Tempers were boiling. Ireland manager Andy Farrell got into a heated tunnel row with England’s Steve Borthwick as the two coaches clashed at the half time whistle. Ireland went into the break in the lead, but England were far from out of it, and were arguably playing their best rugby yet this season after a […]

2 years ago

“He’s not had the best of seasons.” Wayne Rooney admits that he has “no sympathy” for Man United star Marcus Rashford given his “privileged position.” United beat Everton 2-0 in the first Premier League game of the weekend, thanks to two penalties in the first half, one of which was scored by Bruno Fernandes and the […]

2 years ago

“I think he progressed a lot quicker than people envisaged.” Former Republic of Ireland managers Brian Kerr and Mick McCarthy have spoken a lot of sense about the recent criticism of Irish striker Evan Ferguson. Brighton were hammered 4-0 by Roma in the Europa League last night and Ferguson was only brought on to play […]

2 years ago

16 is a respectable score on this one. The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz has arrived which means that your weekend can officially begin. Not to brag but we worked pretty hard on this one, so you’re going to need to be a real sporting egg-head if you have any chance of getting at least 16 […]

2 years ago

“I was close to the Ireland job.” Neil Lennon has revealed why he missed out on the Ireland job, and the feedback he received also suggests as to who might land the role. The former Celtic boss was one of the contenders to replace Stephen Kenny as the next Ireland manager, but he has now […]

2 years ago

There is no room for errors against City. Liverpool play Manchester City this Sunday in what could be a title decider as number one and two in the Premier League lock horns for the final time in the league this year. Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola’s rivalry has defined an era in the Premier League, […]

2 years ago

“This strip is not to be confused with our official ‘away’ strip.” Cork GAA have revealed why their county team have been wearing the alternative training jersey in recent games as opposed to their official home or away kit. The training tops are normally always a bit more colourful and adventurous with the design, but […]

2 years ago

“I lost it.” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been speaking about his relationship with Roy Keane, and the time that he “was going to come for him” after the Irishman threw one insult too many. Solskjaer and Keane were teammates at Manchester United during the club’s most successful period under Sir Alex Ferguson, and the two […]

2 years ago

Anthony Joshua takes on MMA star Francis Ngannou in a boxing match. This Friday night we will have a definitive champion in the art of combat. MMA’s heavyweight king Francis Ngannou takes on former unified world boxing champion Anthony Joshua in the ring. Joshua has been on the comeback trail since losing to Oleksandr Usyk. […]

2 years ago

“I have agreed to a massive purse reduction.” Chantelle Cameron has declared that the trilogy fight with Katie Taylor is “not happening” and the Englishwoman also had some choice words for her foe. Both fighters are currently one-apiece with Cameron winning the first bout and Taylor taking the rematch, both of which took place at […]

2 years ago

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness believes that “tactical fouling” is becoming a major issue in Gaelic football and as a result, the game is slower than fans would like it to be. The Glenties man first took over his native county in 2011, winning the Ulster title in his first year, and shocking the country the […]

2 years ago

Michael Owen has firmly placed the blame at the feet of a Man United star for his role in Phil Foden’s equaliser in Sunday’s Manchester derby. United went 1-0 up thanks to an unbelievable strike from Marcus Rashford, but there was a sense of inevitability in the air, and it came to fruition when Foden […]

2 years ago

Mickey Harte opens up on suffering his first defeat as Derry manager thanks to a brilliant Dublin performance, and why he decided not to play his captain Conor Glass. The game was tipped to be a battle between the two best teams in the league on current form, with both counties in flying and racking […]

2 years ago

Mayo 0-15 0-09 Roscommon. Mayo have been criticised lately for their over dependence on Ryan O’Donoghue up front and not having enough scorers across the field to help them get over the line, but in the opening 20 minutes or so in this game, they looked to have corrected this. Even the likes of Lee […]

2 years ago

Derry 1-11 1-16 Dublin. Ciaran Kilkenny is playing some of his best football yet and inspired Dublin to a relatively comfortable win over Derry in the Allianz National League. Mickey Harte named a much changed Derry side with Emmet Bradley, Eunan Mulholland, Lachlan Murray and Declan Cassidy all drafted into the starting line up, and […]

2 years ago

Former Irish boxing heroes Carl Frampton and Conrad Cummings have condemned an incident at a youth boxing competition that involved masked men wielding machetes. Gardaí are investigating an incident at a national boxing tournament in County Roscommon, where a number of men armed with machetes entered a boxing venue on Friday night. The Irish Athletic […]

2 years ago

“They are frightened to death” Man United legend Roy Keane has explained why his old club are tactically inept when it comes to pressing the opposition and it has nothing to do with the coaching. Jamie Carragher did a segment on Monday Night Football highlighting United’s lack of tactical awareness, how they get caught in-between […]

