“i broke commentary’s cardinal sin by saying, ‘and solskjaer has won it’ – if they hadn’t won, they would’ve hanged effigies of me!” clive tyldesley

What was the first game you ever attended? Chelsea against Blackpool in 1971 when I was five. I went with my friend Phil and his older brother, who was about 15 or 16 and was looking after us for the

You’re known as a footballer and as a musician. Which was your first love? Oh, football. I was crazy about it from as early as I can remember – both playing and watching. Like most people, it wasn’t u

You started your career at West Ham but hardly played. What happened? In my last season in West Ham’s youth team, I scored 19 goals from midfield. In today’s football, I’d probably have got a five-yea

The TV presenter and novelist, who turns 68 this month, on weight loss, her unusual way with words, and why she has fallen in love with going to church

Dimitar Berbatov seemed to be running harmlessly towards the Old Trafford corner flag, when he unleashed the skill he’d been working on in his living room. Sprinting to prevent Anderson’s pass from go

After winning the Wimbledon girls’ singles title at the age of 17, it looked like Annabel Croft, the golden girl of British tennis, had the world at her feet. But, ahead of this year’s Championships,