The world of English football wobbled a few degrees off its axis yesterday when a club not called Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United or Liverpool won a major trophy. This hadn't happened for four years, since Middlesbrough were victorious in the Football League Cup final against Bolton, but Jonathan Woodgate's one-two with Petr Cech ensured that Tottenham Hotspur would claim their first proper silverware since they won the same competition in 1999 under the stewardship......

Although largely un-reported by the mainstream press, Arsenal Ladies Football Club have this week have put the cherry on top of a feat which is a minor miracle in football terms. This accomplishment has never been bettered or equalled by their English counterparts, male or female, and unlikely to occur again. By securing the Premier League title, The UEFA Cup, the League Cup and the FA Cup they have powered their way to an......

Italian goalscoring star Cristiano Lucarelli (left of picture) told a packed University College London lecture theatre last night that his country's footballing culture had something to learn from the English and that given a choice of where he could play, "If I had supernatural powers I would take Livorno and put it in England!". Lucarelli, a totem for both his home town and their football team as well as a passionate socialist, was speaking......

You, yes you, may well be thinking that there is no top-level club football taking place in London tomorrow, seeing as it's an international weekend. Well well Mr/Mrs 'smarty smarty I know everything about football can't you tell by my big boffin glasses obscure European club replica shirt and copy of Rothmans football yearbook sticking out of back pocket of expensive designer jeans', YOU'D BE WRONG. So there. Arsenal Ladies play FFC Frankfurt in......

“I am not quite sure whether I am dreaming or remembering, whether I have lived my life or dreamed it. Just as dreams do, memory makes me profoundly aware of the unreality, the evanescence of the world, a fleeting image in the moving water.” ~ Eugene Ionesco Chelsea, then. Not quite champions yet. Not quite one of Europe's best clubs. Not quite given the respect they think they deserve. They're away to Bolton on......

Alex’s Premiership Roundup: A weekend of Premiership fixtures. Just another staging point in a league that is rapidly rivalling Scotland's for the title of 'most predictable in Europe'? Or a moment of truth for every one of the teams involved, each locked in a desperate fight to stay and thrive in the cash cow that is our top flight? It felt like the latter for some of London's clubs this weekend. For Crystal Palace,......