Sid Lowe  

• It's the Sids 2013! The complete review of La Liga 2012-13
  From Messi's miracles to the player who lived his dream as a fan it is time for the annual end-of-season Spanish football awards

  about a week ago
   
• Celta Vigo defy odds as four becomes relegated three in La Liga finale
  Abel Resino's side had only a 22.2% chance of survival, but they stayed up as Zaragoza, Deportivo and Mallorca went down

  about 2 weeks ago
   
• Jesús Navas to sign for Manchester City from Sevilla for £17m
  Spain right-winger to be first signing of Manuel Pellegrini era . Fee could rise to as much as £24m based on performance

  about 2 weeks ago
   
• La Liga witnesses plenty of farewells but basement battlers refuse to go
  Pellegrini, Isco, Falcao and others said adios but La Liga's relegation-threatened teams put their goodbyes on hold for now

  about 3 weeks ago
   
• Neymar announces he will make move to Barcelona official on Monday
  The Brazilian forward, seemingly destined to join Barcelona, describes leaving Santos as the 'happiest day of my life'

  about 3 weeks ago
   

Jonathan Wilson  

• Fabio Capello's Russia show Portugal the benefits of a strict regime
  Italian's authoritarian approach has brought his side to the brink of World Cup qualification before Friday's crucial tie in Lisbon

  about 2 weeks ago
   
• Africa's big guns are feeling the heat in World Cup 2014 qualifiers
  A system that will see play-offs decide all of Africa's places for Brazil 2014 has made the established elite feel a little nervous

  about 2 weeks ago
   
• The Question: what were the tactical trends of 2012-13?
  Bayern Munich have built on Barcelona's tiki-taka in a season of forward thinking and creative holding

  about 3 weeks ago
   
• The great European Cup teams: Ajax 1971-73
  In the second of our six-part series, we remember the revolutionary Ajax team created by Rinus Michels, and the Total Football that won them three successive titles

  last month
   
• Champions League proves the era of super clubs has begun
  The competition is now effectively contested by a handful of sides, and domestic leagues are becoming more predictable

  last month
   

Simon Kuper  

• Lionel Messi: Simply the best
  The world’s greatest footballer has been pitched into tax problems but has other matters on his mind

  about 5 days ago
   
• Priced out of Paris
  Global cities are turning into vast gated communities where the elite reproduces itself

  about 5 days ago
   
• Eye on the ball
  Jimmy Connors played through a remarkable era in tennis – but much of it seems to have passed him by. Simon Kuper reviews ‘The Outsider: My Autobiography’

  about 2 weeks ago
   
• How the west has won
  ‘Western culture’ isn’t superior, but its stuff fills the average human being’s head

  about 2 weeks ago
   
• France’s ‘exception culturelle’ makes more sense than ever
  The country accepts that most global movies and TV shows will be in English. The policy aims to make sure that home-grown culture gets funding too

  about 2 weeks ago
   

Paul Hayward  

Barry Glendenning  

Paolo Bandini  

Marina Hyde  

Sean Ingle