Paul Wilson

Profile

Paul Wilson is the Observer's football correspondent. He has previously worked for the Guardian and the Independent and local newspapers in the north of England, where he still lives, the only Evertonian in a family of Liverpool and Wigan Athletic supporters. No awards, books or television career to speak of, but he once saw a bloke on the tube laughing out loud while reading his column. He lives in hope that in another five years or so he might spot another one. Or even the same one

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Giant screens at Wigan could keep Rangers fans out of trouble

1 Sep 2010: Paul Wilson: Don't just use the DW Stadium as a transit camp – encourage ticketless Rangers fans to stay there and watch Champions League tie against Manchester United
Wenger hails Arsenal's returning 'leader' Fábregas after Blackburn win

30 Aug 2010: Arsenal's manager Arsène Wenger made a point of praising his 'leader' Cesc Fábregas after his side's 2-1 win at Blackburn
Michel Platini's plan for European fair play is sadly flawed

29 Aug 2010: Paul Wilson: Uefa president Michel Platini's idea to put European clubs on a financially equal footing is naive
Fabio Capello denies his message is being lost in translation

29 Aug 2010: Paul Wilson: England's manager feels that his lack of fluency in English is not harming his ability to coach the team
Theo Walcott scores a netbuster as Arsenal overcome dogged Blackburn

28 Aug 2010: Goals from Theo Walcott and Andrey Arshavin gave Arsenal a hard-earned 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers
I should have shown Nigel de Jong a red card, says Howard Webb

25 Aug 2010:
England's World Cup final referee said he did not have a good view of the incident and was not prepared to take a guess
England should look to a future without Mikel Arteta and Paul Scholes

25 Aug 2010: Paul Wilson: Fabio Capello promised new faces – but Theo Walcott and Adam Johnson should be included for the Euro 2012 qualifiers
Paul Scholes just getting fitter and better, says Sir Alex Ferguson

22 Aug 2010: Sir Alex Ferguson said he sees no deterioration of fitness in Paul Scholes ahead of today's game against Fulham
Roberto Mancini's goal should be for Manchester City to score one

22 Aug 2010:
Paul Wilson: Manchester City have to improve their dire record against the Premier League's leading lights under Roberto Mancini, if the Italian is to survive as manager
Chelsea goal machine crushes Wigan with second 6-0 win

21 Aug 2010:
Chelsea notched their second 6-0 win in two games this season, at Wigan, with Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou scoring twice
Tottenham should not have had to face Young Boys on a plastic pitch

18 Aug 2010: Paul Wilson: If the authorities really had the game's best interests at heart, neither pitches nor footballs would ever be plastic
Sir Alex Ferguson breaks the mould bringing Bébé to Manchester United

18 Aug 2010: Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he bought Bébé, a little known Portuguese player, without ever seeing him play
Roy Hodgson remains cool in the Liverpool hot spot

15 Aug 2010:
Liverpool's new manager Roy Hodgson is not worried by the intense scrutiny he will experience at Anfield
Marlon King's return would be a moral stretch too far

15 Aug 2010: Paul Wilson: QPR, in the end, balked at signing Marlon King after his jail term for assaulting a woman. But what other industry would even consider re-engaging someone with such a charge sheet?
Manchester City's Joe Hart frustrates Spurs in Premier League opener

14 Aug 2010:
Big-spending Manchester City were indebted to keeper Joe Hart for a 0-0 draw against Spurs in the Premier League's first game of the season