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BEST: Darryl Flahavan, Simon Francis, Alan Moody, Adam Barrett, Chris Powell, Mark Gower, Kevin Maher, Ryan Leonard, Roy Hollis, Freddy Eastwood, Stan Collymore. WORST: Nathan Bishop, Elvis Bwomono, J

THE PLAN To avoid the complete catastrophe of 2023-24, when Burnley were in the relegation zone for the entire season and averaged half a point per game until mid-March. Vincent Kompany replaced most

THE PLAN Lose fewer than 22 league games? In October, Ange Postecoglou said Spurs’ league form should be “most meaningful”; in the end, he was hoisted by that petard rather than, “I always win things

The rise of Union Saint-Gilloise from the second tier to Belgian champions has been one of European football’s most remarkable stories of recent years, and their English centre-back has been at the heart of it

THE PLAN Once the euphoria of their dramatic play-off final victory over Sheffield United had subsided, the dilemma for Sunderland has been whether, and how much, to alter their youth-centred recruitm

Matt James looks at the likely star contenders for the British Grand Prix showdown this weekend