2 years ago

GAA on TV This Week: February 26th- March 3rd The GAA TV schedule is jam packed with games this weekend, including a blockbuster tie between Derry and Dublin, the two best teams in the league so far. Mickey Harte’s Derry are destroying everyone and everything in their wake, but Dublin have ramped up the intensity […]

2 years ago

“Without a doubt he’s a massive loss.” Tyrone legend Peter Canavan is surprised to see Monaghan struggling after their “electric” start to the National League, but has pinpointed the reason behind it. Monaghan bolted from the pack in the opening round of the Allianz National League by beating Dublin in Croke Park, and in emphatic […]

2 years ago

“He knows he can play in other teams.” Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he made a deal with Caoimhin Kelleher last summer to try and persuade him from leaving Liverpool. Due to the fact that Liverpool didn’t qualify for the Champions Leagued instead the Europa League, it allowed the manager to offer the group games […]

2 years ago

“I must admit that when I saw it appear yesterday, my heart sank a little.” Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville admits that “his heart sank a little” when he heard Erik ten Hag’s reaction to Jamie Carragher’s analysis. Carragher did a segment on Monday Night Football where he highlighted United’s weaknesses and pointed the […]

2 years ago

“Should I say it, is it too strong?” Gary Neville famously described Chelsea as “billion-pound bottle jobs” after losing to a Liverpool team full of academy players in the Carabao Cup final. Virgil van Dijk scored the winner late in extra time, but due to Liverpool’s long list of injuries, three young academy players under […]

2 years ago

“I don’t think you need to change rules.” Derry manager Mickey Harte is against the idea that Gaelic football needs a task force to fix the current state of the sport, but does admit that he would change one thing in particular. It was announced that former Dublin boss Jim Gavin, will lead a new […]

2 years ago

“We’ve come across three McAteers from County Down.” Former Republic of Ireland and Liverpool hero Jason McAteer has opened up on his decision to represent the Republiuc of Ireland instead of England. The ex-Premier League defender is from the north of England but was never really patriotic, and preferred watching The Boys in Green rather […]

2 years ago

“What are his instructions before the game?” Jamie Carragher ripped Man United’s coaching staff to shreds in a clinical analysis of their team’s tactics on Monday Night Football. United lost to Fulham at the weekend, meaning that they have suffered 15 defeats this season in all competitions, and have been widely inconsistent with their performances. […]

2 years ago

“That line is going to stick until they win something big.” Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has compared Chelsea’s ‘billion-pound bottle jobs’ to the Liverpool team of the ’90s and explains why they deserve criticism. Following Chelsea’s defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last Sunday, Gary Neville described it as “Klopp’s Kids against […]

2 years ago

“I feel more established.” Caoimhin Kelleher has given a very honest assessment of himself, where his career is at right now, and it supports the argument that he was right to stay at Liverpool for another season. Last Summer it seemed that Kelleher’s time as Liverpool’s number two goalkeeper was over, and that he would […]

2 years ago

Quiz time! The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz has arrived and because of the week that is in it, we have went big on the Carabao Cup – or Carling Cup depending on your age. Liverpool play Chelsea this Sunday at Wembley for the opportunity to win the first bit of silverware of the season, and […]

2 years ago

“I needed a few minutes to process it.” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he “broke a promise” when delivering his half-time rallying cry to his players in their game against Luton. Liverpool were 1-0 down and Anfield was looking pretty gloom thanks to Chiedozie Ogbene’s first half goal, and an array of missed […]

2 years ago

“I tried taking the speaker out the room.” Wayne Rooney has called out the Man United players who were dancing after the team were hammered by Liverpool during his time at Old Trafford. Rooney is the first to admit that he wasn’t always the ultimate professional in terms of his preparations off the field. Yet, […]

2 years ago

“Will Casement Park bring through footballers?” Former Republic of Ireland international Damien Duff doesn’t mince his words on the government’s decision to spend €50m on Casement Park. The Irish government announced that they would be committing €50m to the Casement Park rebuild so it can host games in Euro 2028. However, after the tournament is […]

2 years ago

“I had different issues.” Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has opened up on his relationship with alcohol and the impact that it had on his playing career. Rooney was only 16 years old when he made his Premier League debut for Everton, but never looked out of place as a boy playing in a […]

2 years ago

“You need to be more commanding when you go in.” Roy Keane’s advice to former Man United legend and Birmingham City manager Wayne Rooney, shows why Ireland are finding it so hard to find a decent manager. Rooney was sacked after just a couple of months from taking the reigns at Birmingham, and in his […]

