Over the past few days, I've been moved to recall a debate I had a while ago with Vicente del Bosque and Emilio Butragueño...

It was a phrase that John Toshak used and it served Zidane well as he kept faith with the side that succumbed to PSG in Seville and was rewarded with victory.

I saw her whilst watching the first league game of the new season at San Mamés. During the interval Athletic Club's women's team were paraded and received a warm ovation from the crowd.

The weekend in LaLiga was all looking rather boring, until the final game, which was a fantastic exhibition of football.

Radio and TV journalists often say they're sharpened up by the pressure of going out live...