• A new four year deal secured Premier League highlights on the BBC. Mark Lawrenson joined Trevor Brooking and Alan Hansen as a regular pundit during the second half of the season.
  • List of Episodes (71)
    • 51. 2nd May 1998

      02 May '98
      Highlights of a crucial day in the FA Premiership, as both Bolton and Barnsley battle to avoid relegation to the first division. Bolton are at home to Crystal Palace, while Barnsley play Leicester City. Plus a chance to enter April's Goal of the Month competition.
    • 52. 6th May 1998: Uefa Cup Final: Lazio v Inter Milan

      06 May '98
      Coverage from the Parc des Princes in Paris. There's been an Italian club in this final for the last nine years, and Inter are the favourites in this year's all-Italian clash. This is partly because they have won twice this decade (in 1991 and 1994, the last match against fellow Italians Roma), but largely because they now boast the brilliant Brazilian star Ronaldo among their players. Ronaldo, who transferred to Inter from Barcelona for £19.5m, added to his track record when he scored both
    • 53. 10th May 1998

      10 May '98
      Highlights of the two leading games from the final day of the FA Premiership season.
    • 54. 13th May 1998: Uefa Cup Winners' Cup Final: Chelsea v VfB Stuttgart

      13 May '98
      Coverage from the Rasunda Stadium, Stockholm, as Chelsea strive to win the European Cup Winners' Cup for the second time in their history. In Chelsea's only other appearance in a European final, they won the trophy in 1971, beating Real Madrid 2-1 in a replay in Athens. If player-manager Gianluca Vialli's talented, multi-national squad triumphs tonight it will be the third time an English club has won this tournament since England's readmission to European competition in 1990. Chelsea secured
    • 55. 16th May 1998: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Newcastle United

      16 May '98
      Highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup final from Wembley between Arsenal and Newcastle United. Arsenal could put the seal on a triumphant season by completing the double with this trophy, which they last won in 1993. Newcastle, meanwhile, have had a disappointing league season and are looking to lift the FA Cup for the first time since 1955. Plus the result of the Goal of the Season competition, and highlights of this afternoon's Scottish Cup final between Hearts and Rangers.
    • 56. 10th June 1998: World Cup 98

      10 Jun '98
      Highlights of the Group A game between Morocco and Norway, from the Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier. Norway are Scotland's next opponents and have not lost a game en route to France.
    • 57. 12th June 1998: World Cup 98

      12 Jun '98
      Gary Lineker introduces highlights of host nation France's opening Group C game against South Africa, at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille this evening, plus coverage of this afternoon's opening clash in Group D, Paraguay v Bulgaria, in Montpellier. Also, action from the Denmark v Saudi Arabia Group C match in Lens.
    • 58. 14th June 1998: World Cup 98

      14 Jun '98
      Highlights of the opening games from Group H which saw Argentina face Japan and Jamaica play Croatia. Plus action from the Group F game between Yugoslavia and Iran.
    • 59. 16th June 1998: World Cup 98

      16 Jun '98
      Highlights of the second set of games from Group A, in which Scotland take on Norway in Bordeaux and Brazil face Morocco in Nantes.
    • 60. 17th June 1998: World Cup 98

      17 Jun '98
      Highlights of Italy's second game in Group B, against Cameroon, played earlier this evening in Montpellier. Plus brief highlights of this afternoon's Group B game between Chile and Austria.
    • 61. 20th June 1998: World Cup 98

      20 Jun '98
      Highlights of Japan v Croatia, Holland v South Korea and Belgium v Mexico.
    • 62. 22nd June 1998: World Cup 98

      22 Jun '98
      Highlights of England's second match of the tournament, against Romania, played earlier this evening at the Stade Municipal in Toulouse. Plus brief highlights of this afternoon's other Group G match between Colombia and Tunisia.
    • 63. 24th June 1998: World Cup 98

      24 Jun '98
      A roundup of action on the day when final placings were decided in two groups. In Group D Spain met Bulgaria, and Nigeria played Paraguay. In Group C France faced Denmark, and South Africa played Saudi Arabia.
    • 64. 25th June 1998: World Cup 98

      25 Jun '98
      A roundup of the action on the day teams in Groups E and F played their last group matches.
    • 65. 27th June 1998: World Cup 98

      27 Jun '98
      Highlights of today's play.
    • 66. 28th June 1998: World Cup 98

      28 Jun '98
      Highlights from today's second-round games.
    • 67. 29th June 1998: World Cup 98

      29 Jun '98
      Highlights of today's matches between the winners and runners-up in Groups E and F.
    • 68. 30th June 1998: World Cup 98

      30 Jun '98
      Highlights of today's matches between the winners and runners-up in Groups G and H.
    • 69. 3rd July 1998: World Cup 98: Quarter Finals

      03 Jul '98
      Highlights of today's quarter-final matches.
    • 70. 7th July 1998: World Cup 98: Semi Final

      07 Jul '98
      Highlights from tonight's semi-final match.
    • 71. 8th July 1998: World Cup 98: Semi Final

      08 Jul '98
      Highlights of tonight's second semi-final at the Stade de France, Paris.