2 years ago

Bradford versus Wycombe is on TV instead. The Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Luton Town at Anfield on Wednesday will not be shown on TV in the UK or Ireland, despite it being a mid-week game. Premier League rightsholders – Sky Sports, TNT Sports, and Amazon Prime – will be not showing the match live, […]

2 years ago

Some crackers on the tube this weekend. There are six blockbuster GAA games live on TV this weekend that you do not want to miss out on, so get your chores down and dusted early. Tyrone will be looking to turn things around as they kick the weekend off against Kevin McStay’s Mayo team in […]

2 years ago

“No one here has ever been inside a county dressing room.” Former Offaly hurler and current county board chairman Michael Duignan has took to social media to hit back at online trolls who were criticising his county’s performance at the weekend. Offaly surrendered an eight point lead to eventually lose against Clare in the Allianz […]

2 years ago

“I haven’t got an issue. You have the issue.” Kildare manager Glenn Ryan has been under a lot of pressure after recent results and now a heated exchange with a local journalist only adds to the negativity in the camp. Kildare were comfortably beaten by Armagh in the National League, and the defeat means that […]

2 years ago

Derry are the real deal. Derry are the in-form team in the moment, and their latest addition to the squad highlights how they have turned their one weakness into a strength. When Mickey Harte took over the Oakleaf county he was fortunate to be gifted with some truly exceptional footballers, notably Conor Glass and Shane […]

2 years ago

Kerry 0-16  0-15 Mayo. Paudie Clifford started as captain for the first time for Kerry tonight and inspired them to victory as they beat Mayo, and avoided an old ‘curse’. It is said that Kerry teams, whose captain wears the number 13, tend to lose, so despite normally sporting that particular number on his back, […]

2 years ago

“Them boys need to be on the field tomorrow morning.” Dublin 1-19 1-12 Roscommon Roscommon manager Davy Burke said that his team has trained 65 times this season so far, but never had a full squad together for any of those sessions. The Rossies lost to Dublin in Croke Park on Saturday night, and despite […]

2 years ago

Dublin 1-19 1-12 Roscommon. Con O’Callaghan was back to his direct, point-scoring, dummy-throwing, bulldozing best as Dublin finally used him properly in their league win over Roscommon on Saturday night. The capital seem to have finally received the memo that they have excellent forwards, and that if you feed them the ball, they will do […]

2 years ago

“‘It’s getting embarrassing now, I won’t lie to you.” Damien Duff has explained why the Republic of Ireland’s search for a new manager has reached “embarrassing” promotions. Ireland have still not appointed a manager to replace Stephen Kenny, who departed from his role last November, meaning that the country has been without a boss for […]

2 years ago

Live updates right here. All of the news, teams, scores, updates and talking points from round three of the Allianz National Football League, is available to view right here. Our liveblog will be continuously updated throughout the weekend to make sure you across everything, and you can see it right here: (Please allow one minute […]

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“He doesn’t seem to hang around for long.” Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has raised a major issue about his old club’s latest appointment, despite initial positivity. The news emerged last week that United are close to snatching Newcastle’s Sporting Director Dan Ashworth, and adding him to their roster in order to help with […]

2 years ago

“I found it difficult to watch them.” Former Manchester United star Gary Neville has said that the Champions League is “boring” to watch at this stage of the competition now, and there’s a key reason why. The Sky Sports pundit made the point that because Man City are so dominant, efficient, and pretty much perfect, […]

2 years ago

We almost feel bad for making you do this one. The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz has arrived and we know you have been patiently waiting, so we will just get stuck straight into it this week! We take a look back at all of the sporting action last week, including the Super Bowl and Six […]

2 years ago

What a weekend! Another jam-packed TV of GAA is being squeezed into a hectic TV schedule this week, and we are all here for it. Last week saw the hurling take over, but it’s all about the big ball now as the Allianz National League makes a return, but not before we see both the […]

2 years ago

“Maybe I shouldn’t be here today, but hurling is in your blood.” Fermanagh hurling manager Joe Baldwin had suffered a stroke just three weeks ago, but managed to return to the sideline to see his team beat Leitrim at the weekend. Baldwin took the stroke while at work, and went through a turmoil-filled few weeks […]

2 years ago

“We don’t need a hurling evangelist going around spreading the gospel.” Westmeath manager Joe Fortune poured his heart out on last night’s League Sunday show, when talking about the current state of hurling, particularly in smaller counties. The spotlight has been on the sport in recent years, as the gap between the very top teams […]

2 years ago

“It’s going to destroy it, mate.” The introduction of the blue card looks set to be trialled in the FA Cup, but it has been met with some funny reactions by Premier League managers. The card will shown by referees when they think a could was deemed as cynical, and the offending player will be […]

2 years ago