He’s back. Mick McCarthy was unveiled as the Republic of Ireland’s new manager on Sunday in Dublin. McCarthy will be assisted by Terry Connor and Robbie Keane will be on his coaching staff. The 59-year-old former Ipswich Town coach was at the Aviva Stadium as his second reign as Ireland boss officially began. McCarthy succeeds Martin […]

7 years ago

If this doesn’t get you excited as an Irish football fan, we don’t know what to say to you…

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It will be shown on Irish TV on Friday night. “He was so passionate about it, he was so committed, he was so respected he so driven,” Richie Sadlier says at the start of Kerr’s Kids: The Story of Irish Football’s Golden Generation, a documentary about Brian Kerr’s time as Ireland underage manager. “He was […]

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It looks like it will be McCarthy. Mick McCarthy is set to be offered the Republic of Ireland manager’s job, with Robbie Keane as his assistant, according to reports published on Thursday. According to separate reports in The Times and The Irish Sun, the pair are on course to be the new management team. RTE […]

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“If you offered me the job of managing Real Madrid or Barcelona or Ireland, I would choose to manage Ireland.” Stephen Kenny is the choice of many Irish football fans to succeed Martin O’Neill as manager of the Republic of Ireland. The Dundalk manager has done tremendous work with the Irish champions over the last […]

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“I guess he was Martin’s assistant.” Martin O’Neill is no longer the Republic of Ireland manager. Roy Keane has also left his post as O’Neill’s assistant. The news of their departure broke on Wednesday morning. After five years with the Ireland team, the pair left with the national side at its lowest point for a […]

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Manchester ___? Tottenham___?

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The Republic of Ireland are looking for a new manager. Martin O’Neill’s time as Ireland manager came to an end on Wednesday morning. He and his assistant Roy Keane left the national team after five years. In truth, O’Neill’s tenure should have ended after the 5-1 defeat to Denmark in the World Cup playoff last […]

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This would be a shock appointment. The Republic of Ireland are looking for a new manager and Carlos Queiroz is reportedly interested in the position. According to Miguel Delaney, writing in The Independent, the Iran manager is keen on taking the vacant role. Queiroz will leave his current post in January after the Asian Cup […]

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“It is with a heavy heart that I leave this role.” Martin O’Neill is no longer the Republic of Ireland manager. O’Neill, and his assistant Roy Keane, left their roles with the national team on Wednesday morning. The pair were appointed five years ago and there were some great nights during their reign. Ireland beat Germany, […]

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The Republic of Ireland are looking for a new manager. Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane left their posts on Wednesday morning after five years with the national team. O’Neill’s time as Ireland manager had some great nights and some brilliant results. The team recorded wonderful victories over Germany, Bosnia, Italy and Austria and reached the […]

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Walters and O’Neill had a great relationship. Jonathan Walters has praised Martin O’Neill after the Derry man left his post as the Republic of Ireland manager. O’Neill and his assistant Roy Keane left their jobs on Wednesday morning after five years in charge of the Ireland team. In that time, they helped the side reach […]

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The end is near, according to a report from England. Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane are set to lose their jobs, according to a report in The Telegraph. The report comes from Luke Edwards, a journalist with sources close to O’Neill who has broken stories about the Derryman in the past. He claims that the […]

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We have reached rock bottom and it won’t get better unless a change is made. It has been an awful year for the Republic of Ireland national team. It started with a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Denmark and ended with a turgid goalless draw against the same side. In fact, the rot started before that […]

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“A San Marino, an Andorra, I’d say”

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Only a true legend will get top marks

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“I wouldn’t blame that on strikers.” One Irish player emerged with great credit on Monday night. Unfortunately, he was in the Sky Sports studio. Jon Walters was a pundit on Sky’s coverage of the awful goalless draw between Denmark and the Republic of Ireland. And he was brilliant. Walters was articulate, honest and insightful. ⚽ […]

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Harsh, but not entirely false. You may have already forgotten, but the Republic of Ireland played out an awful goalless draw with Denmark on Monday night. Martin O’Neill’s side didn’t have a shot on target in the Uefa Nations League tie in Aarhus. They camped on their 18-yard line and allowed the hosts to dominate […]

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“They’re too scared to go forward.” Christian Eriksen has played against the Republic of Ireland three times in the last 12 months, and it sounds like he would be happy to never cross paths with Martin O’Neill’s side again. Following the dour, awful goalless draw between Ireland and Denmark on Monday night, the Danish playmaker […]

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Denmark 0 The Republic of Ireland 0. That was the worst Ireland match since last Thursday. Martin O’Neill’s side played out a dour, horrible, uneventful goalless draw with Denmark in their final Uefa Nations League match of the current campaign. Regardless of the result, Ireland would be relegated from the second tier of the new competition, […]

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The team has been named. The Republic of Ireland have named their starting line-up for their Uefa Nations League tie against Denmark. Regardless of the result on Monday night in Aarhus, Martin O’Neill’s side will be relegated from the second tier of the new competition and Denmark will be promoted to the top tier. That means […]

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This would be a big move for him. Manchester United are interested in signing Declan Rice, according to reports in England. The West Ham United defender, who can also play in midfield, has impressed for the club this season. After a difficult start to the campaign, West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini moved Rice into central midfield […]

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“Jeff can and should do better for us in the middle of the field which I feel is his proper position.” Martin O’Neill has criticised Jeff Hendrick over his form for the Republic of Ireland. According to the Ireland manager, Hendrick has failed to reproduce his form from Euro 2016, when he was one of the […]

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“I think it’s asking a lot for him to be the answer to our goalscoring problems.” Martin O’Neill has confirmed that Michael Obafemi will travel with the Republic of Ireland squad for the game against Denmark on Monday. Ahead of the friendly with Northern Ireland, O’Neill cast doubt over Obafemi’s international future. He said that […]

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Northern Ireland have players from Oxford United and Burton Albion. But they have an excellent coach.

