by Michael Cox
on Rio Ferdinand 192–3
on Juninho 66
on Liverpool 35
on Gary Neville 28
on Van Nistelrooy 174
on Michael Owen 101
on Arsène Wenger 77
on Gianfranco Zola 62
row with Peter Schmeichel 15
squad rotation 126–7
tactics 116–27, 161–3, 172, 175, 279–80, 283–4
Fernández, Luis 204
Fernandinho 445
Ferreira, Paulo 220, 308, 329
Ferrer, Albert 63, 128
Fettis, Alan 95
Feyenoord 135, 136, 244
Figo, Luís 200
Finnan, Steve 242, 244
Finney, Tom 25, 313
Fiorentina 324, 450
Firmino, Roberto 376–7, 419
Fjørtoft, Jan Åge 65
Flamini, Mathieu 414
Flanagan, Jon 397
Fleck, Robert 29
Fletcher, Darren 318, 335
Flo, Tore André 128
Flores, Quique Sánchez 313
Flowers, Tim 43, 44, 64, 73
Forlán, Diego 167, 313
Forrest, Craig 17
Fowler, Robbie 52, 100, 103, 104, 175, 189
Fox, Ruel 30
France 171
v England 96
v Ireland 171
see also Greece
Fuchs, Christian 425, 428
Fulham 37, 144, 246, 247, 311–13, 315, see also Roy Hodgson
v Atlético Madrid 310, 312–13
v Hamburg 312
v Portsmouth 310
v Manchester City 310
see also Chelsea, Manchester Utd, Tottenham
Fuller, Ricardo 294, 298
Futre, Paulo 58–9
Gallas, William 184, 209, 220, 222, 227, 240
Gannon, John 7–8
García, Luis 238, 240, 242
Gardner, Ricardo 149
Gascoigne, Paul 25–6, 255
Gattuso, Gennaro 241, 243
Genchev, Boncho 57–8
Georgia v Wales 69
Gera, Zoltán 220, 311
Geremi 202, 221, 226
Germany 263, see also Denmark, England
Gerrard, Steven 104, 105, 232, 234, 237, 240, 241, 242, 243–4, 246, 247, 250, 252, 253, 257–60, 261, 262, 263, 264–9, 351, 385–6, 387, 388, 389–91, 393, 395–6, 397, 398, 399–40, 401
Gervinho 407
Giannakopoulos, Stelios 154, 156, 157
Giggs, Ryan 16, 22, 28, 31, 33, 40, 63, 81, 89, 111, 114, 115, 118, 122, 123, 124, 125, 164, 167, 253, 254, 279, 281, 283, 287, 326, 329, 336, 348, 359
Gillespie, Keith 45–6, 53, 309
Gillingham 292
Ginola, David 45–6, 49, 52–3, 121, 258, 309
Giroud, Olivier 410
Glasgow Rangers see Rangers
González, Mark 245
Gould, Bobby 11, 292
Graham, George 5, 15, 46–7, 78, 79, 145, 181, 183, 190, 236, 403, 406–7
Grant, Avram 281, 285, 324
Gravesen, Thomas 201
Gray, Andy 8
Gray, Demarai 435
Greece 214
v Czech Republic 214
v Faroe Islands 424
v France 214
v Portugal 214
see also England
Grêmio 206
Grimandi, Gilles 197
Grobbelaar, Bruce 9, 18
Grønkjær, Jesper 202
Gualtieri, Davide 11
Guardiola, Pep 193, 217, 324, 339, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 351, 352, 382, 392, 403–4, 405, 406, 411, 417, 419, 422, 440, 441, 442–8, 449, 450, 454, 459
Gudjohnsen, Eidur 222–3, 226, 239, 302, 330
Guidolin, Francesco 437, 451
Gullit, Ruud 80, 83, 135–41, 187
Gunn, Bryan 14, 31, 32
Guti 200, 201
