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'It's there all the time. Nagging at you'

Veteran Fulham favourite's playing memories now tempered by economic trials of fellow countrymen Interviews with Giorgos Karagounis used to linger on football. They might touch upon the free-kick he looped beyond Fabien Barthez as Panathinaikos punctured Manchester United in the Champions League at…

Said & Done: Jesus, Di Canio, plus players from outer space

The week in football: Jack's Easter message; Di Canio; the war on racism; plus the players from outer space He is risen Jack Warner – identifying an Easter parallel after headlines linked him to the FBI's inquiry into alleged Fifa corruption. "I know of no other politician who has been so…

Katidis punished for salute

AEK Athens midfielder Giorgos Katidis has been banned for five matches by the Greek Football Federation (EPO) after his Nazi-salute goal celebration.

Lambert proud of Villa's NextGen victory

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is proud of their youngsters after they won this season's NextGen Series. read more

Letters: Di Canio and the indignities suffered by Sunderland fans

As a football fan I've put up with a lot in my relatively short life: the pandering of my sport to big business, the simultaneous breakdown of the ties between football clubs and the communities they once represented and that feeling of being powerless to ever effect real change. As a Sunderland…

Gordon Strachan: Scottish football needs wholesale reform – video

After a disappointing 2-0 loss to Serbia in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier, Scotland manager Gordon Strachan says Scottish football needs to change from the 'back'

Serbia 2-0 Scotland

Two second-half goals inside 10 minutes from the Serbia forward Filip Djuricic gave Gordon Strachan much to ponder as his much-changed Scotland side succumbed to familiar defensive failings in trying conditions in Serbia. It was Scotland's fourth successive World Cup qualifying defeat and it was…

Gordon Strachan wants Scotland players to raise game against Serbia

• Start against Wales dismissed as 'freak' performance • Squad weakened further with more withdrawals Gordon Strachan insists Scotland will not put on another "freak" show on Tuesday night when they take on Serbia in their 2014 World Cup qualifier in Novi Sad. The Scotland manager and…

Ukraine win in Poland to keep their interest alive in England's group

• Yarmolenko, Gusev and Zozulya move Ukrainians up to third • Van Persie on target for Holland, Hazard for Belgium While England and Montenegro were both winning to move further clear at the top of Group H, Ukraine climbed in to third place above Poland after a 3-1 victory in Warsaw.…