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Republic of Ireland 0 Northern Ireland 0. Martin O’Neill’s side played out a goalless draw with Michael O’Neill’s team and were fortunate not to lose. The North were limited, but were significantly better organised than the Republic. They had a gameplan and some structure to their play. If they had been clinical, they would have […]

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Martin O’Neill has named his team. The Republic of Ireland have named their starting team to play Northern Ireland. The two sides play each other at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, and both could do with a win. With the Uefa Nations League due to conclude over the coming days, both the Republic and the […]

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The Republic of Ireland take on Northern Ireland on Thursday night in Dublin. The friendly match gives both teams a chance to turn around their poor runs of form, as both are on course to be relegated from their respective Uefa Nations League groups. Martin O’Neill also has a chance to experiment with his squad […]

7 years ago

Ireland can’t host two competitive international teams. It’s time to pool our resources, to create a single national team to represent the island of Ireland

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“I won’t be rushing him.” Martin O’Neill has said that Michael Obafemi will not travel with the Republic of Ireland squad to Denmark for their final Uefa Nations League game, casting doubt over the player’s international future. Obafemi was called up to the squad for the Denmark match and the friendly against Northern Ireland on […]

7 years ago

“There was interest from numerous clubs.” Seamus Coleman has explained why he has not left Everton despite interest in him from several clubs. Coleman joined the Merseyside club from Sligo Rovers back in 2009. The full-back cost Everton just £60,000 and has proved incredible value for money. Across 10 seasons, Coleman has made over 250 appearances, […]

7 years ago

According to a report, Matic’s role in the team has been questioned by some Man United players

7 years ago

Take the Ball, Pass the Ball documents Barcelona’s success between 2008 and 2012, when Pep Guardiola’s team redefined modern football.

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“It’s a simple yes or no. Is this manager getting the best out of these players?” Graeme Souness and Gary Neville got into a heated debate following Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. Pep Guardiola’s side were superior in every aspect against United. David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan scored […]

7 years ago

“For me to criticise Jose Mourinho, as someone who in the future could become the manager, it’s not fair.”

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There was no comeback today. Once again, Manchester United set out to stifle the opposition. Once again, they fell behind early in the match. Once again, they improved after conceding first, when plan A was gone. However, this time there was no comeback. After a string of comeback victories, United’s luck ran out against Manchester […]

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“Isolated, bored, ignored.” Alexis Sanchez wants to leave Manchester United and Jose Mourinho regrets signing the Chilean forward, according to a report in The Times. Last January, Sanchez was signed as part of a swap deal that took Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal. United reportedly made the former Barcelona star the highest-paid player in the Premier […]

7 years ago

Good luck. This is tricky, unless you already know it. In which case, this is an easy quiz question. Can you name the player to have MISSED the most penalties in the Premier League? This player has missed 11 times from the penalty spot, and you have three minutes to name him. Good luck, and […]

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Anything over 15 is a great score here

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Anything over 15 is a good score

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“He could’ve caused a riot.” Jose Mourinho taunted the Juventus supporters after Manchester United came from behind to record an unlikely victory in the Champions League on Wednesday night. After Cristiano Ronaldo had given Juventus the lead, United mounted a remarkable comeback in the final five minutes. Juan Mata guided his free-kick over the Juventus […]

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This was peak Mourinho. Jose Mourinho couldn’t resist taunting the Juventus supporters in Turin after Manchester United recorded a comeback victory on Wednesday night. The United manager walked onto the pitch and cupped his ear, gesturing to the disgruntled fans. Ronaldo can't believe it.Mourinho absolutely loving.Bonucci not happy with him. Full-time scenes in Turin! #VMSport […]

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“I believe he has lost confidence.” Arsene Wenger has been speaking about Alexis Sanchez and the reasons for his poor form with Manchester United. The pair had a fruitful relationship at Arsenal, when the Frenchman was Sanchez’s manager from 2014 to January 2018. Under Wenger, Sanchez played the best football of his career, scoring 80 […]

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“He laid down the challenge for me.” Darren Fletcher has been speaking about the impact Roy Keane had on his career. The pair were teammates at Manchester United between 2002 and 2005, when Keane departed Old Trafford in explosive circumstances. The club captain criticised several of his teammates during an MUTV show analysing United’s loss against […]

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“Some players still have a lot of work to do. Just because somebody does alright in some game, doesn’t mean they’re an international player.”

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“At that time, we didn’t feel he was disciplined enough for the reserve team to be playing in there.” Darren Fletcher has been speaking about his time working with Paul Pogba at Manchester United. Pogba came through the youth-team at Old Trafford before leaving on a free transfer for Juventus in 2012 after failing to […]

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There are four new faces in the provisional squad. The Republic of Ireland have announced a 36-man provisional squad for November’s matches against Northern Ireland and Denmark. Martin O’Neill’s side will take on Northern Ireland in a friendly on November 15 at the Aviva Stadium. They will then complete their Uefa Nations League campaign with […]

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“Don’t f***ing attempt to let him f***ing bully you.”

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They have issued a warning. The Football Association have issued James McClean with a warning for use of an “offensive word” in a social media post. However, the governing body will take no disciplinary action against the Stoke City winger. #Breaking Stoke’s James McClean has been warned by the Football Association for his use of […]

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“It is only a reminder of an attack that I felt personally as a young, frightened 12-year old boy living in Vrelo, as my country was devastated by the bombing of Serbia in 1999.” Nemanja Matic has explained exactly why he chose not to wear a poppy during Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth on […]

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