Alan Shearer thinks footballers need a rest. He’s wrong.

Alan Shearer has decided he needs to fix football. It’s all gone downhill, but he’s got a plan to give the poor tired players a rest and improve the standards again. Here’s what he says to begin with:“Some of the [Premier League] football we are seeing at the moment is drab. Poor games played by…

Arsenal’s List of Honours, or What is a trophy?

A few years ago, around the 20th anniversary of Arsène Wenger becoming Arsenal manager, the BBC proclaimed that Arsène had won 15 trophies in his 20 years. By any logical counting method, that’s nonsense. They’ve clearly included the three Premier Leagues and six FA Cups, then added six Charity/Community Shields on. But what about the…