Amy Lawrence
Sports USA 94 – 25 Years On: Football’s Evolution Captivates the World

USA 94 – 25 Years On: Football’s Evolution Captivates the World

A quarter of a century ago on Saturday millions of people all over the planet stopped what they might normally be doing to watch the World Cup semi-finals…

Amy Lawrence (London)
Sports Arsenal Hope Edu’s Return Instils Invincible Ethos at a Critical Stage

Arsenal Hope Edu’s Return Instils Invincible Ethos at a Critical Stage

Arsène Wenger was always so resistant to the idea of a technical director that it never got much leverage at Arsenal until he was gone. But a twisted route…

Amy Lawrence (London)
Sports Freddie Ljungberg Steps up to Give Arsenal a Glimpse of the Future

Freddie Ljungberg Steps up to Give Arsenal a Glimpse of the Future

There was something deeply symbolic about the moment an ineffective Mesut Özil was substituted for Joe Willock as Arsenal floundered in the Europa League final…

Amy Lawrence (London)
Sports Edwin Van Der Sar: ‘We Reached a Level of Football Nobody Really Expected’

Edwin Van Der Sar: ‘We Reached a Level of Football Nobody Really Expected’

Last season, as Ajax’s future balanced on a gossamer thread, the club’s hierarchy called in seven of their most talented youngsters for a special talk and…

Amy Lawrence (London)
Sports Özil, Emery Clearly Do Not Have a Connection but Will Arsenal Act?

Özil, Emery Clearly Do Not Have a Connection but Will Arsenal Act?

As Mesut Özil trudged, head bowed, around the pitch at the end of it all in Baku it was pertinent to wonder what has become of him and where it all goes from…

Amy Lawrence (London)
Sports Arsene Wenger: All of us Have Competition. My Toughest One Was with Myself

Arsene Wenger: All of us Have Competition. My Toughest One Was with Myself

When Arsene Wenger bade farewell to Arsenal with a theatrical bow after four uninterrupted decades in management, he could barely imagine a day away from what…

Amy Lawrence (London)
Sports Arsenal’s Long Road to Baku Leads to Defining Moment of Their Season

Arsenal’s Long Road to Baku Leads to Defining Moment of Their Season

Last May, in a sequence of pow-wows to determine the chosen candidate to replace Arsène Wenger, Arsenal’s executive team thrashed their way through the…

Amy Lawrence (London)
Sports Catch Them While You Can: Messi, Ronaldo Will Not Be Around for Ever

Catch Them While You Can: Messi, Ronaldo Will Not Be Around for Ever

To a 70s kid the sense of awe even to meet anyone who had seen Pelé or Eusébio or Johan Cruyff play was overwhelming. Just imagine that … watching such players…

Amy Lawrence (London)