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Capello will not be fooled by reserves

England manager had much to celebrate after in Berlin but he is not about to starting ditching his first XI, says Martin Samuel

English football at risk from French revolution

The Barclays Premier League is the leading force in Europe but a proposal from across the Channel could leave it to sink

Capello's club-versus-country victory

Italian underlines his authority to Liverpool even though Steven Gerrard will not feature for England against Germany

Hume a victim of challenging times for sport and the law

If Barnsley are aware of the Lord Griffiths ruling on the Carlos Tévez affair, then they may well consider starting legal proceedings

More questions than answers for Wenger

Few understand why Arsenal manager does not spend £30m to put finishing touches to side as good as any in Europe

Beckham's style fits badly with Milan chic

The last thing the Italian giants need is an ageing wide player like David Beckham, argues Martin Samuel

Price of change will be huge at Tottenham

Spurs are the football equivalent of the Daily Express, where muddled thinking is costly and no idea is given time to work, says Martin...

Platini in Champions League fantasy world

The Uefa president is happy to attack English clubs while ignoring the deficiencies elsewhere on the Continent

Hurrah for Heskey, Ernie Wise of football

Wigan forward succeeds as half of a partnership, not as an individual, but it is strike partners who are seeing the benefit

Free role? What Gerrard needs is a free mind

The Liverpool captain should not lose his England place, but must learn he can be a match-winner wherever he plays

Football at risk from Lord Triesman

Speech by the head of the FA last week warning Premier League clubs over their debts has done the national game no favours

Blatter finds no refuge in Foreign Legion

Fifa president bemoans the influx of foreign owners to the Premier League - it is the bad owners he should worry about

Kinnear's sworn enemies have sights on Ashley

Martin Samuel recalls a heated disagreement with Joe Kinnear and says the old school manager can galvanise his players

Why Ramos should fear for his Spurs future

With clubs at both ends of the Premier League preparing to hit the panic button, even Arsene Wenger feels threatened

Who will be next victim of dangerous workplace?

The FA are pushing their Respect campaign but have done nothing about dangerous tackles that threaten players' careers

West Ham legal issue sets perilous precedent

Ruling of Lord Griffiths on Carlos Tevez could lead to all kinds of recriminations, with opinions becoming hard facts

Hard to feel charitable towards Newcastle

Failure to send players to charity event, unlike their North East neighbours, is indicative of what a mess club is in

Northern shock strikes fear into Ashley

Newcastle's owner has discovered to his cost that business acumen is worthless when it comes to running a football club

The perfect world outside: why tennis is just as bad as football

Martin Samuel considers the ATP's decision to clear Nikolay Davydenko of fixing his match against Martin Vassallo Arguello

Ashley mucked it up, plain and simple

The Newcastle owner tried to play to the gallery and to populism when he should have made a hardheaded business decision