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“He said, ‘OK, I hope that and I hope we will buy you back one day.’” Memphis Depay has been speaking about where it went wrong at Manchester United and his upturn in form since leaving the club. Depay was signed from PSV Eindhoven in 2015 and much was expected of the Dutch winger. He […]
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This should be interesting. Roy Keane is set to make an appearance as a pundit on Sky Sports this weekend. The former Manchester United captain will be in the Sky studio for coverage of Liverpool’s game against United, and Arsenal’s match against Southampton. Keane will join Sky Sports regulars Graeme Souness, Jamie Carragher and Gary […]
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“The game plan was to win.” Manchester United played out another 90-minutes of misery on Wednesday night. Jose Mourinho’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Valencia in their final Champions League tie of the group stage. Carlos Soler opened the scoring in the first half before Phil Jones had a Phil Jones in […]
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This could be his chance to get into the first team squad. Liverpool are experiencing some injury troubles in central defence ahead of the busy Christmas period. Joe Gomez suffered a hairline fracture in his leg last week, an injury that will keep him out for about six weeks. In the victory over Napoli on […]
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Grim. A failed regime limped through another contest on Wednesday night, scraping through to die another day. It was another damaging night, but, despite their best attempts, they could not get out of Europe or get rid of their ineffectual leader. But enough about the Tory Party, Theresa May and their nonsense, Manchester United fell […]
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You have five minutes, but this will require you to think outside the box
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Can you name every United captain of the Premier League era? Nine players have been Manchester United’s official club captain since the Premier League began in 1992, most of them helped the team to great success. Can you name them all in four minutes? Before you try, a few quick notes: By “captain”, we mean Man […]
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Liverpool have reached the last-16 of the Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s side went into Tuesday’s match against Napoli knowing they needed a win to advance to the knockout stages of the competition, and they didn’t disappoint. Mohamed Salah’s first-half goal was enough to see off the Italian side in a surprisingly comfortable game for the […]
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“Ultimately we could have been so much better if people had listened.” Manchester United’s recruitment has been generally poor in recent seasons. From Angel di Maria to Alexis Sanchez, the club have managed to botch most of their big-money deals. While Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku are, at best, qualified successes. It’s difficult to argue […]
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You’ll need to be fast
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“Holding? Holding what?! He’s the most undisciplined player of all time!” Ahead of this weekend’s game, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have picked a combined XI of Manchester United and Liverpool players. The Premier League leaders host United on Sunday at Anfield. The fixture between the two bitter rivals is rarely an entertaining match, but […]
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You have three minutes to name these 11 teams from the top four divisions
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He was the club’s top goal scorer last season. Romelu Lukaku has been speaking about his poor run of form in the opening months of the Premier League season. The Belgian striker has said that he bulked up for the World Cup, and the extra weight he was carrying had negatively affected his performances for […]
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“We’ve just done everything wrong again.” Steven Gerrard watched his side play out a draw against the team at the bottom of the table, and he wasn’t happy. In fact, he was furious and offered a scathing assessment of his players following the final whistle. Rangers failed to beat Dundee on Sunday afternoon, drawing the […]
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One or two could catch you out. Since the start of the Premier League in the 1992/93 season, 13 footballers have made 500 appearances or more in the English top flight. Can you name these players? You have five minutes to try. To make it slightly easier, we have included a club each footballer played for […]
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Poch clearly rates him. Troy Parrott travelled with Tottenham Hotspur’s first-team on Saturday for their Premier League game against Leicester City. The 16-year-old Dubliner, who has excelled for Tottenham’s U23 side, didn’t make the bench for the 2-0 win over the Foxes at the King Power Stadium, but it was another positive development in his […]
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Jose Mourinho wants a new central defender, but it won’t be cheap. Manchester United appear to be in the market again for a new defender. The club failed to land a centre-half during the summer – much to Mourinho’s annoyance – but could be forced to spend big in January. According to Duncan Castles, writing […]
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The good old days for Manchester United. Before Jose Mourinho, before Louis van Gaal and before David “The Chosen One” Moyes, there was Alex Ferguson and he was quite good at his job. Ferguson left Man United in May 2013 after almost 26 years as the manager. He won 13 Premier League titles, five FA […]
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Anything over 12 is a good score…
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20 teams, four minutes. Go…
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This will be a difficult one to get tickets for. The Republic of Ireland’s opening qualification game for Euro 2020 will take place at a 2,300-capacity stadium against Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Football Association has confirmed that the match, due to take place on Saturday, March 23, will be staged at the Victoria Stadium. The last […]
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This sums up how flawed this award is. The 2018 Ballon d’Or was decided on Monday night. Luka Modric won the award, the first player to break the Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo duopoly since Kaka in 2007. Modric is the outstanding midfielder of his generation. He has helped Real Madrid win four European Cups and […]
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This has been a complete disaster. Alexis Sanchez’s move to Manchester United from Arsenal was meant to be the spark that launched the club’s challenge to Manchester City’s dominance. Instead, it has come to symbolise how United have got it so badly wrong over the last few years. Sanchez is the highest-paid player in the Premier […]
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He isn’t the cause of United’s deeper troubles, but a symptom of the club’s malaise and shortsighted approach.
