Simon Barnes reflects on the many forms that football failure can take

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Simon Barnes has witnessed, from near and far, most of England’s greatest games since 1966. Here he names the ones he considers the greatest

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

England have a long, fraught history in the area of the dreaded decider, but Spain’s record is even worse

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Simon Barnes flew his first plane as a schoolboy cadet, but it was the avian world’s greatest aeronauts that showed him the true art of ascent

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

The novelty and shock factor of Bazball has long since disappeared, writes Simon Barnes

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, read what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

I was a schoolboy when I saw 1961’s Zoo Quest to Madagascar. Its lessons haunted me – and changed my life for ever

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom