RIP Gary Speed
For a few hours on Saturday, Tottenham were second in the Premier League, until Phil Jones
scored the only goal of a turgid affair between Manchester United and Aston Villa.
But if Spurs continue to turn in the sort of sumptuous performance that secured a 3-0 win
against Bolton at White Hart Lane on Saturday and a sixth successive Premier League win, what's to
say Harry Redknapp's side can't flirt with the highest reaches of the top flight for at least a
little while longer?
Blind loyalty at Liverpool and Chelsea will not help beat racism | Ian
Prior
Football has fought a long campaign to fight prejudice in the game, but the reaction of two
clubs to recent allegations has been shortsighted and damaging The pictures above were taken less
than five months apart.
Sir Alex Ferguson, the esteemed manager of Manchester United, has broken his silence on the
racism saga engulfing Liverpool Football Club and his own club. The two players involved, Luis
Suarez of Uruguay and Liverpool and Patrice Evra of France and Manchester United, had up until now
also kept a reserved silence, deciding to leave the entire affair in the hands of the British
football regulatory authorities, the FA.
