Matt Allen

The finest games from one of English football's most entertaining fixtures we ever did see. Ten just isn't enough...

Greatest Seasons The Welshman was firmly in public consciousness as a buccaneering winger by 2012, but still there was something holding him back from greatness. Matt Allen remembers the year in which Bale finally broke free – and wooed the Bernabeu bigwigs

Premier League Premier League | The Hawthorns | Sat 12 Apr | 3:07pm

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham are being strongly linked with a move for legendary Dutch coach Louis van Gaal, but, as Matt Allen explains, the north Londoners would do well to assess their options first...

World Cup 2014 World Cup Group H | Porto Alegre | Sun 22 Jun | 8pm

Postcards from the World Cup Throughout the World Cup, Matt Allen has been watching games with folks from other nations. Here's what he's discovered...

Postcards from the World Cup Matt Allen feels the genuine heartache during Team USA's crushing extra-time defeat to Belgium... 

Premier League Premier League | Stamford Bridge | Wed 3 Dec | 7:45pm

World Cup 2014 World Cup Group E | Porto Alegre | Sun 15 Jun | 8pm

Premier League Premier League | Britannia Stadium | Sat 29 Mar | 3pm

Premier League Premier League | Stamford Bridge | Sat 8 Aug | 5:30pm

World Cup 2014 The 2014 World Cup was an emotional affair, but why? Matt Allen tries to find out...

Premier League Premier League | White Hart Lane | Sun 26 Oct | 1:30pm

The Big Interview "Madrid felt Liverpool weren’t matching their valuation of me and I thought it would be good to go to Newcastle"

World Cup 2014 World Cup Third-Place Play-Off | Brasilia | Sat 12 Jul | 9pm

Tim Sherwood Matt Allen picks apart the outspoken Tottenham chief's White Hart Lane reign, and points out the mistakes he can't make again...

Premier League Premier League | King Power Stadium | Sat 1 Nov | 3pm

Manchester City They only led the league for a fortnight - but, as Matt Allen writes, it was the most important fortnight...

World Cup 2014 World Cup Group D | Belo Horizonte | Tue 24 Jun | 5pm

Top 10 Matt Allen raids the archives to bring you the best episodes from an often hot-tempered rivalry...

World Cup 2014 World Cup Group F | Belo Horizonte | Sat 21 Jun | 5pm

World Cup 2014 World Cup Group A | Fortaleza | Mon 17 Jun | 8pm

Like Harry Enfield’s obnoxious Loadsamoney waving wads of cash around in the Thatcherite ’80s, footballers – and FIFA officials – aren’t shy about letting the world know just how loaded they are...

Transfer news What a waste of money, says Matt Allen...

Tottenham Hotspur Despite recent wins against Arsenal, Tottenham still lag behind their biggest rivals. Matt Allen reels off the big reasons why Spurs could do worse than imitate their neighbours...