Hadji, Mustapha 58
Hamann, Dietmar (Didi) 237, 240–2, 243, 258, 259, 344
Hamburg, see Fulham
Handanović, Samir 17
Harford, Mick 7
Harford, Ray 37, 40, 41
Hargreaves, Owen 261, 268–9, 274, 285, 351
Harrison, Eric 27
Hart, Joe 436, 437, 442, 443
Harte, Ian 189
Hartson, John 58
Hasselbaink, Jimmy Floyd 192
Hazard, Eden 341, 397, 438, 452–3, 454
Heighway, Steve 257, 258
Helguera, Ivan 200
Henderson, Jordan 387, 390, 391, 395, 396, 397
Hendon 58
Hendrie, Lee 293
Hendry, Colin 43
Henry, Nick 7
Henry, Thierry 81, 95, 96, 97, 107, 127, 167–74, 175, 181, 220, 245, 283, 366, 371, 389, 448
Hernández, Javier 373
Hernández, Pablo 364
Hernández, Xavi 345, 346–7, 348, 349, 352, 382
Herrera, Ander 443
Heskey, Emile 103, 166, 259, 342
Heynckes, Jupp 199
Hiddink, Guus 324
Hierro, Fernando 149, 151, 200
Higginbotham, Danny 297
Hignett, Craig 66, 67, 68
Hirst, David 24
Hleb, Aliaksandr 365
Hoddle, Glenn 46, 75, 93, 99–100, 103, 137, 138–9, 140, 187–88, 194, 254, 260, 262
Hodge, Steve 10
Hodgkinson, Alan 12
Hodgson, Roy 260, 310–13, 381, 413
Holland, Matt 256
Holloway, Ian 354–5, 356, 358
Holmes, Matthew 14
Holt, Grant 407
Holtby, Lewis 320
Houghton, Bob 260
Houllier, Gérard 22, 23, 73, 105, 214–15, 231, 233, 237, 316, 342
Howard, Tim 298
Howe, Don 365
Howey, Steve 47, 52
Huckerby, Darren 94
Hughes, Charles vii, 142–3
Hughes, Mark 24, 27, 30, 61, 120, 139, 142–3, 145, 279, 332, 345
Hull City 354, 455, see also Southampton, Stoke City, Swansea
Hungary, see England
Huth, Robert 240, 428, 429, 434, 436
Hyppiä, Sami 238, 242, 246
Ibrahimović, Zlatan 238, 325, 404, 440, 443
Iceland, see England
Immel, Eike 133
Ince, Paul 14, 31, 33, 120, 197, 251, 259
Iniesta, Andrés 263, 339, 345, 347, 348, 349
İnler, Gökhan 426, 427
Inter Milan 63, 64, 79, 80, 112, 116, 119, 122, 204, 313, 324, 331, 334
v Bayern Munich 313, 314
see also Manchester Utd, Tottenham
Inzaghi, Pippo 124, 247
Ipswich v Blackburn 57
see also Bolton, Chelsea, Manchester Utd
Ireland, see France
Ireland, Stephen 332
Irwin, Denis 23, 114, 122, 123
Isco 364
Israel, see England
Italy 263, see also England, Spain
Ivanović, Branislav 308, 326, 327, 329, 340, 368, 384, 397, 408, 449, 452
Ivanschitz, Andreas 266
Jääskeläinen, Jussi 150, 156
Jackett, Kenny 357
Jagielka, Phil 298
Jaïdi, Rahdi 220
Jamaica, see England
James, David 266
Jankauskas, Edgaras 218
Jardel, Mario 152
Jarošík, Jiří 226
Jeffers, Francis 141
Johnsen, Ronny 101, 114, 118, 120, 121, 122–3
Johnson, Adam 309
Johnson, Glen 202, 395, 397
Johnson, Tommy 49
Johnston, Craig 85
Johnston, Mo 14
Jol, Martin 229
Jones, Rob 53
Jonk, Wim 80
Josemi 235
Joseph, Roger 6
Juninho 59, 63–8, 69, 70, 76, 118, 134
