71.   Fabrizio Ravanelli vented his bitterness on Friday at being sold by Juventus to English Premiership side Middlesbrough in one of the biggest transfer deals in English football.

72.   Fears of crowd violence are only too real for many followers of football who remember only too well the scenes that used to be a commonplace of English football.

73.   The revelations are certain to further upset the English football world, still reeling from allegations that Southampton goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar fixed matches.

74.   The TV row points at a deeper worry for English football, analysts say.

75.   The thought of another tweaked hamstring appeared to weigh heavily on the mind of the golden boy of English football.

76.   Then, in early June, English football fans without Sky television were unhappy to learn a new deal had been made with top English sides.

77.   They are a symbol of English football.

78.   Under-fire England coach Terry Venables, troubled by legal battles over his commercial interests, has received a welcome vote of confidence from English football supremo Sir Bert Millichip.

79.   United manager Alex Ferguson last week expressed fears that if the appeal failed, Cantona would consider leaving English football.

80.   Unrivalled as a natural goalscorer in English football he moved from Liverpool this season to make sure of first team action.