He looks to be the real deal

8 years ago

The Premier League transfer window closes on August 9, so Premier League clubs only have just over three weeks left to complete their business. Manchester United have only signed three players so far – Fred, Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant – but have yet to land a marquee signing. That could be about to change, […]

8 years ago

The World Cup is over and France are world champions. But who was the best World Cup pundit? Here’s our pundit table from the last month. No doubt you’ll agree with every choice we have made. Before we get to the top-eight pundits, here’s a run-through of the best of the rest. Group stage exit […]

8 years ago

Troy Parrott is highly rated by the club

8 years ago

Thierry Henry has left Sky Sports. Henry joined the broadcasters as a pundit in 2015 after retiring following a stint playing with New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. The former Arsenal, Barcelona and France striker announced on Monday that he is stepping away from his role ahead of the 2018/19 Premier League season. […]

8 years ago

10 is a decent score. For the last time, our football quiz is about the World Cup. Good luck, and let us know how you do. (If the quiz doesn’t display below, just click here).

8 years ago

The 2018 World Cup has drawn to a close. It has been a wonderfully entertaining month of football in Russia, finished-off with France’s 4-2 win over Croatia in the final on Sunday. Here’s our team of the tournament: Thibaut Courtois There were a few contenders to be the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Jordan Pickford […]

8 years ago

Classic Keane

8 years ago

Unlike the tournament itself, France’s victory hasn’t been entertaining, memorable or even interesting

8 years ago

He has a point

8 years ago

“Sir Alex said, ‘this is the best kid you’ll ever see'”

8 years ago

He must have had a sore back from picking the ball out of the net all day

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“Psychopaths”

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“He’s never going to learn about the game if he doesn’t know that at 28 years of age”

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Liverpool signed their third new player of the transfer window on Friday night. Xherdan Shaqiri has joined from Stoke City after Liverpool triggered his buy-out clause worth £13.75m. It’s a bargain price for an experienced, talented player about to enter the peak years of his career. Shaqiri scored eight goals and registered seven assists for […]

8 years ago

Roy Keane annoyed a lot of people after England’s World Cup exit on Wednesday night. His fellow pundit Ian Wright was among those who took issue with Keane’s comments on ITV following the match. The former Ireland and Manchester United captain made the mistake of calling the World Cup semi-final as he had seen it. […]

8 years ago

The semi-final against Croatia was a once in a generation opportunity for England, and they let it slip.

8 years ago

“They should be more humble and respect their opponents”

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“Do the accent Wrighty”

8 years ago

That was tense

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“A rather sad story”

8 years ago

Zero. F****. Given

8 years ago

This sums up what motivates him

8 years ago

Loris Karius has dropped another clanger while playing for Liverpool. The German goalkeeper committed two extremely costly errors in the Champions League final against Real Madrid in May. He threw the ball into the path of Karim Benzema to gift Real the lead, and then let Gareth Bale’s shot slip into the net. He had […]

8 years ago

Belgium are out of the World Cup. Well, they have to play a third-place playoff on Saturday, but they won’t be world champions. Belgium lost 1-0 to France on Tuesday night in St Petersburg in the first semi-final of the tournament. It was a frustrating night for Roberto Martinez’s side. After knocking favourites Brazil out […]

8 years ago

10 is a good score this week

8 years ago

Shamrock Rovers are reportedly trying to sign him. Anthony Stokes has been linked with a return to Dublin to join League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers. According to Owen Cowzer of The Irish Sun, Rovers have made a move to sign the 29-year-old former Celtic striker and hope to convince him to join during this […]

8 years ago

According to a report, teammates “had to separate them in the locker room”

8 years ago

He faces disciplinary action

8 years ago

“We are too small a country for Fifa or Uefa to consider a player from our country to be the best player in the world”

8 years ago

“I’m not a begrudger. If Croatia win tonight, they’ll beat England”

8 years ago

They’re one game from the World Cup final

8 years ago

What a player…

8 years ago

Brazil are out of the World Cup. The favourites to win the tournament were beaten 2-1 by Belgium on Friday night in Kazan. The South Americans fell behind after 13-minutes when Fernandinho inadvertently turned the ball into his own net. Belgium then scored a wonderful goal on the break. Neymar’s corner was cleared by Marouane […]

8 years ago

This had Ian Wright laughing

8 years ago

The season kicks off on a Friday night for the second year in a row. The Premier League returns in just over a month, and the broadcasters have announced details of the first batch of televised games. Manchester United’s game against Leicester City at Old Trafford on Friday August 10 will get the season underway and […]

8 years ago

The game will be played at Tuner’s Cross on September 25

8 years ago

It makes no sense whatsoever to support them for this reason

8 years ago

Spain were knocked out of the World Cup on Sunday, eliminated after losing a penalty shoot-out against Russia in Moscow. Before the competition began, Spain were one of the favourites to win the World Cup. Even after the Spanish football federation sacked manager Julen Lopetegui on the eve of the tournament, Spain were still fancied […]

8 years ago

Can you get top marks this week? This week for our football quiz, every question is about the group stages of the 2018 World Cup. Good luck and let us know how you do. (If the quiz does not display below, just click here).

8 years ago

He wasn’t wrong

8 years ago

England 1 Colombia 1. England are through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, where they will play Sweden, after beating Colombia on penalties Here’s how we rated the England players: Jordan Pickford – 7.5 The Everton goalkeeper wasn’t tested at all until stoppage time, when he pulled out a stunning save. He had another […]

8 years ago

Switzerland have been knocked out of the World Cup. The Swiss went into Tuesday’s last-16 tie against Sweden as the slight favourites after some impressive displays in the group stages. They held Brazil to a 1-1 draw, came from behind to beat Serbia with a last-minute goal from Xherdan Shaqiri and then beat Costa Rica […]

8 years ago

What are you talking about, Phil?!

8 years ago

“He was unbelievable, a freak!”

8 years ago

He should be ashamed of himself

8 years ago

The American goalkeeper made her first appearance on Irish TV on Monday afternoon. Hope Solo made her punditry debut for RTE on coverage of the World Cup knockout game between Brazil and Mexico. Solo was the goalkeeper for the United States’ women’s national team between 2000 and 2016, when she won 202 caps, the World Cup […]

8 years ago

England will play Colombia on Tuesday night in Moscow in the last-16 of the World Cup. The winner of the tie between Gareth Southgate’s side and the South Americans will play either Sweden or Switzerland in the quarter-finals. They will then meet either Croatia or Russia in the semi-final. Of these six nations, only England and […]

8 years ago

“The underdog beating the champ.” Russia are through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The hosts came into the tournament as the lowest-ranked side and weren’t expected to get beyond the group stages. A favourable draw saw them play Saudi Araba and Egypt in their first two matches. They comfortably beat the hapless Saudi’s […]

8 years ago

Spain’s World Cup match with Russia on Sunday afternoon was high on drama, but it was a chore to watch at times. This game saw the bad side of Spain’s insistence on dominating possession. They were slow, ponderous and failed to play penetrative passes. Russia had all 11-players behind the ball for most of the […]

8 years ago