Manchester United
From tragedy to mockery: Munichs, by David Peace, reviewed
The devastating crash at Munich-Riem airport in 1959 haunts Manchester United fans to this day. Peace defies anyone to read his novel and use ‘Munichs’ as an insult ever again
Is pro-golf eating itself?
Spare a thought for Manchester United’s Erik ten Hag. He’s got a fairly crummy, injury-hit team who appear to have…
Portrait of the week
Home The government published a Treasury analysis warning that an exit from the EU would plunge Britain into a year-long…
Cricket needs a top-to-bottom overhaul: here’s how I’d do it
No place for the faint of heart, Headingley, and certainly not for some sketchy Sri Lankan batsmen at the back…
My life in West Ham matches
What consolation in life can Arthur and I find after that defeat at the hands of Manchester United in the…
The problem with Believe is you simply won’t believe any of it - unless you’re a child
The trouble with Believe is that, unless you are ten years old or under, which I’m assuming you are not,…
David Moyes was a victim of the pomposity of Manchester United
I took my youngest son to a football match on Easter Monday. It used to be something I wryly called…
The hilarity of Hoopoes and Luis Suárez’s teeth
My brother’s three Borders are called Roxy, Ruby and Taz. My one ambition in life is to own a terrier…
Five reasons to be cheerful about British sport (yes, even the cricket)
James Cook’s third voyage as an English captain ended in disaster, stabbed to death and disembowelled by a pack of…
The vengeance of Alex Ferguson
For a quarter of a century Sir Alex Ferguson bestrode football’s narrow world like a colossus. Like his predecessor knight-manager,…
Football’s still the big boy in the playground – even when the big boys aren’t playing
It’s been a long, hot, soccerless holiday. There has been football about — the women’s European Championship, for example, and…
