Bobby Robson, manager of Ipswich in 1978, said of Millwall fans after fights erupted throughout The Den during an FA Cup match, "They [the police] should have turned the flamethrowers on them." When you consider the history of Millwall supporters, that could be construed as a compliment.

It would exhaust too much time and effort to recount the past of Millwall FC supporters, but in short, they were some of the worst torchbearers of English hooliganism in the 1970′s.

Filling José Mourinho's shoes is a mean feat, but the man in the Porto hot-seat might be the right man to at least challenge him...

Although Porto manager André Villas Boas had a scare this weekend, when his Porto side scraped through with a 1-0 victory against minors Beira Mar.

On Tuesday night, Lionel Messi set a new record when recording his 48th goal of a wonderful season for Barcelona. The previous holder of the club record was Ronaldo, who in his solitary season at the club in 1996-97 won both the Copa del Rey and the Cup Winners' Cup under Bobby Robson, before his career at Camp Nou was truncated by a bitter contractual dispute.

Over the long weekend I was luckily enough to see an advanced copy of the new movie 'One Night In Turin" which chronicles England's 1990 World Cup run where they lost to West Germany on penalties in the semi-finals.

Watching the movie I was struck by the similarities between England's 1990 World Cup run and the 2010 effort.

Olivier Bernard was signed for Newcastle in 2000 from French club Lyon, by the great Bobby Robson, and he was on Tyneside for five years before finally retiring in 2007. Olivier Bernard - while at Newcastle in 2004 Bernard was a decent left-back, and always gave 100% for the side, and today he has waxed [.

Bobby Robson inspired many people in his long and very successful career. André Villas-Boas - inspired by the great Bobby Robson And Bobby finally passed away from cancer in July, 2009, just days following a match at St. James' Park to celebrate the England vs Germany semi-final tie of the World up in 1990, when [.

There is news today that Newcastle United may be interested in Manchester City left-back Wayne Bridge. Wayne Bridge - no Newcastle interest Wayne was a great young player at Southampton early in his career, and Bobby Robson had an £8M bid for the youngster turned down by Southampton, before the lad finally moved to Chelsea [.

Spooky tennis The Daily Telegraph's celebrity spotting team at Wimbledon have done a cracking job: they managed to spot deceased football legend Sir Bobby Robson. The ex-England, Barcelona and Newcastle manager sadly passed away in 2009, and yet was featured in the Telegraph's Wimbledon 2011: celebrity spectators in pictures feature.

Chelsea Supporters: Which doesn't belong and why?It's time to address new Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas.
A lot has been written about this 33-year-old and none of it is fair to the man--most of all his hiring at Chelsea. You can't blame him for jumping at the opportunity, but this just smacks of a guy being a little impatient and suffering from a little bit of an over-inflated ego.

Gary Speed manages a Wales side that take on England at the weekend, hoping to upset their British rivals and get a morale boosting win. Speed is new to international management, but he is far from new to British football. The Welsh midfielder has played 535 games at top flight level, and has played more games in the EPL than any other outfield player.

As Manchester City celebrate their 1-0 FA Cup win over their rivals Manchester United, Newcastle prepare to break a 7 season curse. Yes, it's been 7 seasons since we've beaten Manchester United at the Cathedral on the Hill. The last time coming with a 4-3 victory, courtesy of an own goal, with the late, great [.

At the holy ground of St. James Park it's always been a case of "it never rains but it pours", which is of course the shortened version. The full idiom is "it never rains but it pours toxic waste with the occasional sharp object thrown in to further increase damage." Not even joking. Our long [...]

There was a tiny, insignificant incident in one of the first matches I saw George Best play for Manchester United that has always haunted me, in some ways more than than the many moments of genius I witnessed in his brilliant subsequent career.It occured in March 1964 against Fulham as United were desperately trying to keep alive a faltering campaign to win the league title, having recently unexpectedly lost both a Cup Winners Cup quarter final against Sporting Lisbon and an FA Cup semi-final against West Ham in successive matches.

There was a tiny, insignificant incident in one of the first matches I saw George Best play for Manchester United that has always haunted me, in some ways more than than the many moments of genius I witnessed in his brilliant subsequent career.It occured in March 1964 against Fulham as United were desperately trying to keep alive a faltering campaign to win the league title, having recently unexpectedly lost both a Cup Winners Cup quarter final against Sporting Lisbon and an FA Cup semi-final against West Ham in successive matches.

New Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas says former England manager Bobby Robson has been one of the most important figures in his career.

Newcastle United old boy, Craig Bellamy, has a long and insightful interview on American site 'EPL Talk.' Given while Bellamy was in Orlando, Florida last month, coaching the youngsters at the 2011 Disney Soccer Academy, it covers quite a few topics from Bellamy's time in the game. This included recollections of his five years at [.

Shola Ameobi has just signed an extension to his Newcastle contract, which was to run out next summer. Alan Pardew congratulates Shola Ameobi on new contract Shola made his debut for Newcastle way back in 2000, when the great Bobby Robson was managing the club, and he has signed a two year extension, which will [.

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Venue: St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Date: Sat 5th November, 2011. Kick-off: 12.45pm. Referee: Andre Marriner (Linesmen: S Ledger & A Watts). TV: Sky Sports 2 / HD2. Hello and welcome to our preview for Newcastle United's home clash with the "Toffees" of Everton. Don't forget that as per usual, I will also be doing our [.

Pressure mounting on Villas-Boas at Chelsea - SI.com.

