Football editor of The Times of London and is also the author of Far Foreign Land:Pride and passion the Liverpool way. Formerly leader of the Brass section in The Farm.
by Tony Evans // 7 January 2013
JUST when you thought it was safe to say nice things about Luis Suárez, he goes and does it again. The dirty, cheating little so-and-so. There were even the first rumbling suggestions that he could be a potential footballer of … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 17 September 2012
ON Sunday, Manchester United go to Anfield for Liverpool’s first home game since the Hillsborough Independent Panel’s devastating findings. The report shocked a Prime Minister and most of the nation. It looks like one of those unhappy quirks of fate … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 14 September 2012
IT was the day Liverpool got its reputation back. For so long, the place had been sniggered at and derided, tagged “self-pity city” and supposedly populated by whingeing, conspiracy theorists. Yesterday it turned out that Liverpool was right all along. … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 11 September 2012
ANDREW DEVINE has never spoken about what happened to him on a sunny spring day 23 years ago. He has never spoken about anything since. He was 22 when he went to a football match, an FA Cup semi-final at … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 7 June 2012
THE main reason to support Sweden is they’ve got a great kit – especially the away kit. It’s as good a reason as any…unless you’re a Swede. Oh, and they’re playing England. That always adds a little piquancy. If you’re expecting … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 14 April 2012
Alan Davies got it wrong on Twitter but in the real world there are far more serious issues for fans TOMORROW John Glover will try to go to Anfield for the annual memorial service on the anniversary of the Hillsborough … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 4 January 2012
“If cups were awarded for cock-ups then you would not be able to move in City’s boardroom” — Francis Lee It was appropriate that Liverpool played Manchester City last night, hours after they attempted to draw a line under the Luis … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 19 August 2011
I wrote this in The Times in 2009. A lot of people will not have seen it. I’m not sure I can say anything to add to it. Nothing has changed since I wrote it. I still go back there, … Continue reading
by Tony Evans // 8 August 2011
BEER and football go together. Both have been demonised and sneered at over the years. And some people have fallen for it. Wine drinkers. Two of the worst trends in British society over the last 25 years have been football’s … Continue reading