Conan Doherty
Call-out tactics just got… different. Gary Spike O’Sullivan wants a slap at Gennady Golovkin and he’s gone to extreme measures to prove it. The Eastern European picked up another belt when Saul Alavrez vacated his WBC middleweight crown rather than agree to a mandatory defense against Golovkin. So the 35-0 fighter is at a loss […]
10 years ago
“None of your fancy outside of the boot stuff this weekend, Mulligan.” One way to stop Leitrim: stop Emlyn Mulligan. The Leitrim sharpshooter has been kidnapped by Rossies and they say he won’t be freed until Sunday evening. The deadly forward returned this season after a year away and he’s been up to his usual […]
10 years ago
Because obviously you don’t like our choices!
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“For 70 minutes, winning by whatever means necessary is expected, not just accepted”
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Bobby Simpson has high hopes of being a football legend. The eight-year-old is living with cystic fibrosis but he is dreaming big. On May 27, Make A Wish and SSE Airtricity are launching a nationwide Jersey Day, to get Irish people up and down the country wearing their favourite sports shirts to work and donate […]
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We hope you know your Rocky movies!
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Magic. Pure magic. As great escapes go, Toulouse can expect a Leicester-esque title surge next season. Five wins and three draws in their last 10 games saw the south of France outfit climb to Ligue 1 safety with a miraculous revival but they still travelled to Angers on the last day needing a win to […]
10 years ago
James McClean’s stats are damn impressive
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Updated kits, updated list
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I breathed out and reflected that it was good to be alive
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He hasn’t just let himself down, he’s let his family down, and his club. He’s let football down. At least that’s sort of how Adam Pardoe apologised for his coming-together with Richard Keogh after Hull advanced to the playoff finals on Tuesday night. Derby won the second leg 2-0 but it wasn’t enough and […]
10 years ago
Just the five signings then. Dietmar Hamann reckons Liverpool have a ‘very talented side’ but he says that it’s going to take some big changes to turn them into a top four side that makes serious noises in cup competitions again. Just once in the last seven seasons have the club managed to achieve a […]
10 years ago
Messi or Ronaldo. It seems you can’t suggest either without provoking outrage. That’s strange because, no matter what you think, both will go down as two of the greatest footballers of all time. So, to say one of the best players ever is slightly better than another one of the best players ever shouldn’t be met […]
10 years ago
1,531 days to the Olympics… in Japan in 2020. 79 days to the Rio Olympics and the fever is real. Last week, RTÉ began their Road to Rio series which is documenting the lives of 11 Irish athletes in the build-up to the summer games. Michael Conlan – Boxing Robert Heffernan- Walk Ryan Seaton and […]
10 years ago
“At the moment I think Manchester United or Bayern Munich are the most suitable for him.” It’s not even summer yet and, already, every man and his dog is being linked with a move to Old Trafford. The source in this case, though, is family. Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United is the latest chattering after the […]
10 years ago
A measure of both of them
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You’d think he’d be more used to it by now. Louis van Gaal has walked out of a few press conferences in his time but he’s also hung around the threshold of a door the odd time too. WATCH: Louis van Gaal to reporter – "You too, fat man!" https://t.co/2pMziJedFW — SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) January 13, […]
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Once a Red… Steven Gerrard is a Liverpool man through and through. And even now he’ll never claim to be anything other than that. 15 years ago, he was part of a memorable run through the UEFA Cup as Gérard Houllier guided them past Olympiacos, Roma, Porto, and Barcelona en route to a classic final […]
10 years ago
Unsavoury to say the least. The ugly side of football is pretty damn grotesque at times and Richard Keogh felt the full brutal force of it on Tuesday night. The Derby County skipper watched his Premier League dreams disintegrate as a 2-0 win in Hull wasn’t enough to overthrow their playoff semi final first leg […]
10 years ago
Robbie Lawler v Tyron Woodley. The UFC 201 main event has been announced and it will be a welterweight title fight in Atlanta, Georgia on July 30. Robbie Lawler, on a five-fight winning streak, will put his belt on the line against former All-American wrestler Tyron Woodley in a five-round classic at the Philips Arena. […]
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Not as good as McCarthy though…
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The same journalist that broke the Anthony Martial news
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Man United fans have bigger problems though
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The game’s not won on paper and all that. Stats don’t tell you the real story. They don’t paint a full picture. They don’t get the feel for the game that an experienced pro can. Stats can be manipulated until you get the angle you’re looking for. They don’t consider squad dynamics, opponents, “other aspects” of […]
10 years ago
Give and go dream
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No wonder Joe Brolly likes him so much. Seán Quigley lit up the championship last summer as Fermanagh went on an unprecedented run to Croke Park. They went further than anyone predicted and faced off with Dublin in a ding-dong battle in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Their bulldozing full forward – full of skill, full of […]
10 years ago
How quickly we all forget. Mesut Ozil was omitted from the PFA Team of the Year and, whilst there might’ve been an eyelash or two batted, it didn’t exactly cause a whole pile of hysteria. Started well, we reasoned. Didn’t do it in the big games. Couldn’t care less when it mattered. It was all […]
10 years ago
