Cardiff: the latest crisis club

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

Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

Your dad is well-known in Gaelic football and hurling. How did you end up in a completely different sport? Growing up in Ireland, it was all about Gaelic sports. It was only when we got a little older

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Budget fiasco: That the whole of Wednesday’s Budget was erroneously published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) an hour before chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) stood up to give her spee

When Tom Cairney joined Fulham from Blackburn for £3 million in June 2015, his new club were in a mess. Recently relegated from the Premier League under Felix Magath, the Cottagers had just finished 1