Juventus viii, 96, 112, 119, 171, 191, 243, 310, 384, 441, 448, 451, 452, see also Celta Vigo, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester
Utd
Kaboul, Younès 309, 410
Kaká 241, 242, 347
Kalas, Tomáš 397
Kalou, Salomon 287
Kåmark, Pontus 68
Kanchelskis, Andrei 16, 24, 31, 33, 40, 114
Kane, Harry 375–6, 377, 415
Kanté, N’Golo 425, 426, 427, 436, 449, 450, 452
Kanu, Nwankwo 127, 171
Karembeu, Christian 199
Karlsson, Joachim 42
Keane, Robbie 189
Keane, Roy 27, 33, 114–15, 118, 119, 121–4, 125, 163, 195–8, 201, 251, 254, 276, 344
and Alex Ferguson 197–8
clash with Patrick Vieira 196
Keegan, Kevin 35–6, 37, 44–54, 103, 106, 113, 184, 188, 235, 255, 260, 262, 305, 388, 394, 458
Keizer, Gerrit 129
Keown, Martin 79, 89, 97, 156, 179, 180–1, 184, 192
Kerimoğlu, Tugay 344–5
Ketsbaia, Temuri 69
Kewell, Harry 189, 191, 241, 242
Kežman, Mateja 227
Kharine, Dmitri 18
Kidd, Brian 29, 115
King, Andy 426, 435
King, Ledley 186
Kinkladze, Georgi 69–73, 76, 133
Kinnear, Joe 144
Kitson, Dave 302
Kiwomya, Chris 14
Klinsmann, Jürgen 80, 135
Klopp, Jürgen 376, 416–19, 422, 441
Kluivert, Patrick 167
Koeman, Ronald 415, 438, 441, 453
Kolarov, Aleksandar 436, 443, 444, 447, 454
Kollmann, Roland 266
Kompany, Vincent 336, 337, 395
Koscielny, Laurent 388
Kranjčar, Niko 307
Kühbauer, Dietmar 118
Kuyt, Dirk 244
Lahm, Philipp 445
Lallana, Adam 413, 419
Lambert, Rickie 413
Lamela, Erik 414
Lampard, Frank (Jnr) 185, 202–3, 209, 221, 226, 250, 252, 253, 255–7, 258, 260–2, 263, 264–5, 266–9, 285, 286–7, 325–6, 328, 329, 351
Lampard, Frank (Snr) 255
Larsson, Henrik 279
Lauren 182, 184
Laursen, Martin 294
Lavezzi, Ezequiel 408
Lawrenson, Mark 48
Laws, Brian 10
Lazio 25, 96, 163, see also Chelsea, Leeds
Le Saux, Graeme 36, 39, 41, 43, 62, 97
Le Tallec, Anthony 238
Le Tissier, Matt 23, 25, 73–6
Leboeuf, Frank 128, 139
League of Ireland XI 6
Lee, Robert 46, 53, 251
Leeds Utd 5, 9–10, 22–3, 79, 188–92
v Lazio 190
v Leicester 190
v Wimbledon 6–7, 100
see also Arsenal, Middlesbrough
Leicester City 82, 89, 315, 332, 421–39, 452
v Chelsea 423, 432
v Crystal Palace 429, 437
v Everton 439
v Liverpool 431, 433
v Manchester City 434, 435–7, 446
v Manchester Utd 434
v Newcastle 430
v Norwich 429, 435
v Southampton 429, 434
v Sunderland 423, 433
v Swansea 432, 435
v Tottenham 434
v West Ham 433, 435
see also Arsenal, Bolton, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Stoke
Leiva, Lucas 206–7, 390, 396
Lennon, Aaron 309, 312, 409
Leyton Orient 84
Lineker, Gary 283, 437, 439
Lingard, Jesse 443
Lippi, Marcello 119, 199
Litmanen, Jari 104
Little, Brian 46, 49
