Gary Neville absolutely nailed Arsenal after their 'comedy club gig' win over Newcastle, while the Europa League final was a risible affair, writes John Nicholson. football365.com/news/opinion-n…

Going down with Manchester United; the beginning of a new model or just more of the same? football365.com/news/man-unite…

.John Nicholson is watching the last knockings of football on TV; it's fair to say he enjoyed the Serie A finale more than the Premier League... football365.com/news/football-…

The madness of Manchester football365.com/news/man-utd-k…

Rio Ferdinand bid farewell to TNT with some ‘spectacularly crass’ nonsense, with John Nicholson left ruing the lack of originality in covering the women’s game... football365.com/news/opinion-j…

Why are England the only team so very 'tired' Isn't it just a synonym for being rubbish? football365.com/news/opinion-i…

Novel news: 2nd Sheila Smith, The Argyll Murders is being edited. 18th Guymer, The Teesside Kill is being proofed, out July. The next, Teesside Liar is 70% written. Kindle tinyurl.com/bdzxus86Amazon Paperback tinyurl.com/y3hpzstbwebs Website tinyurl.com/bdfmamtb

Trent spoke Spanish?! An actual footballer can learn a foreign language?! If you’re surprised, maybe you’re the thick one, says John Nicholson football365.com/news/trent-spo…

Did Lionel Messi score football’s first ever goal? The Club World Cup means nothing without Liverpool anyway, not that it matters whether it works or not. John Nicholson football365.com/news/opinion-m…

Is the CWC a success or a humiliation? It doesn't matter. It's there. That's it. A tequila worm hallucination, screaming into an existential void. football365.com/news/opinion-m…

A successful flexible international manager who won't played Henderson? Yeah, we've got one already. Why does a Bavarian polyglot with no international record beat a Brummie who has? football365.com/news/lee-carsl…

A week of football, hair extensions and Joe Harting. football365.com/news/opinion-j…

An antidote to the CWC's state sponsored gold veneered ugliness, the World Cup kicks off today football365.com/news/womens-eu…

Thanks for the record early month's sales of The Teesside Twist. I hope you all enjoyed it. The follow-up, The Teesside Liar will be out in the autumn Kindle tinyurl.com/bdzxus86Amazon Paperback tinyurl.com/y3hpzstbwebs Website tinyurl.com/bdfmamtb

If you think it's hot, it's 14 degrees here and we've had to put the heating on. It's been raining for 12 hours

Live every day as if it’s a cup final, says John Nicholson , who came close to death himself and grieves for Diogo Jota. football365.com/news/diogo-jot…

The contrast between the Club World Cup and Euro 2025 is stark for John Nicholson, who couldn’t care less whether Chelsea lift the gold toilet trophy... football365.com/news/opinion-c…

Pretend competition v real competition football365.com/news/opinion-c…

Premier League clubs are unconscionably taking a planet-breaking 175,000 summer air miles in just a few weeks. John Nicholson is incensed as we all burn... football365.com/news/pre-seaso…

Clubs are so pathetically craven for ever more money that they're flying a planet-breaking 175,000 miles in a just a few weeks to play friendlies masquerading as tournaments. football365.com/news/pre-seaso…