CELTIC are having great success with a manager and quartet of players signed from the J-League. Is it time for more clubs to start looking to Japan for talent?
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SOME might dismiss Harry Redknapp as a hangover from a bygone age, but Ben Dirs finds the 71-year-old as passionate and thought-provoking as ever about the game he loves.
INFECTION and illness is often a neglected area in pro football, says Celtic sports scientist Scott Breddy. That's why the club has invested in unique pillows that filter out pathogens.
FORMER Premier League footballer (and champion boxer) Curtis Woodhouse tells Ben Dirs why he's learnt so much managing Bridlington Town in the Northern Counties Premier Division.
DANNY CIPRIANI is one of English rugby's great talents, but hasn't started a Test for 10 years. He tells Ben Dirs about refusing to fit the mould.
FOR YEARS, the barmaid at The Borough thought the small, grey-haired chap wearing an old England rugby shirt was just another regular. She was right, up to a point.
TRAINING GROUND GURU has been shortlisted for sport website of the year at the prestigious Sport Journalism Awards.
OUR top 10 best-read stories of 2017, ranging from Redfearn to Ranieri.
MARTIN EDWARDS transformed Manchester United from a club in the doldrums into a corporate juggernaut. So why doesn't he get more credit? Ben Dirs went to meet the club's unloved emperor.
Steph Curry and Danny Cipriani are enthusiastic members of the floating fraternity. We sent Ben Dirs down to Float Level in Manchester to find out what it's all about.
BRENDAN RODGERS inspired his Celtic players before the Scottish Cup final with messages from loved ones and personalised lockers.
A new app, Fitr Woman, aims to help women with sport's last big taboo - the menstrual cycle.
DAVID MOSS, Celtic’s former head of recruitment, is named as Huddersfield’s Head of Football Operations.
Ex-England striker Alan Smith reveals the truth about his acrimonious exit from Leeds, the injury that almost ended his career and why he is relishing every moment with Notts County.