When Chelsea selected ex-Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas to be their new leader last summer, many fans were scratching their heads to figure out who he was, and why he was chosen, but people in the game however, had no reservations about his ability to lead the London club back to it's trophy winning ways, as he had led Porto to a treble winning season in 2011 with Portuguese League, Cup and Europa League triumphs.

There is news today in the Daily Mail that Newcastle have made an inquiry to take 30 year-old left-back Wayne Bridge on loan from Manchester City. Wayne Bridge on loan to Newcastle? Wayne Bridge was a transfer target when Bobby Robson managed Newcastle and we even had an £8M bid for the player turned [.

The only thing that matters in the North East this weekend

This weekend will see the Wear-Tyne derby as Sunderland and Newcastle look to grab local bragging rights once again. The last derby game, at St. James' Park, ended up with Sunderland on the end of a 5-1 drubbing and although that was considered one of the most anticipated derby games in recent seasons, Sunday's game should be just as heated for much different reasons.

Newcastle United have confirmed this morning the appointment of John Carver as the club's new Assistant Manager. John Carver when at Newcastle with Bobby Robson That's great news for the Newcastle club, and Carver left Sheffield United only recently, when Gary Speed left the club, but he has only been appointed until the end [.

Newcastle United's not so new assistant manager, John Carver, has given an interview on his reappointment at the club. In it, he gave a revealing glimpse into his previous time at the club. An odyssey which started playing with the club's youth teams in the 1980s. He then rejoined the club as an academy coach [.

A very good interview in the Evening Chronicle today with local lad John Carver, who of course was famously Bobby Robson's assistant from 1999-2004. John Carver Newcastle Assistant manager again And in those later years, Newcastle were one of the top sides in England, finishing 4th, 3rd and 5th (2002, 2003 and 2004) [.

John Carver was today appointed Newcastle United assistant manager. Carver fills the number two spot that's been available since the departure of Colin Calderwood to Hibernian, and is Carver's return to football after serving as Gary Speed's assistant at Sheffield United.

Carver brings a wealth of experience and is knowledgeable about the club after serving under Bobby Robson in what was the club's most successful period since the Kevin Keegan days.

Rob Lee was at Newcastle when Kevin Keegan sold Andy Cole to Manchester United in 1995 and the Newcastle fans were furious but that ended out OK in the end. Rob Lee while at Newcastle Rob Lee, a great central midfielder for Newcastle United under both Kevin Keegan and Bobby Robson, and [...]

The very fact Steve McClaren is already being tipped for vacant positions in English football shows you how his stock has risen despite being sacked as Wolfsburg boss this week.
Rewind three-and-half-years and that fateful, soggy November night at Wembley, McClaren – the wally with the brolly – was dismissed as England boss with his reputation in tatters.

Seem to be drowning in video posts at the moment.
But it would be difficult to let Ronaldo's retirement (the Ronaldo - very young children, ask your parents) go unmentioned.
He was quite ugly, he took a funny turn before the World Cup final, he called his son Ronald and he was the best player Bobby Robson ever worked with.

Pele, Eusebio, Di Stefano, Puskas, Van Basten, Cruyff and Charlton are a few footballers that roll off the tongue when one draws up lists or have in-depth debates about who the greatest footballer was of the 20th Century.

These lofty names featured in a football documentary shown on Sky Sports in the last few months called Football's Greatest.

HAMBURG, Germany — Frank Arnesen will take over as sporting director of Bundesliga club Hamburger SV in the off-season, German media reported on Saturday. The 54-year-old Dane, last employed in the same capacity by Chelsea, will receive a three-year contract, Bild said. Hamburg's first choice, Matthias Sammer, the technical director of the German football association, [.

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This week's main report continues with our series of profiling football super stars. Earlier this week we saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenômeno, Ronaldo.

We've often said that we think a football manager's greatest attribute, is an ability to inspire players to play at their very best. John Carver with Newcastle manager Bobby Robson Chris Hughton seemed to have that ability, since he had the Newcastle players playing very very well, once he first took over at the club, [.

You only have to look at the struggles going on at the top of the English Premier League this season, to realize getting into that top four is a lot more difficult than it used to be. John Carver with Bobby Robson With the coming of Manchester City and their new owners, the Al-Nahyan family, [...]

Leander Schaerlaeckens of ESPN.com writes of the turbulent end of the season for Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.
Maybe the Special One really was Special.
It's easy to dismiss Real Madrid's wonder boy-turned-megalomaniac manager Jose Mourinho as a loudmouth whose paranoid potshots look as misplaced as they do petty.

The new Newcastle home shirt for the 2011/12 Premier League season is released on 19th May as the Geordies look forward to another season in England's top flight following their shock relegation to the Championship for the 2009-10 season. As the club reflect on what has been a successful and relatively comfortable first season back in the Premiership, the release so early of the new kit shows there really is no time to waste in planning for next season.

"More Than a Club" is the slogan for Barcelona FC.

Since its founding, Barcelona has been on a road of self-discovery. Some time along the way, the people of Catalonia started to envisage Barcelona as a symbol of their country—more than a club.

To some, especially in times of oppression under Fransisco Franco's long dictatorship in Spain, Barcelona FC was envisaged as the club who expressed the rights and freedom of the Catalonian people.

Chelsea's Andre Villas-Boas has revealed the late Bobby Robson was a huge influence in his career.

Shola Ameobi has come out today and said he wants to play European Champions League Football again with Newcastle. Shola Ameobi wants to play Champions League football again Newcastle finished 4th, 3rd and 5th in Bobby Robson's last three seasons as manager of his home town club, before Freddy Shepherd, in all his [.