Asam Shah

Digital Journalist

Arsenal were left in turmoil last month as club Captain and star Forward Robin Van Persie stated he was in no rush to sign a new contract, after delay...

Ian Wilson

Blogging addict; Eternal optimist; Norwich City fan

Whether or not you want Rooney to attend the finals in Poland and Ukraine is a personal view. However, on balance, I'm not convinced that England are any better off with a player who is at times quite brilliant and at other times, a liability.

Eliot Pollak

Chief Football Writer

It is rare that football can learn from the luvvies, but the way we treat career progression is one such occasion.

Duncan Tucker

English journalist living in Mexico

The 13-goal mauling dished out by both Manchester sides to their north London opponents on Sunday raises an intriguing question: is this the future of English football?

Alan Black

Author and soccer columnist, San Francisco Chronicle

The ground in North London shook over the weekend. No, not due to a fresh outbreak of consumption riots that spluttered forth in the area a few weeks ago. This time the shock came on the soccer field, courtesy of two hungry giants from Manchester - United and City.

Eliot Pollak

Chief Football Writer

Fairly confusing, this rebel business. In one place, you're the darling of the free world. In another, you're feral scum, symbolising everything that's wrong with British youth. One man's rebel is another man's pain in the arse. Murky waters indeed.

Nik Darlington

Journalist and historian

Sport is not just a game. It can inspire hope from despair, as we have seen attempts at in Sri Lanka in recent years. It can make a lucky cadre of talented individuals very, very wealthy indeed.