Got, Not Got: Villa plan to bring back standing - the first step in football's retro revolution?

It's great to hear that Aston Villa are planning to bring back an experimental standing area on the Holte End, and have already entered into talks wit... Read more+

Why Birmingham's Chris Hughton is in with a shout for manager of the season

Chris Hughton is emerging as a manager of the season contender for his outstanding work turning relegated, crisis-hit Birmingham City into Championshi... Read more+

Why you should shed no tears for Capello and his pidgin English

Good riddance, Don Fabio - you had it coming. Fabio Capello's reign as Three Lions coach will go down as one of the most expensive ransom notes in Eng... Read more+

Why the Capello era has proved England's flirtation with foreign managers must end

If Fabio Capello achieved anything as England boss, it was to convince the nation that our flirtation with foreign managers must come to an end. His t... Read more+

Part-time Redknapp will be better as England boss than full-time Capello

Harry Redknapp can do the England job part time - and still do better at the Euros than Fabio Capello would have done. Redknapp is the best man for th... Read more+

Why this is a Fab day for England

Gone, with a flounce dressed up a principle, and a reduced pay-off. Gone, without any regrets. On either side. And gone, in truth, far too late, at le... Read more+

Why the only problem with Capello's resignation is that it did not happen sooner

Let us not attempt to allow natural sympathy for one of the great managers of the game to get in the way of the truth. Fabio Capello built a fine repu... Read more+

From Milan to Wembley: Fabio Capello factfile

Fabio Capello tonight quit as manager of England. BREAKING! Capello quits as England boss  He spent four years in the job after a glittering coaching ... Read more+

The cab from outside the court didn't take Redknapp straight to Wembley - but it might as well have done

The jokes began a few minutes after Harry Redknapp had hugged Milan Mandaric in the glass-surrounded dock and walked out on to the steps at Southwark ... Read more+

Why the FA must now ask Harry Redknapp to put a smile back on the face of English football

Just before noon, he was standing in the dock, facing potential shame, jail and the end of his professional career. Within five hours, though, as a st... Read more+

From victory in Croatia to World Cup collapse - Fabio Capello's highs and lows in four years as England boss

Fabio Capello walks away from the England job tonight, bringing an end to four years that started with such optimism, only for it to prove yet another... Read more+

PICTURE SPECIAL: Becks back in action for LA Galaxy

David Beckham managed to find time during his punishing promotional schedule to play a football match. Despite much speculation over whether he'd move... Read more+

A great result for Redknapp and the FA... but a disaster for Spurs?

Harry Redknapp walked free from Southwark Crown Court today - and opened the way clear to become England manager. Redknapp's entire career and life, n... Read more+

Redknapp not guilty! Celebrate with 50 amazing images from our vaults

Harry Redknapp will be celebrating today after he was cleared of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge. And now you can too with these amazing picture... Read more+

Why Capello has 72 hours to save England's Euro 2012 hopes

Fabio Capello may be able to find a form of words to paper over the cracks of his relationship with the FA. But it is the division between the England... Read more+

The Crucero General Belgrano Primera División? Argentina should leave politics and the Falklands out of sport

Rob Burnett grew up in the Falkland Islands and visits whenever he can. He now lives in London and is news editor for MirrorFootball.co.uk. *** I've a... Read more+

Serie A blog: As Inter's season lurches back to crisis, can the Tinkerman cure their inconsistency?

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Today it's ... Read more+

Oliver Holt's Big Match Verdict: Suarez returns - the Anfield One is free at last!

And so, finally, they liberated the Uruguayan One at Anfield last night. Luis Suarez, the striker banned for eight matches for racially abusing Patric... Read more+

Why Capello's stance on Terry means the World Cup disaster is all set to be repeated at Euro 2012

There was something depressingly familiar about Fabio Capello’s contribution to the controversy over the removal of John Terry as England captain. The... Read more+

Remember these? Six top Manchester United comebacks - video special

Manchester United looked down and out at half time on Sunday as Chelsea had a 3-0 lead. But they fought back in the second half to seal a point with ... Read more+

A humiliation, a farce and a shambles - is there anyone who wants Capello to stay?

Another embarrassing day for Fabio Capello. Another embarrassing fudge by the FA. But as voices close to the England boss suggested last night that Ca... Read more+

Diary of an England manager, aged four (and a bit) years

It's been around four years since a certain granite-faced Italian arrived on these shores recognised as a born winner who was certain to revive the fo... Read more+