With the World Cup looming, two writers are at loggerheads when asked: "Should players with bad attitudes be left out by England?"
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What makes a good footballer? It’s a simple enough question, but perhaps it requires a more complicated answer. Touch, control, balance, strength, speed and fitness are all obvious prerequisites, but what about those other, less tangible, qualities that are integral to the footballer template?
Cambridge United's terrible season might have been even worse, but for the LDV Vans Trophy. Andrew Bennett gives thanks for a much maligned competition
As far as the family of cup competitions goes, it would be fair to say that the LDV Vans Trophy is the runt of the litter. But for the supporters and staff of Cambridge United, it has been nothing short of a lifeline in a season spent tossing on the choppy seas of relegation. And not even a decisive and bubble-bursting 4-1 defeat at the hands of Blackpool in the final could spoil the occasion as a welcome, if all too temporary, relief from all the ills of a season that has lurched from the merely dismal to the disastrous.
Haydn Parry looks back on the life of Britain's first regular TV football commentator, who will inevitably be best remembered for just two sentences
The first time I met Kenneth Wolstenholme, I immediately got into his good books by not mentioning “you know what”. As luck would have it, I wanted him to talk specifically about the World Cup of four years later, Mexico 1970, which he went on to admit was his favourite tournament for the quality of the football, if not for England’s fate. He managed to get through a whole interview without any mention of Geoff Hurst, 4-2 or “people on the pitch” which, understandably, was something of a rarity for him – actually, I got the distinct impression he was rather relieved.
There are no shortage of suitors for Sepp Blatter's seat at FIFA. Alan Duncan profiles the interest from Africa
Long since giving up the 400 metres, at which he was Cameroon champion, the 55-year-old Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou still bears the edgy look of a man wary of being caught off guard by the sound of a starting pistol. In his 14 years at the helm of CAF, Hayatou has made few false starts but now faces an uphill struggle if he is to land the highest office in world football.
With Sepp Blatter's presidency under threat, John Duerden profiles a potential candidate to succeed him
Chung Mong Joon has all the right credentials to be the president of FIFA, with extensive experience in business, politics and even football, although he has said he will not stand against Sepp Blatter this summer. Many believe he has his sights set on a higher prize, the presidency of South Korea. A successful World Cup could be the springboard he needs for that. If he does back Issa Hayatou, in May’s election in his home town of Seoul, Korea’s gain could be football’s loss.