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Manchester United sack David Moyes after a troubled season - Football Editorial April 2014 - .

Arsenal still in search of a trophy as FA Cup offers best bet - Football Editorial March 2014.

Is David Moyes running out of time at Old Trafford - Football Editorial February 2014.

Are nouveau riche Manchester City the best club in the world? Football Editorial January 2014.

2013

Liverpool on the rise - Football Editorial December 2013.

Portsmouth woes continue - Football Editorial November 2013.

Sack your manager in the international break - Football Editorial October 2013.

World Cup 2022 in Qatar set for winter start - Football Editorial September 2013.

Player power in the top European leagues - Football Editorial August 2013.

The annual summer transfer merry-go-round - Football Editorial July 2013.

More pain for England's youth as the u-21s crash out of the European Championships in Israel. Football Editorial June 2013.

Harry Redknapp failed to save QPR from the drop in to the Championship - Football Editorial May 2013.

Liverpool's Luiz Suarez is given a lukewarm reception by his fellow professionals at the annual PFA awards - Football Editorial April 2013.

Football Editorial March 2013 - Serious consideration must be given to reorganising the manner in which European national teams will qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The absurdity of Tottenham's decision to replace Harry Redknapp at the end of last season is diminishing by the match - Football Editorial February 2013.

A broader, and more urgent, debate reared its ugly head this week during the whirlwind opinionizing about Eden Hazard's conduct in Chelsea's League Cup tie against Swansea City - Football Editorial January 2013.

2012

This month the Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi broke Gerd Müller's 40-year-old record for the most goals in a calendar year, notching his 86th of an astonishing year against Real Betis in La Liga - Football Editorial December 2012.

When Connor Wickham sent Stuart Pearce's team to Israel and eliminated the Serbs with a last gasp winner, a veritable hornets' nest was stirred up in Krusevac - Football Editorial November 2012.

The Preliminary Draw for the 2015 Asian Cup was made at a ceremony in Melbourne on October 9 - Football Editorial October 2012.

Last month it was announced that Wembley Stadium in London is hoping to welcome the Euro 2020 semi-finals and finals - Football Editorial September 2012.

Olympic defeat in London heaps pressure on Brazil coach Menezes - Football Editorial August 2012.

It's the end of the European Championship as we know it - Football Editorial July 2012.

England's penalty disasters are now par for the course - Football Editorial June 2012.

What now for Chelsea FC? Now that billionaire owner Roman Abramovich has the trophy he really wanted - a UEFA Champions League crown - where does the Russian oligarch go from here? Football Editorial May 2012

In something of a shock move, the English FA seem on the verge of appointing West Bromwich Albion coach Roy Hodgson as the next England manager - Football Editorial April 2012.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech may have inadvertently saved Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba's life - Football Editorial March 2012.

Football Editorial February 2012 - The England manager's job is the poisoned chalice of world football.

The heated clash between former Socceroos team-mates Craig Foster and Robbie Slater highlights the growing divide in Australian football - Football Editorial January 2012.

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