Liverpool 9, 15, 16, 17, 35, 37, 38, 79, 85, 89, 96, 100–5, 107, 142, 152, 185, 191, 206, 214–15, 228, 230–47, 248–9, 258, 259, 264, 265, 273, 304, 305, 311, 316, 340, 355, 358, 376, 381–401, 417–19, 433, 434, 441, 452, see also Gérard Houllier
and Heysel viii
v AC Milan 240–4
v Aston Villa 387
v Bayer Leverkusen 237
v Cardiff 400
v Coventry 102
v Crystal Palace 400, 401
v Everton 391
v Juventus 238
v Manchester City 235, 332, 390, 394–5, 397, 418
v Norwich 396, 397
v Olympiakos 236
v QPR 401
v Southampton 102, 387, 412
v Stoke 387, 390
v Sunderland 102, 387
v Swansea 387, 400
v Tottenham 390, 400, 410, 416, 417
v West Ham 244, 370
v Wigan 401
v Wimbledon 100
see also Arsenal, Blackburn, Bolton, Chelsea, Leicester, Manchester Utd, Newcastle
Ljungberg, Freddie 169, 173, 174, 181, 282
Lloris, Hugo 409
Lopetegui, Julen 347
Lucescu, Mircea 122, 183
Luiz, David 194, 397, 452, 452–3
Lukic, John 9–10
Luton Town 37
Lyon, see Nottingham Forest
Macedonia, see England
Mackie, Jamie 337
Magilton, Jim 74
Mahrez 427, 429, 431, 432, 434, 436, 437, 440
Maicon 317
Makélélé, Claude 195, 196, 198, 199–206, 208–9, 219, 220, 221, 226, 258, 268, 344, 427, 449
Málaga 364, 369
Malbranque, Steed 205
Maldini, Paolo 136, 242, 243
Malouda, Florent 314, 326, 327, 328, 329
Manchester City 6, 13, 69, 70–3, 96, 133, 303, 306, 323, 331–9, 341, 351, 358, 363, 365, 366–7, 372, 373, 386, 392, 396, 400, 401, 438, 441, 442, see also Pep Guardiola
v Arsenal 72, 332, 448
v Aston Villa 70
v Birmingham 332–3
v Blackburn 133
v Blackpool 366
v Crystal Palace 399
v Everton 399, 446
v Middlesbrough 70, 446
v QPR 337–9
v Southampton 70, 412, 446
v Stoke 303, 333
v Sunderland 444
see also Chelsea, Fulham, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, Newcastle, Swansea, Tottenham
Manchester Utd 13, 14, 15–16, 19, 24, 29–34, 35, 36, 43, 48, 54, 60, 67, 79, 104, 106, 111–27, 152, 161–8, 174–78, 180, 184–5, 192–3, 194, 195, 207, 208, 213, 224, 236, 246, 249, 253–4, 274–6, 277–90, 304, 314, 316, 323, 324, 333, 336, 340, 358, 368, 371, 372, 373, 374, 386, 418, 438, 440, 441, 442–8, see also Alex Ferguson
v Anderlecht 162
v Arsenal 91, 95, 111, 125, 176, 196, 289–90, 334, 352, 371–2
v Aston Villa 374
v Barcelona 113, 116, 130–1, 193, 284, 348–9, 403
v Barnsley 16
v Bayern Munich 111, 124, 314
v Blackburn Rovers 14, 43, 275, 278
v Bolton 167
v Borussia Dortmund 118
v Charlton 14, 177
v Chelsea 33, 63, 225, 274, 281, 284–9, 326–7, 329, 372, 407
v Everton 14, 169, 336
v Fenerbahçe 166
v Fulham 278
v Inter Milan 122–3
v Ipswich 14
v Juventus 118, 120, 122, 123–4, 197
v Liverpool 15, 101, 120, 176, 246, 387
v Manchester City 192, 280, 332, 333, 335, 336, 338, 443
