Messi has touched down. Marcos Rojo might have scored the winner, but Lionel Messi’s first goal in the 2018 World Cup was a thing of such beauty that it seemed to suggest Argentina’s passage to the last sixteen would, after two games of chaos, be seamless. But that is not this Argentina and that is […]

8 years ago

It’s a VAR special. Everybody’s favourite refereeing device made a real mark on the tournament on Monday night when Portugal-Iran was played out under the shadow of a referee who handed control over to the mysterious VAR masters. But those who said VAR would destroy the game’s momentum could only watch on and admit their […]

8 years ago

All hail Harry Kane. England keep rolling on and maybe we should let them have their fun. After all, this is a different England side which is enjoying its World Cup run like any other minnow would. Gareth Southgate’s side crushed Panama on Sunday who tried to do some crushing of their own in one […]

8 years ago

Poor, poor Messi. Argentina are not out of the World Cup yet, but their defeat to Croatia on Thursday was so dispiriting, so aimless and so conclusive that it’s hard to see how they can keep going after this. Messi drifted his way through the game, and many will feel that arguably the greatest player […]

8 years ago

Poor Messi. Cristiano Ronaldo is taking ownership of the World Cup but where does this leave his great rival Lionel Messi? Ronaldo now has four goals in his most successful World Cup, but Portugal may not even make the next round as they face a final match against the dogged Iranian side managed by the […]

8 years ago

How far can Russia go? The team described as possibly the worst hosts in the tournament’s history are cruising into the last sixteen. How has this happened and will Vladimir Putin take the credit? For Egypt there was nothing but disappointment. A tournament which promised so much when Mo Salah scored the penalty which qualified […]

8 years ago

Can England win it? Gareth Southgate’s side experienced the full gamut of emotions in Volgograd on Monday night, except for the emotions they will experience as expectations rise ahead of what now appears to be inevitable World Cup victory. That was the mood in England after Harry Kane’s late goal gave them victory against Tunisia. […]

8 years ago

It’s been alright, hasn’t it? Despite the forebodings, nobody can argue that four days in, Russia 2018 has been anything less than spectacular. Since the hosts kicked off the tournament in emphatic style on Thursday night we’ve had ten fixtures and if you’ve managed to catch every single one of them, well done you’ve invested […]

8 years ago

Great news from one of the biggest clubs in the world

9 years ago

N’Golo Kante suffered a health scare last week. According to a report by Matt Law in The Telegraph, Kante “passed out” in front of “terrified” Chelsea teammates at the club’s training ground on Friday. The French midfielder is understood to have “suffered a heart problem” two days before Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City. Kante […]

9 years ago

They expect to complete the deal now for the player to join in the summer

9 years ago

Modern football is weird

9 years ago

What is it with football and ridiculous statues?

9 years ago

One of the quickest ways of getting toned. It’s tough but so simple.

9 years ago

Jumping to conclusions…

9 years ago

Brought to you by Specsavers.  Tickets are like gold dust. Are you still desperately looking for tickets to Sunday’s All-Ireland Final in Croke Park? Well, there’s still hope! We have two tickets to give away with thanks to Specsavers. Interested? All-Ireland Finals are always special but this one promises to be a historic occasion. Will Dublin win three in a row or will we finally […]

9 years ago

The incident occurred on Thursday evening.

9 years ago

You just can’t go wrong

9 years ago

This is the latest update on Fellaini’s move to Turkey

9 years ago

Not the ideal start…

9 years ago

Brace yourselves, Arsenal fans

9 years ago

What a signing he would be

9 years ago

You could earn serious cash for your club.

9 years ago

Nice jersey, but…

9 years ago

The draw was being live-streamed from Bangkok

9 years ago

Oh dear. Not again.

9 years ago

Who your team is playing and when

9 years ago

Can you guess what colour it is?

9 years ago

“Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” SportsJOE Live’s very first roadshow will take place in the Sugar Club on 7 June. Host Colm “Wooly” Parkinson will be joined by panellists Stephen Ferris, Ashling Thompson, Aidan O’Mahony, Dion Fanning and Irish broadcasting legend, Eamon Dunphy, will be the guest of honour on the night. This is […]

10 years ago

Showbiz, baby!

10 years ago

They’ve been here before…

10 years ago

Just in case De Gea leaves

10 years ago

In fairness though, he has a point

10 years ago

Fair enough, to be honest

10 years ago

“I was racially abused today. I haven’t had that at a football ground for years.”

10 years ago

Cup Final chic

10 years ago

Disgusting.

10 years ago

Not long to go…

10 years ago

It is hard to argue with a single word she says

10 years ago

Taking the Mickey

10 years ago

Hard not to feel for him…

10 years ago

In normal circumstances, this would be fine…

10 years ago

Well said

10 years ago

Shocking

10 years ago

Understandable…

10 years ago

The news Liverpool fans were dreading

10 years ago

Worth knowing for the Fifa enthusiasts out there…

10 years ago

He makes it look easy…

10 years ago

Who are we to argue?

10 years ago

Is this really that bad?

10 years ago