Quotes to remember from the year in football...

For an idea of how Jose Mourinho got it so wrong at Old Trafford and what Manchester United now need to get right, a good place to begin is with the first press conference the last manager he’d lose to held, writes Kieran Shannon.

On February 14 this year shares in Sky plc rose 3% following the news that the

On February 14 this year shares in Sky plc rose 3% following the news that the

"There's an agenda against Wilfried Zaha. I don't know why or where it comes from, but it is outrageous to accuse him of being a diver. It's total nonsense."

Giles, a lovely gentle film by Loosehorse, retraced the route through a football life of our greatest football man, writes Larry Ryan.

As the ball left his boot and curled into the top corner, Colm Coveney could hardly have realised the wonder goal he had scored would garner international attention.

“He has something really big going on now,” Quinny warned us, as Big Sam gyrated provocatively across the Stadium of Light pitch, yanking off his jacket and threatening, for a terrifying moment, a celebratory full monty.

Liverpool 3 Aston Villa 2: Brendan Rodgers needed no evidence of the short term memory of the football industry, the knee-jerk reactions that can turn champs into chumps and back again, all within the blink of a news cycle now measured in minutes rather than weeks.

Getting in behind the Premier League weekend.

Catch up with all the weekend antics from the Premier League in Monday Morning Leftback 

As Jack Grealish awoke at his family home in Solihull yesterday morning, he was oblivious to the conversation progressing from the topic of his dazzling display at Wembley on Sunday onto which country he’ll represent at senior level.

The pipes, the pipes are evidently calling Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling,

If Koeman wants to blame anyone, why not Balotelli? Everybody else does, writes Steven Kelly.

Jose Mourinho insisted Diego Costa’s stamps were “accidental” and criticised Brendan Rodgers after Chelsea beat Liverpool to a place in the Capital One Cup final in an ill-tempered, frenetic semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.

Arsene Wenger has responded to criticism of Arsenal’s leaky defence by giving his backing to Per Mertesacker and Calum Chambers.

Jamie Redknapp better watch his back - Graeme Souness is not happy about the draw he made last night.

Arsenal paid a fitting tribute to Thierry Henry, as did a number of his soon-to-be new colleagues, after the former Gunners striker announced his retirement from football on Tuesday morning.

It was almost the calm before the storm as the European and US Ryder Cup teams joked and wise-cracked their way through a light-hearted practice session.

There was a timely boost for the Premier League, this week, when it was estimated that at a typical Arsenal home game, more than 6,000 people with tickets don’t show up at all.

What a brat.

At half-time, nobody had expected this contest to be so one-sided.

Ruthless Graeme Souness: "My ex-father was a Man City supporter."

Brendan Rodgers admitted Liverpool were undone by Jose Mourinho’s stifling tactics as Chelsea claimed a stunning win at Anfield to blow the title race wide open.

Adrian Chiles has been voted the most gaffe-prone TV football pundit.

Former Liverpool captain Ronnie Whelan believes the current crop of Reds are finishing the season stronger than their rivals and that gives them the best chance of winning the title.

Former Liverpool captain Ronnie Whelan believes the current crop of Reds are finishing the season stronger than their rivals and that gives them the best chance of winning the title.

Tim Sherwood’s infamous rant after Tottenham’s defeat at Chelsea last week has raised more questions than it has provided answers.

We are now in a period of great confusion about Arsenal, as pundits — and many fans — wonder why it hasn’t yet gone wrong for them.

DICTIONARY CORNER

Former Tottenham owner Alan Sugar questioned the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas after the Portuguese was sacked as manager on Monday morning.

Russell Brand hit out at the GQ Awards sponsors Hugo Boss claiming the company's founder was a "Nazi".

At the risk of sounding like Jamie Redknapp, you can literally read James McClean like a book.

A touch alarmingly for the newborn Gaelic football championship, the sport’s news agenda has, so far, been hogged by two flamboyant old stagers who won’t kick a ball this summer.

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has joined a new management company just days after putting his snooker playing career on hold.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has talked of his pride in wearing the Red shirt and of the time he almost quit the club — but insists he is still “living the dream” at Anfield.

Marina Hyde fears Richard Keys and Andy Gray have launched a stealth campaign to get their faces back on television screens.

Harry Redknapp was cleared today of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge.

The January window brings back into focus the issue of scouting and how to tell whether a player you are thinking about buying is worth the risk.

I HEARD the great American sports writer Jerry Izenberg blow the dust of some great tales this week on Newstalk’s Off the Ball programme.