Conan Doherty
Best laid plans. Carlo Ancelotti has devised a tactical plan to stop Lionel Messi – almost a full year after it has stopped being his problem. The former Real Madrid manager admitted that it is near impossible to silence the Argentine – he would know – but that they did try a number of things […]
10 years ago
Pascal Cygan, Jérémie Aliadière, Asier del Horno, Luke Chadwick. Not a prestigious bunch. Still, they all have more Premier League medals than Steven Gerrard. The list goes on and on. Go through all those United squads, those two Man City outfits, and there are too many duds who have that claim to fame. It might never […]
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Getting there is the toughest part. Four points down, one man down: game over? Not on your nelly. These Ballyboden players have been fighting their whole lives and it has led them to here: St. Patrick’s Day in Croke Park, 2016. Darragh Nelson’s skill, his nerve, his heart will go down in St. Enda’s history […]
10 years ago
Crafty… Whatever your opinion about foxes is – and it’s divided in this office, we’ve checked – you probably should never let them freely snoop around your bag. A group of golfers from Leeds learnt that the hard way – instead of just presuming it – when one Irish fox tried to set off with […]
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It’s your last last last chance. For now. The Euro 2016 ticket portal is opened again and will stay open until March 31. Fans can avail of the ticket resale platform to snap up some unwanted match tickets (if they’re being sold) but you need to look often and you need to act fast. The […]
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Now we’re listening
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Kit, physique, skill set. It’s been two out of three for a while (and that ain’t bad) but Aidan O’Shea looks like he’s getting to grips with that oval pig skin. The Mayo footballer will appear on next Tuesday’s edition of The Toughest Trade as he swaps places with Roberto Wallace and, in the latest […]
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This would make some team
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Martin O’Neill wants to start some fresh faces for the country this month. The Republic of Ireland take on Switzerland on March 25 and Slovakia four days later – both games at the Aviva – and the boss admits that he will be using the games to get a look at some players. With the […]
10 years ago
The Eamon Dunphy seal of approval often comes in the form of a rebuke. Leicester City will be dancing a dance this morning after being written off by the notorious RTÉ pundit. The same guy who once declared, “this fella Ronaldo is a con.” Dunphy has since apologised and admitted he was wrong about the […]
10 years ago
Ah, the gym bag. Sometimes it’s best to just never open it but sure that only adds to the problem. Entering the changing room after a session is a tense affair all round and it can be just as nerve-racking beforehand. You never know what you might discover when you muster up the courage to […]
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Adam Johnson was a football player. He got paid to play football in one of the biggest leagues in the world. He was an international football player. He was a rich football player. Adam Johnson was found guilty of sexual activity with a child. They’re not related. However deplorable you think it is that men […]
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We’ve all wondered. Conor McGregor or Conor Murray? It’s the modern day Batman or Superman. The Ulster Bank Rugby Survey 2016 has flung up some strange and startling revelations; everything from which retired player you’d bring back, which opposition player or coach you’d bring to Ireland, the whole way to… The Rock dabbling in a bit […]
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Yes. Yes. Yes. As if it wasn’t enough that Ireland were going to France or that they had Jon Walters and Wes Hoolahan to lead them there. But they’re going there kitted out in what is just a gorgeous piece of knitwear. Umbro have released the brand new home jersey for Euro 2016 and they […]
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Trying to restructure European competitions
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Like father and son. Javier Hernandez might’ve put his Manchester United life behind him but he still holds dear the memories and especially the mentoring he got off none other than Alex Ferguson. Chicharito’s form since joining Bayer Levurkusen has been unprecedented. 14 goals in 18 Bundesliga starts. 5 goals in 6 Champions League games. […]
10 years ago
He’s a good player. Fresh from setting Arsenal on their usual February decline, Messi is back in Spain doing what he does to most teams: destroying them. Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 5-1 on Thursday night away from home to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points. And, whilst you might […]
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Perfectly understandable
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“The try to put me in the shadows”
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Priorities. It was a huge night in the league. Spurs blew their chance of going top. Arsenal blew their chance of catching Spurs. City blew their chance of catching Arsenal. Leicester all the while were just pissing themselves laughing as a 2-2 home draw with West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday night transpired in hindsight to […]
10 years ago
“If I’m stood beside Glenn Whelan and I’ve done something wrong, he’ll dig me out.” You don’t muck around when Glenn Whelan’s around you. He might not be the most popular player on the Republic of Ireland squad but there’s a reason top managers keep picking him automatically and there’s a reason why his team […]
10 years ago
There was an old Ronaldo clip that used to do the rounds. The Brazilian Ronaldo. It compiled about 40 different shots of the striker stepping over the ball, darting to his left and drilling home. It read: Everybody knows Ronaldo goes to his left. It showed about five more clips of the same trick and […]
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“Best in decades”
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Over 400% increases
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Will Villa ever better this?
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Some serious value
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Leaving nothing to chance
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Aidan O’Shea looks to be tearing it up
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Because we can
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Serious talent
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“Dear GAA, stop messing with the rules. Kind regards, everyone.” Penned and signed by one of the best midfielders in the business. Michael Darragh MacAuley wasn’t whinging for the sake of it. That ship sailed long ago when it was hijacked by a group of impressionable and emotional gaels. It’s hard to be sure just […]
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Alan Judge cannot be ignored
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Sunday was a bad day for the alpha male buried away somewhere deep inside Adam Lallana. He tried ‘acting the bigg’un’ with Yaya Toure, it didn’t end too well. https://twitter.com/UberFootbalI/status/704018848467591168 Then he missed the penalty that teed up the winning spot kick for his arch nemesis. Just before hand, he had the chance to strut […]
10 years ago
Somebody get that man a cake. Nobody puts Baby in the corner and nobody takes Yaya out of the corner. The Manchester City hero was overlooked after his winning penalty in the Capital One Cup final as streams of his team mates sprinted past him to celebrate with Howard Webb Willy Caballero instead. And it […]
10 years ago
He should’ve been given the home changing rooms after all. Carl Frampton fans have travelled in their numbers to Manchester and, Jesus, didn’t they just make themselves heard. The Belfast boxer is vying for Scott Quigg’s WBA belt on Saturday night as he puts his IBF title on the line in the Manchester Arena (read […]
10 years ago
Many gaels have made the step from club to county management, from county to club. It’s garnered mixed results. There’s no scientific way of working out which manager is going to do well with which team. We can’t even agree over what is actually the step up, going to club or going to county. So […]
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Witty fecker
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Damian Barton won’t be allowed on the sideline or the dugout for Derry’s remaining Allianz League games. The Oak Leaf manager has been handed an eight-week ban for his involvement in the melee that marred the Derry and Tyrone McKenna Cup final clash. Tyrone won the heated January 23 game after extra time but Barton […]
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Everything you need to know
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Make this happen
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Is this the difference of the southern hemisphere
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Absolute beast of a try
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Pinging
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“I’m open to the idea that I won’t play for Dublin again”
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