Harry Redknapp may be preoccupied with his afternoon's work in the FA Cup at Stevenage on Sunday but not even the Tottenham manager would try to deny that the lure of a greater challenge this summer has its attractions. Yet Redknapp is well aware of the

Once upon a time, the greatest accolade that could be bestowed upon a football player was to play for his country. Now, it’s all about fast cars, zeros on a pay check and how many times you can be spotted by the press whilst on your end-of-season trip to

Almost a decade ago, two top-flight football managers, Sam Allardyce and Dave Bassett, had their hearts monitored during the course of important matches to measure stress levels and their respective reactions. Allardyce, then at Bolton, saw his heart rat

Even a manager as decorated as Capello was going to struggle to turn England’s chokers into world-beaters. If Capello can’t revive England, nobody can. That was the view of many pundits, myself included, when Fabio Capello was appointed England manager i

George Swindin’s signing of Newcastle star George Eastham in 1960 for a gigantic £47,500 fee appeared to be a step in the right direction but the problem was that, as the Club’s most high profile signing, a great deal was required of the former Newcastle

Still blowing strong, former top Football League referee George Todd reaches a remarkable milestone. EYES fine, judgement sound, perhaps not quite so sharp over 50 yards, George Todd – the oldest former Football League referee – is 100 today. The postman