Stephen Kenny said he did not want another gallant defeat. This historic ignominy was not what he had in mind. Gerson Rodrigues’s fierce long-range goal five…

A masterplan. That is how Ross Barkley describes the approach that helped Aston Villa to thrash Liverpool 7-2 on his debut for the club three weeks ago…

You may think there is nothing more that needs to be said about Jack Charlton given all the tributes, stories, and retrospectives that followed his death in…

Dean Smith did his job exceptionally well last season, his first in the Premier League in a managerial career that began at Walsall in 2011. Almost everything…

Danny Drinkwater In the three years since this Premier League winner moved to Stamford Bridge for £35m, he has played three full league matches for Chelsea…

As the latest Premier League campaign ends, "The Guardian" has nominated some manager of the season contenders. Jürgen Klopp Last season Liverpool missed…

Now the transfer market is hotting up, we should talk about Harvey Barnes. You can bet some of the best clubs in Europe are doing exactly that, trying to…

Jack Charlton was to the Republic of Ireland what Pelé was to Brazil. He defined the national team to the world, establishing a style against which all of the…