What’s the nicest possible way to say he had a stinker? We’ve all had off-days but, remember, if you think it’s bad for the player in question, spare a thought for the poor reporter who has committed to player ratings for the local paper. Sure, he might have conceded 0-7 in 30 minutes but his […]
10 years ago
Gabriel Agbonlahor, a man of the people. A man of Aston Villa. Since 1994, Agbonlahor has been playing football with his boyhood club. Since 2005, he’s been scoring Premier League goals (genuinely). More than any other Aston Villa player in history (genuinely). But 22 years of service – 11 to the senior cause – amounts […]
10 years ago
As character references go, you could probably get better than Ronny Deila in fairness. But the outgoing Celtic manager has thrown his support behind Roy Keane to succeed him. Two seasons, two league titles and a Scottish League Cup was the Norwegian’s lot at Parkhead but, after thumping Motherwell 7-0 in the final game of […]
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Pure class. The whole football world were affected by the tragic events at Hillsborough in 1989. The whole football world wanted justice for the 96 victims. And the whole football world celebrated when the inquest finally found that the Liverpool supporters were unlawfully killed. Liverpool fans absolved of all blame https://t.co/n5f15661LY — SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) April […]
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Luke Shaw will be glad to see the end of this season. The English man has had a torrid time watching on as Manchester United flattered to deceive (they didn’t even flatter, did they?) and, despite making a comeback of sorts to training, he’ll have to keep making do with that place in the stands. […]
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Shane Lowry’s history-making record equalled already
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Fitness, dedication, commitment
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Delicious. Just delicious. And the jersey isn’t bad either. Bayern Munich have released their new kit for the 2016/17 season and it is an absolute dream. In a big transformation from the current outfit, adidas have outdone themselves with this upgrade. And who better to show it off than Xabi Alonso? The club unveiled the […]
10 years ago
Are you Aston Villa in disguise? Well, at least Villa leaked six goals the odd time to keep some sort of excitement around their games. But it turns out that the Theatre of Dreams is a fitting name – because that’s where people go when they watch United at Old Trafford. To sleep. No Premier […]
10 years ago
Quique Sanchez Flores is off. Watford don’t need him anyway. One year, one really impressive season and the Spaniard is departing Vicarage Road. STATEMENT: #watfordfc confirms Quique Sanchez Flores will leave after the end of the season. More to follow. — Watford Football Club (@WatfordFC) May 13, 2016 The newly-promoted outfit sit 13th in the […]
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Maestro, Magician. Genius. Yep, you’ve guessed it: Philippe Coutinho. There hasn’t been a one-horse race like it. Not since Leicester won the league anyway. But a Brazilian completely took all the drama out of Liverpool’s end of season awards – the exact same way Leicester’s dominance ended up becoming boring. Deserved, brilliant, sure. But boring. […]
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9 holes, 29 shots. Shane Lowry, ladies and gentlemen. Offaly’s finest produced absolute magic during round one of the Players Championship at Sawgrass. Lowry hit an unprecedented seven under for his day’s work on Thursday, despite finishing the front nine on level par. Nine holes, five birdies and an eagle later, the Irish golfer was […]
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Recognise anyone?
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This man is ready. Michael Conlan is going for gold and he’s making no bones about it. Michael Conlan confident of sweeping aside pro fighters en route to Olympic gold https://t.co/6qMxHURYDn — SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) March 8, 2016 The Belfast boxer is gearing up for an extended tournament at the the Rio Olympics and he has […]
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They say never meet your heroes. Unless your heroes are Austin Gleeson. GAA heroes still exist and they still have a touching effect on Gaels everywhere. In Waterford, one young man worships the rock that is Austin Gleeson – so much so that he sleeps with a framed photo of the Deise legend. Gleeson plays […]
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This would still make a serious side
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Just seven and a half weeks after tragically losing five family members, Josh Daniels scored his first goal for Derry City in what was an emotional night. The 20-year-old netted for the Candy Stripes and grabbed an assist too during their 2-2 draw with Finn Harps but the performance was significant for so much more […]
10 years ago
Want to go to France? Of course you do. Want to sing A Team of Gary Breens when you’re there? Well, why else would you be going? For years, we’ve been dreaming of the perfect team. It starts with Gary Breen, it ends with Gary Breen and everything in between is Gary Breen. Now you […]
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Dunphy’s Disciples
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That’s why she’s an Olympian. Our idea of pull-ups are very different to Fiona Doyle’s. The Irish swimmer heading for Rio this summer is a beast in the gym. She’s actually taken our notions of tough work-outs in gyms up and down this country and she’s laughed at them. https://www.instagram.com/p/2EQE9jvhFr/ The Limerick native is one […]
10 years ago
The force is strong in that one. Tomás Ó Sé has rowed back from using the word ‘scumbag’ to describe Dublin’s footballers. The Kerry legend sparked a bit of controversy on Sunday when he said that Jim Gavin has a mixture of great players and scumbags – despite making it clear that it was for […]
10 years ago
The Swiss transport minister breathes a huge sigh of relief. Jurgen Klopp got carried away with himself – it’s one of the things we love most about him. The German has had to move swiftly to withdraw his rallying cry of every Liverpool supporter joining them in Basel for the Europa League final on May […]
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