Queen’s gambit

For the first time in 17 years, Tottenham actually won a trophy – a first European trophy since 1984, no less. That they did it in the same season as their lowest league finish for 47 years made it al

Since English football’s ‘rebirth’ in 1992, few Premier League alumni have tumbled quite as far down the pyramid as Bradford City. They were a top-flight outfit as recently as 2001, but swiftly suffer

Coventry City have been here before. In 1967, Jimmy Hill’s Sky Blues won the Second Division and were promoted to the top flight for the first time in their history. Lifelong innovator Hill took the u

CIAO TO LA SCALA OF FOOTBALL ST ...

Hearts could be about to create more drama in Scottish football and overturn the Old Firm, says Simon Barnes

You’re about to step down as Hearts chair and become honorary president. Is there a moment from these past 11 years you look back on with pride? The day I won’t forget is the end of the first season,