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Here are the routes Ireland can take to reach Euro 2020. The draw for Euro 2020 qualification was made at the Convention Centre in Dublin on Sunday morning. The Republic of Ireland were drawn in Group D alongside Switzerland, Denmark, Georgia and Gibraltar. All teams will be very familiar to Mick McCarthy’s side. Our #EURO2020 […]
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The fixtures have been announced. The draw for Euro 2020 qualification was made at the Convention Centre in Dublin on Sunday morning. The Republic of Ireland were drawn in Group D alongside Switzerland, Denmark, Georgia and Gibraltar. It is not an easy group, but it could have been a lot worse. Mick McCarthy’s team had originally […]
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“Mick won’t have that approach.” The draw for Euro 2020 qualification was made at the Convention Centre in Dublin on Sunday morning. The Republic of Ireland have been drawn in Group D alongside Switzerland, Denmark, Georgia and Gibraltar. While it is certainly not an easy group, it could have been a lot worse. Mick McCarthy’s team had […]
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Anything over 12 is a good score
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Northern Ireland took the Republic of Ireland’s place in the group of death
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The draw has been made. The Republic of Ireland have discovered their qualification group for Euro 2020. The Uefa draw was held at the Convention Centre in Dublin on Sunday morning. Mick McCarthy’s side were in pot 3 for the draw, and once again they will play against Denmark. The new Ireland manager will step […]
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Robbie Keane announced his retirement on Wednesday after 21-years as a professional footballer. Keane hangs up his boots to focus on his new coaching role under Mick McCarthy with the Republic of Ireland. The Dubliner steps away from playing after achieving great success in his career, feats that would have been beyond his wildest dreams […]
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Anything over 15 is a good score…
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It will be a tense night against Napoli at Anfield
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“What’s the word you used?”
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“I wish him the best.” Harry Arter has been speaking about Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane, the former Republic of Ireland management team who left their posts last week. Arter earned 14 caps for Ireland under O’Neill, and he had a well-publicised dispute with Keane on international duty back in June. The former Ireland assistant […]
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Stunning strike. On Monday afternoon in his press conference, Stephen Kenny mentioned Troy Parrott as one of the talented young Irish players he is looking forward to working with over the next few years. Judging by this goal, the new Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager, and from 2020 the senior team coach, could be seeing […]
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“I thought they were awful.” Manchester United are through to the last-16 of the Champions League. Jose Mourinho’s side recorded a 1-0 victory over Young Boys on Tuesday night at Old Trafford. Marouane Fellaini rescued United in stoppage time with a strike from 12-yards out. However, despite the positive result, it was a truly terrible […]
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“You just don’t do that as a coach. Manchester United went 276-minutes without scoring a goal at home in the Champions League. For some context, the Republic of Ireland have gone 264-minutes without a goal at home in a competitive match. That’s how bad it has been for Man United in recent months. Jose Mourinho’s […]
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“I’m absolutely obsessed with football, obsessed with learning and improving. That could be an amazing environment to do so.” Damien Duff has confirmed that he is in talks with Celtic about a coaching role with the Scottish champions. Duff is currently the coach of Shamrock Rovers Under-15 team. Reports in Scotland on Tuesday claimed that the […]
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“I get slaughtered for training lads five times a week. That’s dinosaur mentality, you have to train five times a week.”
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McCarthy has got the better deal and Kenny will need more than two years as the senior manager. At Sunday’s press conference, when Mick McCarthy was unveiled as the new Republic of Ireland manager, it was stated that the idea of replacing McCarthy with Stephen Kenny in 2020 was part of a long-term plan. Maybe […]
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Good luck
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“There are a lot of young talented players playing throughout the country.” Stephen Kenny was unveiled as the new Republic of Ireland under-21 manager in Dublin on Monday afternoon. Kenny has left his post as Dundalk manager to coach the under-21 team until August 2020, with a remit to oversee the development of Ireland’s other […]
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“In August 2020 I’m taking over.” Stephen Kenny was unveiled as the new Republic of Ireland under-21 manager in Dublin on Monday afternoon. Kenny has left his post as Dundalk manager to coach the under-21 team, with a remit to oversee the development of Ireland’s other underage sides. In 2020, he will succeed Mick McCarthy, […]
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“We played good football the last time I was here and got some good results.” Mick McCarthy says his Republic of Ireland team will attempt to mirror how his side played during his first stint as national team boss. McCarthy was originally Ireland manager between 1996 and 2002, when he had players such as Robbie […]
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“So, if people want to talk about that, good luck, I won’t be answering any more questions about that.” It only took 10 minutes for Mick McCarthy to be asked about Saipan. In his first press conference as the new Republic of Ireland manager, McCarthy was asked about the infamous incident that took place before […]
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“I’m going to go speak to him in December.” Mick McCarthy was unveiled as the Republic of Ireland’s new manager on Sunday in Dublin. McCarthy succeeds Martin O’Neill, who left his post earlier this week after five years in the job, and will be taking charge of the national team for his second stint. The […]
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“I think he will have a real affinity with the younger players.” Mick McCarthy and Robbie Keane are back working together for the Republic of Ireland. In his first spell as Ireland manager 20 years ago, McCarthy gave Keane his debut. The former Liverpool striker went on to become the country’s record goalscorer and the most […]
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“I probably won’t, but I’ve got no option, have I?”
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