v Middlesbrough 54, 164
v Monaco 118
v Norwich 29–32
v Nottingham Forest 125
v Port Vale 254
v Porto 118, 215
v Portsmouth 280
v PSV 162
v QPR 16
v Reading 280
v Real Madrid 161
v Roma 279, 283
v Rotor Volgograd 14
v Sheffield Weds 29
v Sunderland 16, 337
v Tottenham 118, 121, 125, 318, 409, 415
v West Ham 14, 36, 43, 113, 116
v Wigan 177, 336
v Wimbledon 14
see also Athletic Bilbao, Blackpool, Coventry, Leicester, Newcastle, Sheffield Utd, Southampton, Swansea
Mancini, Roberto 309, 323, 324, 331–4, 336–9, 341, 342
Mantorras 218
Maradona, Diego 20, 25, 27, 61, 69, 70, 72, 185
Marseilles 199
Marshall, Ian 7
Martial, Anthony 95
Martínez, Roberto 357, 455
Martins, Obafemi 106
Martyn, Nigel 155
Mascherano, Javier 246, 251
Mason, Ryan 414
Mata, Juan 341, 363–5, 367–9
Matić, Nemanja 449, 452
Matteo, Dominic 190, 191
Matthäus, Lothar 80
Matthews, Stanley 25, 313
May, David 127
Mazinho 199
Mazzarri, Walter 451
McAteer, Jason 52
McCall, Stuart 8
McClair, Brian 31, 33, 120
McClaren, Steve 115–16, 164, 268, 269
McDermott, Terry 37–8, 48, 53
McGrath, Paul 11, 87
McKenzie, Leon 220
McManaman, Steve 52, 75, 103, 118, 200, 259
McMenemy, Lawrie 73
Meireles, Raul 339
Mellor, Neil 237, 244
Merson, Paul 80, 81
Messi, Lionel 168, 193, 208, 298, 314, 340, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 370, 372, 377
Michels, Rinus 345
Middlesbrough 25, 63, 64–8, 134, 299, 302
v Chelsea 66, 67, 202
v Derby 68
v Leeds 65
v Leicester City 67, 68
see also Bolton, Manchester City, Manchester Utd
Mikel, John Obi 208, 326, 339, 407
Mikloško, Luděk 18, 43
Milner, James 334, 335, 367, 395
Milošević, Savo 49
Minto, Scott 139
Mitchell, Adam 320
Molby, Jan 120
Monaco 170, 172, 183, 218, see also Manchester Utd, Porto
Moncur, John 58, 59, 256
Monreal, Nacho 302
Montpellier 185
Moore, Bobby 255
Morgan Wes 426, 428, 434
Morley, Trevor 14
Moses, Victor 387, 452, 453
Mourinho, José 157–8, 203–4, 205, 209, 213–22, 224–9, 230, 231, 238, 240, 245, 247–9, 251, 264, 266, 275, 281, 313, 324–5, 326, 330, 342, 343, 358, 365, 368, 386, 396–7, 405–7, 408, 409, 416, 432, 441, 448, 449
and 4–3–3 system 227
and ‘parking the bus’ 229
coaching background 216–18
compared with Arsène Wenger and Alex Ferguson 217, 218
team preparation 217–19
‘transitions’ 224
Moyes, David 298, 315, 317, 319, 353, 367, 386
Müller, Gerd 175
Müller, Thomas 340
Murphy, Danny 81, 311
Mutu, Adrian 202, 349
Myhill, Boaz 300
Nagoya Grampus Eight 78
Nakata, Hidetoshi 152
Nani 281, 284, 289–90, 314, 371
Nantes 199
Napoli 61, 324, 451, see also Chelsea
Nasri, Samir 308, 314, 333, 334, 336–7, 365
Navas, Jesús 366, 410, 454