Paul Pogba has hinted that he’s open to re-joining Manchester United. The French midfielder attended the ESPYs awards in Los Angeles, and a pair of ESPN presenters attempted to pull a trick the 23-year-old. It was a pretty elaborate way to try coax information from Pogba, who has been linked with a £100m move to […]

10 years ago

Marko Grujic was Jurgen Klopp’s first signing for the club back in January, before returning to Red Star Belgrade on-loan for the rest of the season. Liverpool fans finally got to see the 19-year-old Serbian midfielder in action on Wednesday night, in a pre-season friendly away to Fleetwood Town, and they were impressed. Grujic scored the […]

10 years ago

Great move

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Manchester United’s players who weren’t on international duty at Euro 2016 trained at Carrington today. Phil Jones, and his hair, was there, as were United new boys Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly, both of whom have been given provisional squad numbers, which may yet become their official squad numbers. Mkhitaryan, who joined the club from […]

10 years ago

“He’s over 50 years old, but he’s straight in, wades in.”

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The honeymoon period for Brendan Rodgers at Celtic is already over. The Scottish champions succumbed to arguably the most embarrassing defeat in their 128-year history on Tuesday night, losing to a part-time team from Gibraltar. Lincoln Red Imps beat Celtic 1-0 in the first-leg of the second-round qualifier for the Champions League, Lee Casciaro, a policeman, scored […]

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Colin Murray is a massive Liverpool fan…

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“Well, let them get wet. That’s what happens when it rains.”

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Just 24 make the cut…

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The pair didn’t get along at all..

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He’s never happy…

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No mercy…

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Change of pace

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A cutting comment…

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One of Ireland’s most promising talents…

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Either move seems like it would be good for Shane Duffy’s career. The Republic of Ireland central defender has been linked with a move to Celtic in recent weeks. Duffy has experienced an upturn in his career fortunes over the past year, playing regularly for Blackburn Rovers in the Championship, and forcing his way into […]

10 years ago

Aim lower

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Dimitri Payet has been speaking about the challenge that forced Cristiano Ronaldo out of the Euro 2016 final. Portugal’s captain was on the receiving end of a tough tackle from Payet, who caught Ronaldo’s knee with his trailing leg early in the first half. Ronaldo attempted to soldier on, but succumbed to his fate after […]

10 years ago

Football friends

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A number of Republic of Ireland players have been linked with moves following their displays at Euro 2016. Robbie Brady is reportedly interesting everyone from Leicester City to Everton, Derby County have rejected a bid from Burnley for Jeff Hendrick, Shane Duffy joining Celtic has been touted, and Darren Randolph can reportedly leave West Ham for […]

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Remember him?

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Everybody needs to calm down

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This seems harsh on Glenn Whelan. The Guardian have named two Irish players in their team of Euro 2016 flops. The British broadsheet rated every individual display at the tournament, and deemed Glenn Whelan and Ciaran Clark to be amongst the 11 worst performers in France. For a player to be in contention to feature […]

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Reports last week suggested Leicester City have cooled their interest in Robbie Brady. The Premier League champions were considered to be in pole position to land the Republic of Ireland star, but have reportedly backed away after being quoted a price of £20 million. Leicester City's pursuit of Robbie Brady appears to be at an […]

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This is great to see. Earlier this week, Dublin youngster Tyreke Wilson signed a professional contract with Manchester City, and now another Irish defender has agreed professional terms with a Premier League club. Aaron O’Driscoll, who came through, like Wilson, at schoolboy side Cherry Orchard, has agreed to sign for Southampton. The 17-year-old from Dublin is […]

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Do you agree?

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Awkward…

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Jack Byrne appears to settling in well to life at Blackburn Rovers. The Manchester City midfielder joined the Championship side on-loan for the season, and is currently on a pre-season tour of Austria. Byrne tweeted a photo ahead of his first game for Blackburn. The 20-year-old is alongside Republic of Ireland international Anthony Stokes, and […]

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That’s one way of clearing the road…

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Paul Pogba continues to be heavily linked with a move to Manchester United. Earlier this week, The Guardian reported that Pogba would re-join the Premier League club, if Real Madrid fail to match United’s offer to Juventus – believed to be in the region of €120m. While on Friday, French newspaper L’Equipe reported that the 23-year-old […]

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A bizarre bargain deal…

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“El Loco” has his say…

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Noel Hunt has had a busy morning…

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10 years to the day…

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This seems very, very harsh. Galatasaray have fined Wesley Sneijder €2m for picking up 11 yellow cards last season. That’s right, €2m. The Dutch midfielder has been at the club since 2013, and is a favourite amongst fans, but his agent says the fine is part of a plot to force him out of the […]

10 years ago

How would he fare in the Premier League?

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This won’t be the last time Pep Guardiola is asked about the new Manchester United manager. Guardiola and Jose Mourinho’s were colleagues for four years at Barcelona between 1996 and 2000. Guardiola was the midfield lynchpin and Mourinho worked as a translator and coach for Bobby Robson, before gaining greater coaching responsibility under Louis van […]

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Loew blow…

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Paul Pogba has told his friends and family where he wants to play next season, according to L’Equipe. The France midfielder is at the centre of a transfer tug-of-war between Manchester United and Real Madrid, with his club Juventus reportedly not prepared to accept anything less than €100m for the player. The Guardian reported earlier […]

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The one that got away…

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Fit for Champions

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They want a record fee

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These are like NBA stats. Cristiano Ronaldo may not dribble past players in the manner he used to, but he showed on Wednesday night that he is still a match winner, and can jump higher than probably any other football around The Portugal captain was effectively levitating when he headed the ball home to give his […]

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Impressive. Bastian Schweinsteiger has set a new international football record that will take some beating. The 31-year-old midfielder started for Germany against France in the Euro 2016 semi-final in Marseille, and in the process made his 38th appearance at a World Cup or European Championship – the most by any player in history. Schweinsteiger surpassed his former […]

10 years ago

David Sullivan has hit out at Carlos Tevez’s wage demands. The West Ham United co-owner claimed that the club had negotiated with Tevez about a possible return, but the move fell through over financial demands, despite the player’s apparent “love” for the club. Boca Juniors’ forward Tevez, who spent a season at West Ham, and […]

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Jose Mourinho tried to set the record straight in his first press conference as Manchester United manager. He claimed the popular perception of him only signing established players, at the expense of youth-team graduates, was a lie, and produced a list of 49 young players he gave debuts to in an attempt to disprove the […]

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European football seems inevitable…

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This should end the allegations. Renato Sanches was accused of lying about his age earlier this week by a veteran French manager. Guy Roux, who coached Auxerre between 1961 and 2005, claimed that the player is not 18-years-old but “23 or 24.” "He says he's 18, but I think you should look at the past," […]

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No wonder they were so awful at Euro 2016…

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He’ll never be forgotten at the club. Eamonn Dolan passed away two weeks ago after a battle with cancer. The Reading academy director was just 48-years-old. Born in Galway, Dolan moved to London as a child and was the twin brother of Pat Dolan, the former St. Patrick’s Athletic manager. He had worked as academy […]

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