Football

Features & Analysis

• Chelsea's risk or reward?

  Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea could be a risky one following his acrimonious 2007 exit, says chief football writer Phil McNulty

• The fairytale of Garcilaso

  Tim Vickery on how Real Garcilaso have gone from being formed to the quarter-finals of South America's Champions League - in four years

• Arsenal ecstasy prolongs Spurs agony

  Arsenal's Champions League qualification puts manager Arsene Wenger on a strong footing, writes BBC Sport's Phil McNulty

• Garth Crooks's team of the season

  Four players from champions Man Utd are in - but who else has Garth Crooks named in his Premier League Team of the Season?

• Brave new world for Benitez and Moyes

  Rafael Benitez and David Moyes are both contemplating new beginnings after Chelsea's 2-1 win over Everton.

• The man to replace Mancini at Man City?

  Cool, calm and with an impressive track record, meet Roberto Mancini's likely successor Manuel Pellegrini

• The real Sir Alex

  David Meek shares his memories of retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, whose programme notes he ghost-wrote for 26 years

• Carragher on Carragher

  Liverpool's Jamie Carragher talks through the highs and lows of his 16-year career ahead of his final game at Anfield on Sunday