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I was on the TalkOfTheDevils.com podcast again as I talked about the World Cup with the author of my autobiography, Wayne Barton. I also gave my thoughts on how I feel Louis van Gaal has done. Go here to listen.

Another World Cup and another exit for England; this time, much more early than usual, and without the heartache of penalties. Anyone who’s followed my career knows that I’m as passionate about my country as anything in life and so it won’t be much of a surprise to know that even in Florida – or…

Many apologies to the number of you who attempted to order your copy of ‘Merlin’ and were unable to today. Due to high demand, the number of copies we had reserved for pre-orders from the website sold out far quicker than we anticipated. That is of course very flattering and I thank everyone for their…

I’m delighted to finally share with you all that the official launch for my autobiography “Merlin” will take place at Waterstones at the Trafford Centre, in Manchester on Tuesday, 29th July at 6pm. I am truly very thankful for all of the great support and what seems like wonderful excitement and anticipation for the book…

I’ll always admit that I’ve been very lucky in my life, to have done what I’ve done, and when you get to a certain point in your life you begin to look back and wonder if it’s the right time to begin to put pen to paper. As a former footballer, and remaining in and…

I just wanted to let my readers know that I am running a training camp & clinic for youngsters at the Eastlake Complex in Palm Harbor, Florida – at 3555 Old Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, 34688. The camps run from Thursday 5th June through to Sunday 8th June at 9am to 12pm and cost at…

This week I was once again on the TalkOfTheDevils.com podcast where I spoke about the end of the season for Man Utd as well as the appointment of Louis van Gaal. You can download it via iTunes or through this page by clicking here.

If you’ve read my columns or listened to me talk in recent years then you know one of my biggest concerns is the lack of English players in the top flight. The last relevant study showed that only approximately 33% of players picked on a regular basis in the Premier League were eligible for selection…

It seems like every year, before every MLS season, the question from overseas is whether football / soccer in North America is in a better position than it was last year, or a few years ago. I still feel that it is behind the big four in terms of stature (American football, baseball, basketball and…

English teams didn’t have the best of times in Europe, did they? My thoughts of whether it was a new low for Manchester United under David Moyes can be heard here in my weekly podcast with TalkOfTheDevils.com – I’ve already said enough about United, it shows just how far the standards have fallen and it’s…