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Editorial ~ Players want money, not medals Diary ~ Peter Crouch is capped; Lineker v Kewell declared a draw; Scott Parker becomes a Magpie; FC United are up and running Shot! ~ Looking back at WSC photography from the 2004-05 season Sidelines ~ MK Dons fans defeated; Iran on their way to the World Cup; Livingston bend the rules; Brian Clough takes to the stage Close Season ~ How to fill your time when there’s no football; plus, the latest TV schedules Chelsea Grab Arnesen ~ Can Roman Abramovich and co do exactly what they want, and will Spurs supporters miss their departed sporting director? Football and the Law ~ Ashley Cole and his chances of becoming the new Bosman Shot! Archive ~ Oxford United are beaten to the bounce on Luton’s plastic pitch in 1988 Match Of The Month ~ England’s women draw a record crowd for their first European Championship game, a dramatic win against Finland The Strange Case of ~ Dmitri Bulykin, failing to find an English buyer despite a long search Letter From ~ Croatia, where a football agent has met a violent end As Good As It Got ~ Stirling Albion rack up a rugby score against Selkirk in 1984 to claim an unlikely 20th-century record International Tournaments ~ Jürgen Klinsmann’s new Germany are a hit at home despite not reaching the Confederations Cup final; news of a competition for countries that don’t officially exist Book Reviews ~ The combative Joey Jones; the game around the globe; London’s football grounds; Chelsea’s championship A Season In Brief ~ League Division One , 1985-86: life without television coverage Plus Webwatch, Letters
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