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Jack Pitt-Brooke

@jackpittbrooke

Jack Pitt-Brooke has been writing about football for The Independent since he joined in 2010. He writes about stories from non-league to the Champions League and covered Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup. A fixture on the weekly Indy Football Podcast, he has also featured on Sky Sports' ‘Sunday Supplement’ and is a regular on BBC radio, LBC and TalkSport. Based in southeast London, he won young sports writer of the year at the Sports Journalism Awards in 2014.

Premier League

Lampard promises every Chelsea player a clean slate

Premier League

Why Lampard is disregarding nostalgia in bid for a clean slate

Lampard is unveiled as the new Chelsea manager
Premier League

Fearless Lampard eager to prove worth at Chelsea again

Rodri could replace Fernandinho
Transfers

Why Rodri could prove to be Man City’s most important buy in a decade

Tanguy Ndombele is presented at Tottenham's Enfield training ground
Transfers

Why Spurs signing Ndombele is the most important transfer in years

United States were ruthless in the moments which counted
Women’s football

USA hand England lesson in what is required to win when it matters

Du Plessis admits the poor run of form is chipping away at him
Cricket

Du Plessis admits South Africa failures are ‘chipping away’ at him

Pakistan's Mohammad Amir celebrates with teammates
Cricket

Pakistan keep World Cup hopes alive with vital win over South Africa

Michael Johnson is relishing the Gold Cup challenge
International

Guyana boss Johnson laments English football’s diversity problem

The EFL promised Charlton fans a review of the club
Football League

Charlton fans accuse EFL of weakness and time-wasting

International

Foden alone can’t be expected to solve England’s midfield flaws

International

All eyes on England’s rising midfield stars as U21 Euros kicks off

Transfers

Arsenal announce Ljungberg as assistant first-team coach

Transfers

Arsenal announce Ljungberg as assistant first-team coach

Cricket

England face nervous wait over Morgan and Roy injuries

Joe Root celebrates completing his century
Cricket

Root century helps England make short work of West Indies

Premier League

Meet the real Marcus Edwards, England’s most misunderstood footballer

Transfers

Exclusive: Arsenal close to deal for European wonderkid Schubert

Transfers

Exclusive: Arsenal close to deal for European wonderkid Schubert

International

Alli defends form and insists he is now a more complete midfielder

International

Alexander-Arnold plays his way into Southgate’s next England evolution

Gareth Southgate England manager
International

Why Dutch loss was most valuable part of England’s Nations League trip

International

England edge Switzerland on penalties to seal third in Nations League

International

Why there is little at stake for England today but lots to learn

International

Kane: England must ‘use big disappointments’ to spur Euro 2020 success

International

Same old story for England as midfield woes return to haunt Southgate

Gareth Southgate consoles John Stones after the full-time whistle
International

Southgate progress stalls as England fall in semi-finals once again

International

Kane: England must ‘use big disappointments’ to spur Euro 2020 success

International

Same old story for England as midfield woes return to haunt Southgate

Gareth Southgate consoles John Stones after the full-time whistle
International

Southgate progress stalls as England fall in semi-finals once again

International

England fans clash with police ahead of Nations League semi-final

International

England fans clash with police ahead of Nations League semi-final

Harry Maguire says the Nations League format has been a ‘real success’
International

Sterling ‘fuming’ after PR company claim he will captain England

Ajax's Matthijs de Ligt celebrates scoring
Transfers

Why United, Barca and Liverpool have no choice but to bid for De Ligt

Gareth Southgate faces a new type of test with England
International

Southgate's men facing latest checkpoint on route to the top

Editors' letters

The Champions League gave us a strange mix of the epic and the dull

Editors' letters

The Champions League gave us a strange mix of the epic and the dull

Transfers

United move ahead of Liverpool, City & Spurs in race to sign Maddison

European

Lloris: Spurs must improve rather than ‘throw everything in the bin’

European

Why Spurs must now answer questions they have been avoiding all season

Harry Kane walks past the Champions League trophy
European

Tottenham freeze on the big stage in the worst possible moment

Harry Kane will start tonight in Madrid
European

Kane starts Champions League final for Tottenham as line-ups revealed

The UEFA Champions League trophy
European

Spurs or Liverpool? We predict who will win the Champions League final

Tottenham players train at the Wanda Metropolitano
European

Pochettino gets Spurs players facing their fears before Liverpool

Mauricio Pochettino faces a dilemma over selection for the final
European

Pochettino admits it will be ‘painful’ to leave out Tottenham players

The Bayer Leverkusen players after losing the final to Real Madrid
European

What Spurs' class of 2019 can learn from Bayer 'Neverkusen'

Pochettino has inspired more from those set for the Spurs exit
European

How Pochettino revitalised Spurs’ squad through emotional flexibility

Moussa Sissoko has become a key player for Spurs this year
European

The incredible transformation of Sissoko to inspire Spurs’ miracle run

European

The incredible transformation of Sissoko to inspire Spurs’ miracle run

Moussa Sissoko has become a key player for Spurs this year
Director of Football for Liverpool Damien Comolli stands by Jordan Henderson
European

