Archive for December, 2011
The Gallery 2011: Readers’ review of the year
December 20, 2011
Look back at the year in football through the unmistakable prism of the GalleryTom LutzPaolo BandiniGregg RoughleyKaty MurrellsJohn AshdownJames DartPenny...
Football quiz: Barcelona’s Thiago Alcântara
December 20, 2011
Today's questions would make a very expensive Christmas present Read more...
Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City | Championship match report
December 20, 2011
In the hour before kick-off at Selhurst Park a Salvation Army brass band parped sedately though its festive repertoire outside...
David Beckham a no-show as Paris St-Germain draw with Lille
December 19, 2011
• PSG in second place behind Montpellier• Bordeaux up to ninth with win over SochauxParis St-Germain missed out on an...
Manchester City grind any doubts about their resolve into the dust | Richard Williams
December 19, 2011
After a first hint of adversity Roberto Mancini's team showed their mettle against Arsenal to keep their flawless home recordRoberto...
Chelsea’s Petr Cech reluctantly takes the rap for Wigan’s equaliser
December 19, 2011
• Goalkeeper took the blame but Chelsea were complacent• Roberto Martínez praised players for sticking to instructionsPetr Cech took the...
Owen Coyle says job ‘is absolutely killing me’ after Bolton defeat
December 19, 2011
• Bolton lose their fifth league match in a row• Crucial game against Blackburn on TuesdayThere will be some hard...
Blackburn’s year of living dangerously leaves Steve Kean on the brink
December 19, 2011
• Blackburn manager must win at home to Bolton on Tuesday• Roy Hodgson struggles to match West Brom fans' expectationsThere...
Boris Johnson blames failing eurozone plans on political ego
December 19, 2011
London mayor says 'hysterical attempts to bubblegum' euro may see weak members leaving the single currencyWeak members of the eurozone...
Letters: Austerity is not the only answer
December 19, 2011
Martin Kettle rightly clams that Labour must present a credible economic alternative but is wrong in presuming that this means...