All news by author: Mike Walters

Erling Haaland may be surprised to learn, after his bunch of fives in Europe for Manchester City, that a striker who helped Sir Alf Ramsey win the title at Ipswich got there 61 years earlier

The Euro 2020 final penalty shoot-out was heartbreak, and England have had little joy against Italy since the Azzurri's 2-0 win in Rome 47 years ago denied them a place at the 1978 World Cup

FA Cup semi-finalists Brighton and Manchester United will lock horns at Wembley Stadium for the first time since they faced off in the final of the competition in 1983

BRIGHTON 5-0 GRIMSBY TOWN: The Seagulls had little trouble swatting aside their League Two opponents to book a date at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup semi-finals

In a port where the catch of the day was once haddock or cod in the back of the net, Grimsby are planning to land their biggest fish yet

Julia Roberts visited Manchester United in 2016 and Pep Guardiola has admitted he was heartbroken at his favourite actress snubbing Man City - and it turns out Antonio Conte has met the Pretty Woman star

Robbie Savage's BBC Radio 5 Live phone-in Six-0-Six was cancelled last weekend after the Gary Lineker Match of the Day row, with production staff missing out on getting paid

At its peak, if you had lined up every trawler aft-to-bow, the line would have stretched miles out to sea - now football is taking over from fishing as the big noise on the Humber's south side

Match of the Day was broadcast on Saturday night amid the row involving Gary Lineker and BBC bosses but was barely-recognisable compared to the institution that has been gracing our screens since 1964

From a beginner's Quadruple at Alfreton to taking Oxford into the Football League and leading Sheffield United to the top flight, Wilder has worked at six levels of English football as a manager - but the Watford job will be the most testing of all

Tottenham failed to find a route past Milan and into the last-eight of the Champions League with Antonio Conte's future in North London already looking like its been decided with his contract expiring in the summer

TOTTENHAM 0-0 AC MILAN (0-1 agg.): Spurs paid the price for another lifeless display as they crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of the Italian giants

At face value, Bilic was harshly treated after having to cope with unprecedented injury crisis - but his team had inexplicably played with the handbrake on in recent weeks and fans are not surprised he has gone

In a fixture where Tottenham had won only seven out of 61 previous meetings in the Premier League era, Chelsea were toothless and insipid again - and even Potter admits he cannot expect owner Todd Boehly to remain supportive forever if results don't improve

Gareth Ainsworth ended his successful 550-match spell as Wycombe Wanderers manager to return to Queens Park Rangers - where he was a cult hero as a player - to save their Championship slide

England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore died of bowel cancer at the age of 51 on this day in 1993, and he is fondly remembered for his humility and leadership

The great John Motson, who has died at the age of 77, was the sound of football in England for over 50 years, taking fans through giant-killings, quests for World Cup glory and some of the English game's greatest moments.

John Motson enjoyed a 50-year career with the BBC with his influence on the British game made clear with the heartfelt tributes following his death, aged 77, having covered 20 international tournaments, as well as a staggering 29 FA Cup finals.

WATFORD 3-2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION: The Hornets edged a fixture filled with defensive mishaps at the back to boost their hopes of reaching the Championship play-offs

The Blues spent over £300million in January on a host of expensive new players, but Graham Potter's side have won just one of their last 10 Premier League matches and were embarrassed by Southampton on Saturday

James Ward-Prowse scored the winner for Southampton at Chelsea on Saturday with a free kick which saw him close in on Manchester United legend David Beckham's tally

Michael Duff was the first player to start in the Hellenic League and play in all eight tiers in ascending order before reaching the Premier League - now he's manager at League One Barnsley

Arsenal lost their spot at the top of the Premier League after they lost 3-1 to Manchester City earlier this week - Mikel Arteta will try and return to form against Aston Villa this weekend

Arsenal and Manchester City are locked in a fierce duel for Premier League glory as the Gunners look to topple the defending champions, who beat them on Wednesday

Some 28 years after leading Huddersfield to promotion, Warnock is back - and, if we are honest, football has missed him since his last gig at Middlesbrough 15 months ago