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Football quiz: Blackpool

Today's quiz is back after a bit of an absence ...

You are the Ref

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's official answers appear in Sunday's Observer and here from Monday. Keith Hackett's verdict1) Try to escort him off – but if that fails, show the defender a second yellow card, then a red, and stop the substitute coming on....

Graham Taylor's World Cup return is a turnip for the books | Martin Kelner

There seems to be no escaping the former England manager on our screens as the World Cup build-up gathers paceDoes he like this? I bet he does. Who would have thought that after failing to qualify for the 1994 World Cup, Graham Taylor would still be making money from the England manager's job, four...

European glory or Premier League relegation: what next for Blackpool?

Three former play-off winners warn Blackpool of the challenges ahead and offer cause for optimismPaul DevlinBirmingham City 2002Finished 13th the following seasonWe were fortunate enough to win the play-off final on penalties, against Norwich, and I remember we had two or three functions...

Mourinho shows dignity in victory

The Internazionale manager cast aside volatility at the Bernabéu to show a more serene side of himselfHe did not take off his medal and stuff it in his pocket. He wore it proudly. He did not walk away to hide himself, as ostentatiously as a man hiding himself could possibly contrive to do, in...

World Cup Watch: WAGs and celebrities

In anticipation of the World Cup, The Independent is running down the key people and factors to keep an eye out for in South Africa with our World Cup Watch series.

England stars just 'one slip' away from disaster

England's World Cup stars could miss the tournament through injury because of the Wembley pitch, according to one of Blackpool's victorious Football League play-off team who had to come off with a badly twisted ankle on Saturday.

Ferdinand puts faith in 'last resort' therapy in bid to keep the armband

It had been a long wait – 103 days to be precise – but only last Wednesday, amid the lofty splendour of the Austrian Alps, did Rio Ferdinand finally hear Fabio Capello deliver to England's players the words he has been waiting for since John Terry's brutal 12-minute audience with the...