Managers continue to come and go at Chelsea and for all the silverware Roman Abramovich’s largesse has brought to the club, they continue to lurch from one crisis to another.
Gavin Hamilton
New centre of excellence unlikely to be a panacea for England’s ills
Posted 246 days ago
Brian Glanville looks back over 60 years and sees that technical deficiencies have been a perennial problem for the English game. Will the FA’s new St George’s facility address the problem?
Gavin Hamilton: Zenit’s spending spree puts UEFA in a tricky position
Posted 288 days ago
Zenit’s St Petersburg’s lavish spending spree will test the effectiveness of the Financial Fairplay rules, not least because the club is owned by Gazprom, one of UEFA’s new sponsors.
Gavin Hamilton: Let’s savour Euro 2012 while we can, there will not be another tournament like it
Posted 353 days ago
The suggestion from the UEFA president, that the 2020 European Championship could be played in “12 or 13 countries” across Europe, took everybody by surprise yesterday.
Gavin Hamilton Euro 2012 diary: June 26, Kiev
Posted 358 days ago
There was no disgrace in England’s exit but equally, no question that the better team went through. Gavin Hamilton bids farewell to England and looks forward to watching the best four teams at Euro 2012 contest the title…
Gavin Hamilton Euro 2012 diary, June 22, Gdansk
Posted 362 days ago
Even if Euro 2012 has had its problems off the pitch, there can be no denying the qualify of the football. There have been some wonderful goals…
Gavin Hamilton Euro 2012 diary, June 20, Warsaw
Posted 364 days ago
The longer England stay in the competition the luckier they get, argues Gavin Hamilton. Plus, why Ukraine’s phantom goal will signal the death knell of the alternative assistance referee.
Gavin Hamilton Euro 2012 diary, June 18th, Poznan
Posted 366 days ago
Confused by the Euro 2012 group qualification criteria? Fear not, Gavin Hamilton is on hand to explain the permutations. Plus, why Slaven Bilic can leave his post with Croatia with his head held high.
Gavin Hamilton Euro 2012 diary, Poznan, June 14
Posted 370 days ago
An entertaining game between Italy and Croatia in Poznan, but was Mario Balotelli racially abused by supporters? It certainly sounded that way, according to Gavin Hamilton who was at the game
Gavin Hamilton Euro 2012 diary, Warsaw June 13
Posted 370 days ago
The Premier League may be awash with money, but on the evidence of Euro 2012, Germany is producing the better footballers.
