Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee returns for his latest Footballers' Football Column and looks at subject of goalkeepers and how they are judged by managers, pundits and fans. He looks at the common misconceptions about goalkeepers and says Peter Schmeichel has played a part in the decline of English goalkeeping. ...read
Louis Saha is the former France international who played for Manchester Untied and also played under David Moyes at Everton. In his second Footballers' Football Column, Saha talks about life after football and how Sir Alex Ferguson had a knack of getting his message across to his players - no matter where they were from. Saha also talks about his desire to go into management and prove himself in the Premier League. ...read
West Ham's Mark Noble has lived the dream by playing for his boyhood club throughout his career. In his debut Footballers' Footballers Column the midfielder describes his route to the top, what the problem is with developing English talent, why the Olympic Stadium is huge for the Hammers and looks back on the moment he was told to pull on the claret and blue for the very first time. ...read
ASH WEDNESDAY: Seven subs is a luxury for top managers.... but all these big names on the bench is doing nothing for the Premier League
MARTIN KEOWN: In the squad we trust is the mantra now for Premier League bosses
Festive fixtures are a great indicator of who is equipped for the title
He's made millions from his book and gets £100,000 for public speaking. Fergie's a... Gold age pensioner
Sir Alex Ferguson always feared retirement
RICKY PONTING: England have forgotten how to win and their confidence seems shot to pieces
England had a great chance to make it 3-1
PETER WRIGHT EXCLUSIVE: My wife does my hair, it takes TWO HOURS every day...
SUNNI UPAL:Wright has revealed the secrets behind his hair do
Success, scandal, Murray's win at Wimbledon, Ainslie's heroics and magnificent McCoy's historic victory... the sporting year that was 2013
2014 sporting calendar
To celebrate the New Year, Sportsmail has produced this superb wallchart of the key events in 2014 - print it off and keep it.
Premier League half-term reports
Read how the 20 Premier League sides rate at the half-way stage of the season and who has been the star player
10 things we DON'T want to see in 2014
Friendship' scarves, potty-mouthed abuse of refs and players not celebrating against former clubs
Sportsmail's NFL regular-season awards: Can anyone beat Manning to the MVP? And which rookie has made the biggest impact?
Suarez's scoring heroics, Arsenal's impressive points haul and Newcastle's (lack of) English scorers... 2013 in numbers
Sportsmail looks back
BETTING SLIP
Liverpool to bounce back and United to sink Spurs - plus top tips and 2014 Premier League specials in our New Year gambling guide
TRANSFER GUIDE: All you need to know about YOUR club's plans for the January window
Simon Jones runs rule over each club's ambitions this January
ADRIAN DURHAM: Wilshere, Lukaku and Sterling among my top-six players so far this season, but which Premier League star takes the No 1 spot?
JAMIE REDKNAPP: Players swapping shirts at half-time is ridiculous (although I did once ask Zidane for his after the break...)
Redknapp has his say
Sports pictures of the year: Torres scratch shame, Kompany's punch to the nose, Ashes joy, Tuilagi's bunny ears gaffe and THAT tackle by North
Anelka could have honoured Mandela, but he chose Dieubonne... in a deliberate act that scars my country
ERIK BIELDERMAN, French football writer
JEFF POWELL: Mayweather tops my pound-for-pound list but where does Pacquiao fit in?
Cometh the New Year, cometh the rankings.
Are Liverpool just flat-track bullies? After being top at Christmas, Rodgers' side are fifth after two defeats...
Even Bob the Builder lasted longer at No 1
Cook is the right man to lead MY England team forward, says defiant coach Flower...
PAUL NEWMAN in defence of England's current captain
... No, it's time to ditch captain Cook after an Ashes debacle and give Broad the job
MIKE DICKSON believes it's time for Stuart Broad to step up
THE TOP SPIN
It could and should be curtains for Bresnan, Carberry and Panesar... and Bairstow already has Buttler breathing down his neck
How trouble has followed Anelka... French striker who developed the nickname Le Sulk
A timeline of 'Le Sulk's' misdemeanours
MARTIN SAMUEL: What Anelka did was twice as bad as Suarez baiting Evra and Terry's abuse of Ferdinand - a 16-match ban would not be too harsh
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