Ian Herbert

Revealing new biography of cricket's finest all-rounder details the village event he appeared in to make ends meet

The Nottingham Evening Post photographer had lost patience and headed off for another assignment by the time Garry Sobers turned up at a village

In light of the World Cup coming to a close, our Daily Mail Sport experts have reflected on their highlights - and lowlights - from the tournament.

Spain lifted the World Cup in dramatic fashion in New Jersey on Sunday night to bring the curtain down on a memorable tournament.

The span of a remarkable life, full of so many indelible moments, has perhaps obscured the significance of the six golden years which ended with Keegan at Speke Airport in 1977

The most preposterous man in football is staggering on, so perhaps that's why the biggest hypocrites of another dark week for football appear to have got away with it.

We hope this series, launched half a century on from the original, will build a picture of the real football - our football - full of its hope, dreams, triumphs and setbacks.

You can take your pick of delicate negotiations declared done by Romano which are so far from conclusion that he cannot possibly have consulted all parties to undertake a journalistic job on it.

To the very end, Jimmy Rimmer was a picture of self-effacement and always disinclined to locate himself at the centre of a football story.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN HERBERT: Ilicali is tackling the question 'Will you be tempted to sack your manager if you are bottom of the Premier League at Christmas?' when Jakirovic walks in.