Ryan Giggs doesn't have the kind of profile Manchester United need
THE DEBATE: Is Ryan Giggs the man for Manchester United? I asked that question in Monday’s column. This is your response.
View ArticleMARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Will it be Carlos Tevez and Sheffield United all...
Well, now all relegation issues are decided, we wait for the legal fall-out. Will the gang of three – Cardiff City, Fulham but particularly Norwich City – pursue Sunderland, the Premier League, or...
View ArticleMARTIN SAMUEL: Just 328 people watched Bayern Munich's B team play a...
THE DEBATE: Are B teams the way forward for English football? I think we all know the answer to that one. Nevertheless, when I wrote about Greg Dyke’s big idea last week, it provoked a lively...
View ArticleRaheem Sterling nearly won league playing high tempo with Liverpool. Why...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Roundheads and cavaliers. In Monday’s column I wrote about England’s eternal battle at tournaments: James Milner versus Raheem Sterling. Why do we find it so hard to trust...
View ArticleEngland can march on as group winners... but not if Roy plays Lallana,...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: The World Cup is about to kick off but you lot already have. Here's the latest lively discussion, sparked by Monday's column on England's chances of getting the better of...
View ArticleWayne Rooney's World Cup 'goal drought' only amounts to FOUR full matches
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: England face Uruguay tonight, so it’s time to look back on the first game and ahead to the next, taking in all stations including Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, the left...
View ArticleRoy Hodgson is the FA's perfect front man... Harry Redknapp would be gone by...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: It's time for the England World Cup debacle debate. You knew one was coming sooner or later. It's just arrived a little earlier than we all hoped. Buckle up and let's go.
View ArticleLuis Suarez is not mentally ill, he is vicious and manipulative... and if...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: It’s the Luis Suarez debate. And as you’d expect, it’s going to get messy. The Uruguayan was sitting at home in Montevideo when he suddenly remembered that he had, after...
View ArticleDavid Luiz's horror show proves just how good John Terry is
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: I thought David Luiz was having a good World Cup until Tuesday night, when he completely lost his way. The defender and his Brazilian team-mates made it all about tears and...
View ArticleGermany don't see brains and brawn as mutually exclusive (just look at their...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: This week the discussion centres on England's failure at the World Cup. What went wrong? What can we learn? What we should change? And how can we emulate the success of...
View ArticleMARTIN SAMUEL DEBATE: You'll never be a Manchester United or Chelsea... FFP...
Before I left for the summer holiday I wrote a column considering Randy Lerner’s failure to find a buyer for Aston Villa this summer, and the role played in this stagnation by financial fair play.
View ArticlePaul Scholes, Jamie Redknapp and Alan Shearer head for sofa instead of...
MARTIN SAMUEL: Why do English footbal's brightest young minds prefer the sofa to the touchline? That was Wednesday's column topic after Jamie Redknapp said he'd go into management one day.
View ArticleWayne Rooney as England captain won't win many votes
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: I explained why it was right to care about the England armband and started another debate - mostly about Wayne Rooney. It was lively one... enjoy.
View ArticleArsenal fans, I LOVE you in the Champions League, but you don't deserve to...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Last week, UEFA made the draw for Champions League. I wrote about the status quo of their seeding and even proposed an alternate process. It caused a fuss.
View ArticleDanny Welbeck showed why Arsenal bought him and why Manchester United sold him
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Danny Welbeck of England celebrates scoring to make it 2-0 during the UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier match between Switzerland and England at St. Jakob Park on September 8,...
View ArticleTottenham should've asked Arsenal if they could share the Emirates
MailOnline Sport have imagined how the Emirates Stadium could look if Tottenham and their stars Emmanuel Adebayor (left), Christian Eriksen (centre) and Erik Lamela (right) shared the ground with Arsenal
View ArticleSouthampton should have emulated Manchester United's Class of 92 - but...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: You might think writing that it would not be a good idea for Southampton to continue selling their best players, would find favour with the fans. You'd be wrong.
View ArticleWayne Rooney sees red now and then but so did Roy Keane, Steven Gerrard and...
MARTIN SAMUEL: Wayne Rooney was shown a red card for Manchester United and, predictably, many would have him shown the door as captain, too. I didn’t agree and wrote about it. Over to you...
View ArticleChed Evans should be allowed back in football but clubs shouldn't let him...
MARTIN SAMUEL: Most of you wanted to talk about Ched Evans. And with the release of his self-serving video on Wednesday and the ongoing case review, this is not going to go away. So, I’m game.
View ArticleMassimo Cellino being foreign isn't the problem... he's on his third Leeds...
MARTIN SAMUEL - THE DEBATE: Leeds are on their third manager this season, thanks to the whims of Massimo Cellino; I suggested charters and regulatory reform. You, as usual, had other ideas.
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