-tenths of professional sport, reputations tend to rest on what has happened in the past five minutes…Wed Feb 02 2000 - 00:00
Shearer returns to haunt an old friendIf revenge is a dish best served cold, then Alan Shearer chose the appropriate conditions to send his former club out of the …Tue Feb 01 2000 - 00:00
Location, location and locationThe chairman of A.F.C Bournemouth told an interesting story last weekMon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Aldridge is Wembley boundAmid scenes of delirium shot through with a sizeable dose of disbelief, Tranmere Rovers, a club more accustomed to being the …Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Sheringham comes to the rescue againWhen in doubt and despair, call for Master Edward Sheringham: that should be the new motto of Manchester UnitedTue Jan 25 2000 - 00:00
Wednesday's financiers full of woeApparently the Chinese played a version of the game in the seventh century; the Basques, who claim to be Europe's oldest tribe…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
O'Leary marshals defenceWith a delicately-taken goal from Michael Bridges, the boy who once would have been king at this his hometown club, Leeds United…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Depleted Arsenal short on firepowerAlex Ferguson says that he has been arguing for it for 25 years without anyone taking any notice; he certainly has been advocating…Mon Jan 24 2000 - 00:00
Robson begins to feel pinchBryan Robson, under increasing pressure from disgruntled supporters at Middlesbrough, hinted yesterday that he may be prepared…Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Break with tradition irks rivalsIf you can't stand the heat, get out of the tournament: that's what appeared to be the message Manchester United received and…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
Second string United fail to igniteManchester United did just what they had to last night, defeating the semi-professionals of South Melbourne, but they did so …Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
Ferguson puts new kids on the blockIn the bleak mid-winter of 1993, Alex Ferguson, not for the first and not for the last time, caused amazement and anger in England…Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
All sport, like politics, is localNot once upon a time but a few months ago. Last year. Last season. Last MayMon Jan 10 2000 - 00:00
Neville arrives bearing giftsAbove it all, above all the samba-driven cacophony, the surround sound of a giddy Maracana and the pulsating, enveloping chanting…Mon Jan 10 2000 - 00:00
FIFA thrilled by Beckham's cartoon anticsAny tournament labelled Mickey Mouse should always have a cartoon villainSat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
FIFA to consider ban for BeckhamDavid Beckham will automatically miss Manchester United's potentially decisive match against Vasco da Gama in the Maracana tomorrow…Fri Jan 07 2000 - 00:00
Planet football in the extremeSomehow it seems exceedingly appropriate that this tournament should have had its origins in a hotel in Las Vegas: there is something…Wed Jan 05 2000 - 00:00
Liverpool invitation for upset spurnedHow queer. In keeping with much on view this weekend in the FA Cup, a game of almost baffling curiosity unfolded beneath the …Mon Dec 13 1999 - 00:00
Roma shut up shopJust as they did last year at Elland Road in this competition, AS Roma came to St James' Park defending a one-goal lead from …Fri Dec 10 1999 - 00:00
Ginola's sideshow provides real dramaThe pantomime season has come early to TynesideMon Nov 29 1999 - 00:00
Solace for Robson but Totti has final sayDiminished their hopes of progress in this competition may be, but in the grandest of settings and against quality opposition…Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
A proper stalemateThere is much anecdotal evidence in Tyneside for Sir John Hall's capacity for misunderstanding the finer points of footballMon Nov 08 1999 - 00:00
Quinn double seals victoryConsecutive Sundays have brought consecutive disappointments for SunderlandMon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
Rennie fails to sooth RedknappRed-faced, red-necked and red-blooded, red is the colour of the Premiership this season, and in keeping with that theme the red…Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Shearer beginning to lift gloomSo who needs Ronaldo? Rather sensibly, before yesterday's game Bobby Robson said Newcastle United required another 40 points …Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
Shearer on target for NewcastleNewcastle United's mini revival under Bobby Robson continuesFri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Shearer five sees Robson upstagedFor once in Tyneside's recent history the result overshadowed the occasionMon Sept 20 1999 - 01:00
Newcstle in tune at last as bad run endsAll the talk was of spirit renewed, unity restored, of flesh more willing than it was just a fortnight ago, and last night in…Fri Sept 17 1999 - 01:00
Juninho set for medicalMiddlesbrough jumped through another hoop yesterday in their circuitous attempt to re-sign Juninho from Atletico Madrid on loan…Thu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
Warmer climate a welcome for LeeFrozen to the foot of the Premiership they may be, and anything friendlier than a frosty reception in CSKA Sofia's Army Stadium…Thu Sept 16 1999 - 01:00
No need to push the panic buttons just yetThe team lie anchored to the bottom with one point from a possible 18Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
Gullit left to ride out stormSunderland won a football match last night, and that is not insignificant in itself given that they beat the team from 12 miles…Thu Aug 26 1999 - 01:00
Troubled times TynesideGiven that the level of intrigue at St James' Park over the past couple of years has been almost decadent in scale, it should…Tue Aug 17 1999 - 01:00
United keep the home fans humming"Old Trafford, will you welcome the FA Cup winners, the Premiership titleholders and the European ChampionsThu Aug 12 1999 - 01:00
Leeds put £12m in the hassle bankLeeds United have agreed to sell Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to Atletico Madrid for Stg£12 million.Thu Aug 05 1999 - 01:00
Ferguson is now optimistic about KeaneThree games, three wins, three trophies: as a wet, grey Mancunian dawn broke over Old Trafford yesterday that was the vivid reality…Fri May 14 1999 - 01:00
United fail to press home full advantageBlackburn Rovers made their point last night: they are capable of competing with the best in the land and not being humiliated…Thu May 13 1999 - 01:00
Yorke makes the goal differenceThe contest is Manchester United versus Arsenal, the rally has now featured 36 strikes each and as we enter the last six days…Mon May 10 1999 - 01:00
Kanu caps sublime Arsenal dayThere was one hour on the clock, four goals in the Middlesbrough net and Arsenal were on the march againMon Apr 26 1999 - 01:00