How Liverpool and Tottenham became two of Europe's best-run clubs

Arsene Wenger is considering a return to management with Japanese side Vissel Kobe
News

Wenger considering Vissel Kobe management offer in Japan

Is Kieran Trippier destined for Serie A?
Transfers

Napoli in pole position to sign Trippier from Spurs this summer

European

Winks return hands Tottenham boost before Champions League final

European

Winks return hands Tottenham boost before Champions League final

Transfers

Will they stay or will they go? The verdict on Pogba, Hazard and more

It has been another busy year in English football
Premier League

Twenty things we learned this season, from Hazard to schadenfreude

FA & League Cups

City’s spell of unique dominance shows no sign of fading

Raheem Sterling goes to celebrate with Gabriel Jesus
FA & League Cups

City steamroll through a Cup final almost entirely devoid of tension

Transfers

Southampton target Everton's Lookman in £20m summer move

International

Southgate: I cannot bank on England’s Champions League final players

International

Southgate: England do not plan to walk off pitch to protest racism

International

Redmond included in England's squad for Nations League finals

Transfers

United’s pursuit of Sancho collapses after Champions League failure

Liam Manning of West Ham United comes out prior to the pre season friendly
Premier League

Meet the West Ham coach hoping to revolutionise New York football

Premier League

Mahrez says he never doubted his ability despite fringe role at City

Premier League

Mahrez says he never doubted his ability despite fringe role at City

Sergio Aguero celebrates with the Premier League trophy
Premier League

Aguero targeting Champions League and Ballon D’Or next season

Pep Guardiola celebrates with the Premier League trophy
Premier League

City defy history of title defence to vindicate Guardiola’s tough love

Who wins big at our end of season awards?
Premier League

Premier League awards: Team of the season, best player and key moments

Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez and Sergio Aguero celebrate the title
Premier League

Man City walk tightrope one more time to emerge as champions again

Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez and Sergio Aguero celebrate the title
Premier League

Man City walk tightrope one more time to emerge as champions again

Danny Rose celebrates with Harry Kane after beat Ajax
European

Rose wants to ‘go out with a bang’ if final is his last Spurs game

Tottenham's run to the Champions League final has been almost inexplicable
European

Spurs’s path to the final shatters all Champions League expectations

Ajax players lie dejected on the ground as Tottenham celebrate their last-gasp winner
European

The anatomy of agony: Ajax's heartbreak has a crushing finality

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino during training this week
European

Do Spurs have enough left to become a generation’s underdog champions?

European

Pochettino hints at exit should Spurs win Champions League

European

European underdogs no more, Ajax stand on the brink of greatness

Unai Emery will need to be smart with his team selection after his side's win in Valencia
Premier League

It's time some serious questions were asked of Arsenal

Arsenal look dejected after drawing with Brighton
Premier League

Arsenal endure bitter frustration with top-four hopes left in ruins

Danny Welbeck applauds the Arsenal fans
Premier League

Welbeck to leave Arsenal as free agent this summer

Luke Freeman has enjoyed a rewarding two-and-a-half years at QPR
Football League

‘I’ll make my own pathway’: QPR’s Freeman sets his sights high

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette fired Arsenal to their first victory in four games on Thursday
European

Lacazette and Aubameyang: the stabilisers to this makeshift Arsenal

European

Arsenal are continuing to search for meaning in the Europa League

European

Tottenham stars still confident of reaching Champions League final

Ajax's Dusan Tadic in action with Tottenham's Davinson Sanchez
European

Tadic's Dutch leap of faith is reaping rich rewards

European

Ajax break the mould in playing elite football on an underdog budget

European

Spurs host Ajax with their remarkable legacy on the line

Ajax's Dusan Tadic in action with Tottenham's Davinson Sanchez
European

Tadic's Dutch leap of faith is reaping rich rewards

European

Ajax break the mould in playing elite football on an underdog budget

European

Spurs host Ajax with their remarkable legacy on the line

Christian Eriksen, Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld all made their name at Ajax before moving on
European

Alderweireld, Vertonghen and Eriksen prove you never really leave Ajax

Tottenham were beaten by West Ham on the weekend
European

Tottenham’s makeshift midfield will be stretched to its limits by Ajax

Harry Winks is out of Tuesday night's game
Premier League

Spurs facing injury crisis in midfield ahead of crunch Ajax clash

West Ham inflicted a first defeat on Tottenham at their new stadium after Michail Antonio's goal
Premier League

Spurs pay the price against West Ham for turning attention to Ajax

Premier League

Tottenham vs West Ham: Player ratings

Premier League

Aina: Chelsea loanee opens up on his ‘leap of faith’ and life in Turin

Premier League

City's youth policy is reaping much richer rewards than silverware

A dejected Luke Ayling looks on after defeat at Griffin Park
Football League

Flawed Leeds set for five weeks' football they hoped they'd never play

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