Love always wins

J ack Wilshere is such a smiling character that it’s occasionally easy to forget how much of a competitor he is. Short in stature but not willpower, Wilshere was training alongside Thierry Henry at 14

Many kids come from council estates, but not many came from a council estate in Camden Town, when Britpop was at its peak. It was the ’90s, Oasis were huge and Noel Gallagher would go to the boozer wi

The room erupts. Not with cheers, but laughter. There are around 400 people at Gateshead’s Hilton Hotel, including Dan Burn, and a joke has just been cracked on the microphone at the defender’s expens

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

Having already agreed to join Chelsea at the end of this season, Quenda could prove to be the Blues’ answer to Bukayo Saka – if the Portuguese winger is given the same trust and pathway. In the modern

One year ago, Lee Carsley had the weight of the world on his shoulders – or the weight of England, at least. Greece had just come to Wembley and won after the Three Lions’ interim boss – in place foll