Was Lord Triesman On To Something? Just Ask Jennings
by Matt Bell (Profile/Interview | Independent - May 23)
Matthew Bell meets the journalist who's dedicated 20 years to exposing corruption in sport more details | go to article

Lineker's Gesture Was Understandable But Triesman's Loose Words Were Mind-Boggling
by James Lawton (Commentary | Independent - May 22)
A straightforward business you might say, Gary Lineker's resignation as a Mail on Sunday columnist after the newspaper's decision to publish the taped results of Lord Triesman's "entrapment" by a young woman apparently hell-bent on exploiting their relationship. So why am I a little uneasy that Lineker's gesture launched him into the instant status of English football's No 1 patriot? more details | go to article

Fa Braces For Second Batch Of Triesman Tapes
by Ian Herbert (Preview | Independent - May 18)
Personal attack on 'greedy, corrupt' figures could hit efforts to repair 2018 bid at Champions League final more details | go to article

The Recurring Fault Line Within English Football Is Its Failure To Produce Leaders
by James Lawton (Commentary | Independent - May 17)
There is surely a point when a national game which ... is so erratically administered becomes a suitable case for government inspection. more details | go to article

Texan Holden Gambles On A Return To His Roots
by Graham Chase (Profile/Interview | Independent - February 24)
Bolton's new American signing hopes an FA Cup run can earn a trip to South Africa more details | go to article

Torment For Terry As Chelsea Fall
by Ian Herbert (Result | Independent - February 11)
Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to a single point last night as John Terry showed the first signs of his personal troubles affecting him on a night when Everton's Louis Saha reduced him to a shadow and scored twice. more details | go to article

Sepp Blatter Gaffes And Outbursts
by Simon Rice (Analysis | Independent - February 11)
It's not the first time that the Fifa president has caused constenation with his words and thoughts on the big issues of the day. Here we take a look at some of Blatter's more memorable gaffes and outbursts. more details | go to article

Elite Clubs On UEFA Gravy Train As Super Bowl Knocked Off Perch
by Nick Harris (Article | Independent - January 31)
In a development that will have huge positive financial consequences for the elite in English football, the Champions' League final has overtaken the Super Bowl as the most popular televised event in global club sport. more details | go to article

Sand Pitches, Townships And Hope... Why South Africa Deserves The Cup
by James Lawton (Commentary | Independent - December 15)
"I know football saved my life and I know it could do that for the next generation" more details | go to article

England Can Dream Of Lifting Cup But African Sides Will Steal Show
by James Lawton (Commentary | Independent - December 5)
David Beckham may have been merely doing his bit for the old country but it was still hard not to gag when swallowing his tributes to Jack Warner, the delegate from Trinidad whose son’s World Cup ticket caper in Germany became an ugly focus of attention three years ago, and Sepp Blatter, Fifa president and the game’s ultimate pragmatist. more details | go to article

How The World Cup Bid Rivals Compare
by Nick Harris (Analysis | Independent - November 20)
Which spin doctors could swing the votes, who are the favourites, and which outsiders have the other nations worried? more details | go to article

Transfer-Merry Go-Round: The Summer Sales Are In Full Swing
by Steve Tongue (Preview | Independent - July 5)
As predicted a week ago, the number of transfers actually being agreed by managers, as opposed to being merely rumoured by agents, is at last increasing. more details | go to article

Dempsey Condemns Spain To First Defeat In Three Years
by Gordon Tynan (Result | Independent - June 25)
The United States will contest the Confederations Cup final after causing a huge upset in Bloemfontein last night by inflicting Spain's first defeat since 2006. more details | go to article

No Becks Appeal In Auckland As Galaxy Loss Is Out Of This World
by Steve Tongue (Commentary | Independent - March 1)
They love him in Los Angeles and Milan but Auckland, New Zealand, is less keen on the venerable David Beckham after an LA Galaxy match billed around him lost the Auckland Regional Council NZ$1.7 million (£630,000). The game was played there last December, shortly before Becks began his loan period with Milan, and the hoo-ha about who is to blame for the huge loss is now at full throttle. more details | go to article

Beckham Plays Down US Influence
by Ben Gladwell (Profile/Interview | Independent - February 16)
On-loan AC Milan midfielder David Beckham believes the game in the United States will grow whether or not he stays with Los Angeles Galaxy. more details | go to article