You worked with the great Brian Clough at Sunderland, Derby and Nottingham Forest. How was your relationship with him? Initially, I was in his bad books. When I joined Sunderland as an apprentice, he

You were subbed on and off in 11 minutes on your Blackburn debut, then scored the winning penalty in a League Cup tie in your second game. That must have been a whirlwind? Blackburn are my hometown cl

You don’t usually join Chelsea halfway through a Club World Cup. And you definitely don’t normally land at the tournament, lace up your boots, then immediately win the thing. Joao Pedro, apparently, d

Can you remember the first match you attended? I think I’ve got a bit of a false memory of this one, because I’ve said on podcasts in the past that it was a 3-0 home defeat to Leeds, but I can’t find

Real, Spurs and Wales icon Gareth Bale on life after football, staying fit and swapping boots for golf clubs

BRANDON ROBINSON-THOMPSON