A healthy relationship between Tranmere's and Everton's chairmen could lead to all kinds of benefits for Rovers, couldn't it? Tony Morris explains why it is the complete opposite

Frank Corfe Resigns. Not a headline to shake the foundations of British football, but nevertheless important to supporters of Tranmere Rovers. After 11 years with the club, the last four as chairman, Corfe announced his intention to sell his 86 per cent stake in Rovers following a 1-1 home draw with Bristol City. His stated reason? He was booed during a half-time presentation on the pitch. A post-match press conference was hastily arranged, fans and media alike assuming it was to announce the sale of goalkeeper Steve Simonsen to Everton. Although observers were wrong about that, they were right to think that the Simonsen deal was behind the drama.

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Scotland's media have been unimpressed by novel approaches to management at Celtic. Gary Oliver describes the rum goings-on at Parkhead

While the rest of the press spent the month of September debating whether Bill Clinton remained fit for office, Scotland’s football writers had already begun an impeachment. Celtic’s general manager Jock Brown was the accused, his grand jury appearance at the club’s annual general meeting allowing various hacks to be Kenneth Starr for a day.

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His team sink to defeat after defeat yet Bobby Gould soldiers on as Wales manager. Nigel Harris looks at a deeply unpopular figure

Five years ago, Wales, beating the likes of Germany and Brazil, were ranked 27th in the world and heading towards USA 94. Then Paul Bodin missed that penalty. Welsh football has never recovered. Today, Wales are ranked 107, behind Malawi, Vietnam and Mynamar.

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Italian football has been hit by accusations of drug abuse. As Richard Mason reports, each new revelation hints at an official cover up

On Monday, September 28th, Mario Pescante, president of CONI, the Italian Olympic Committee, announced his resignation. CONI is, in effect, the government of Italian sport and its president a kind of prime minister. No former president has ever re-signed while in office.

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The world's greatest cup competition is being discarded by big clubs in favour of European riches. How long until it joins the cup scrapheap?

There is a certain inevitability about the way cup competitions acquire the smell of death. Clubs start putting out weakened teams, fans stop turning up to watch the early rounds, discouraging statements begin to seep from official sources and Chelsea end up with the trophy. We have seen it with the League Cup, which Liverpool lusted after so much that they won it four times in a row in the 1980s. Now the bookmakers are offering shorter odds on Manchester United and Arsenal winning the Champions League than the Worthington, because they know the top clubs see it as an inconvenience rather than a serious goal.

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