Paul Lambert and Stefan Klos are old friends. They’ve known each other for years. They won the Champions League together at Borussia Dortmund. So why are they wrestling on the

Looking older than his 55 years, George Best shuffles slowly into the drawing room of a luxury hotel on the outskirts of Belfast dressed in casual clothes that seem to

“I’ve loved watching telly since I was a kid. Growing up, my normal after-school routine was to go out and play football with my mates and pop back home forNeighboursandHome

Date of birth12/10/81 Place of birthZaria, Nigeria NicknamePeople just call me Shola – I’m happy about that. Club supportedObviously Newcastle. I’ve also always supported Liverpool as well. Ever since I

Aberdeen’s Danish manager, Ebbe Skovdahl, evidently thinks a lot of his latest protégé, 18-year-old right-back, Kevin McNaughton. “One of the most talented full-backs I have seen in recent seasons,” he

You can’t think of Rod Stewart as anything other than a singer. In fact, the last thing you’d imagine him doing is plying his trade as a bit-part player in

“I’m enjoying it at the moment,” says 18-year-old West Ham striker Jermain Defoe. “It’s been good.” The latest young star to emerge from Upton Park’s conveyor belt of talent is

Haven’t you heard? These days, centre-backs are the most expensive commodities in British football. Whilst Wolverhampton Wanderers’ 18-year-old Joleon Lescott may be far more than a headed clearance away from

How good is Titus Bramble? Ask Thierry Henry, who didn’t get a touch when Arsenal played Ipswich in September and and left comparing Bramble to Marcel Desailly. Ask Roy Keane,

‘Martin Edwards is a f**king tit,’ laughs Mani, sitting back and taking another sip from his pint. ‘That geezer would slap Kipling Cakes all over the United shirt if he