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Said & Done | David Hills

Uefa's war on prejudice; Barclays giving back; plus how to choose domestic staffMan of the weekVlatko Markovic ??? running for a fourth term as Croatia's FA president. Last week's highlights: a) Denies "running around with black bin bags full of cash for votes" after rival Igor Stimac called for a...

Andy Carroll's day will come, says England manager Fabio Capello

??? Carroll one of nine new faces in squad to play France??? Henderson, Bothroyd and Smalling also called upFabio Capello risked a few knowing smiles when he described Andy Carroll as a fighter, but the Italian is serious in his admiration for Newcastle's 21-year-old centre-forward, who is in the...

On song: QPR's Paddy Kenny

With the help of a fan the Observer looks at an in-form Football League playerThe lowdown Born in Halifax, Kenny cut his teeth at Bradford Park Avenue, Bury and Whitby before signing with Sheffield Utd in 2002. He was instrumental in their promotion to the Premier League in 2006, could not prevent...

John Giles on the Damned Utd, Leeds's reputation and Brian Clough

Don Revie's great No10 looks back at the tarnished image of the team he served so wellA measure of how deeply The Damned Utd invaded the psyche is that when John Giles speaks of Leeds in the Don Revie era his phraseology fires you straight back into David Peace's book. The outlaw ambience conveyed...

Croatia football chief Vlatko Markovic hit by gay group's backlash

Uefa urged to take action over Vlatko Markovic's claim that there is no room for gay players in the gameGay and lesbian groups across Europe have called on sporting authorities to take disciplinary action against the head of Croatia's football federation after he said gay players would be banned...

If Blackpool are spared then Wolves are owed an apology | Paul Wilson

Ian Holloway's defence of his team selection at Aston Villa ??? and the battling performance of his players ??? does not make him rightThe Premier League find themselves between a rock and a hard place after the excellence of Ian Holloway's reserves at Aston Villa in midweek. The rock has Blackpool...

Dwight Yorke: Fate smiles on the ultimate laughing boy

As every good striker knows, when a chance comes, it has to be taken. There is no guarantee that another will arrive. It is the philosophy by which Dwight Eversley Yorke has lived his 39 years, more than half of them lighting up English football with that smile. "I'm a one-opportunity kind of guy,"...

Bale makes Spurs look sharp again sharp edge

Not that there was ever any serious doubt, but Gareth Bale proved yesterday that he can perform dazzlingly against mid-table Premier League teams as well as Champions' League winners. After two low-key displays against Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland, the Wales winger was as dominating against...