Raf Honigstein on Bayern's dominance
All the incomprehensible stats don't do justice to the gulf in class between them and a competition not quite worthy of the name
The word itself had become joke, a brutal eight-letter punchline that knocked down all of Bayern Munich's notorious pomposity, their sense of entitlement and delusions of grandeur. But on Tuesday night, it ceased to be funny. Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp reached for it in his impromptu eulogy for the new Bundesliga champions, because there was really no other way to describe their superiority. "They are incredible," said Klopp. "We truly need binoculars to see them. And I can even enjoy watching them at times because they're playing fantastically well."
Andre Marriner debacle highlights Fifa aversion to video technology | Marina Hyde
The world governing body perceives technological assistance for referees to be as dangerously undermining as transparency
The thing about the Luddites, apart from the thing that made them a byword, is that there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for their opposition to new technology. They didn't like it because they thought it was going to take their jobs.
Claus Lundekvam: I was threatening people with a huge kitchen knife | Lars Sivertsen
The ex-Southampton star on his extraordinary post-retirement battle with drug and alcohol addiction which left him hiding in cupboards and hunting paparazzi in his garden with a knife
The following is an extract from Lars Sivertsen's article from Issue Five of the Blizzard, on 15 June 2012. The Blizzard is a quarterly football journal available from www.theblizzard.co.uk on a pay-what-you-like basis in print and digital formats.
Football rumours: Jürgen Klopp or Roberto Martínez to replace Wenger?
Today's gossip is all about the name of the game
You know you're on a downer when even Paul Scholes pipes up to slag you off. The famously publicity shy former Manchester United midfielder made his punditry debut on Sky on Tuesday night, presumably as part of a some subtle Gary Neville-planned campaign to remind David Moyes what a decent central midfielder looks like – and he took time out from discussing the Manchester derby to give a characteristically no-frills assessment of Arsenal's current woes, which, he reckoned, amount to just "a typical week for Arsenal".
Rooney: teams do not fear us at home
• England striker admits frustration at poor Old Trafford results
• Player pleads for patience from supporters after derby defeat
Wayne Rooney admits opposition teams no longer fear coming to Old Trafford.
David Moyes endured the latest in a long line of disappointing nights at Old Trafford as his Manchester United team lost 3-0 to neighbours City. It was the sixth, and most devastating, home defeat of what has been a long and painful debut season for the United manager.
Championship roundup: Leeds United suffer hammering at Bournemouth
• Vokes and Stanislas edge Burnley closer to Leicester
• QPR move up to third thanks to Yossi Benayoun stunner
Wenger writes off Arsenal title hopes
• 'Title is not our biggest worry, we must look behind us'
• Mathieu Flamini own goal earns Swansea point in 2-2 draw
Arsène Wenger suggested he was more concerned with securing a top-four finish than winning the Premier League title after Arsenal suffered another setback in the 2-2 home draw with Swansea City.
Ferguson abused by fans over Moyes
• First sign of open revolt against Moyes' managership
• Defeat guarantees fewest points in Premier League era
Manchester United supporters vented their anger at the former manager Sir Alex Ferguson at the end of the shambolic 3-0 derby defeat to Manchester City at Old Trafford. In the first signs of open revolt at David Moyes, fans furiously questioned Ferguson's decision to appoint the Scot as his replacement.
The most patriotic football kits ever | The Knowledge
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"I'd like to draw your attention to the kit worn by Chesterfield in the 1892-93 season," writes Chris Devonshire-Ellis. "Is this the most patriotic kit ever? And what was the story behind it?"
David Moyes got Manchester United's tactics all wrong from the start | Michael Cox
United's players looked all at sea when asked to play an unfamiliar formation and that allowed David Silva to pull the strings for City
It takes a particularly dominant performance from an away side to prompt the home manager to consider changing his system within the opening 10 minutes – but that is precisely what happened as City took control with an astonishingly confident start.