“Do your homework”

10 years ago

Rafa Benitez won the Champions League and the FA Cup as Liverpool manager. He was arguably the club’s best manager in the Premier League era (sorry Roy Hodgson), and is still a favourite among Liverpool fans. However, he’ll never live down the fact he attempted to sign Gareth Barry to replace Xabi Alonso in 2008. […]

10 years ago

Now that Robbie Keane’s farewell game is over, the Republic of Ireland can turn their attention to Serbia and the beginning of the qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup. Monday’s game in Belgrade is massive for Martin O’Neill’s team, and the result could prove vital in their attempts to make it to Russia in two […]

10 years ago

It’s about time…

10 years ago

Awkward. Enner Valencia signed for Everton in the final hours of transfer deadline day on a season-long loan deal from West Ham. The striker wanted to make sure he started life at Goodison Park on good terms, so he changed the profile picture on his official Facebook page. Valencia opted for a photo of him playing for […]

10 years ago

Good luck getting that medal back now…

10 years ago

History repeating itself?

10 years ago

This attitude will take him far…

10 years ago

Kante could have his work cut-out for him…

10 years ago

It now looks certain that Jeff Hendrick will be a Premier League player this season. The Republic of Ireland midfielder will become Burnley’s record signing, costing £10.5m (€12.3m) from Derby County, according to The Daily Telegraph. The previous transfer record fee for the newly-promoted Premier League was Steven Defour’s £8m move from Anderlecht earlier this […]

10 years ago

Pat Hickey has been released from prison in Brazil. The former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland had been detained in Bangu prison in Rio for almost two weeks. Pat Hickey leaves Bangu Prison in Rio and is driven away in blacked-out carhttps://t.co/20eW6mXl8K — RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 30, 2016 A Brazilian judge deemed that […]

10 years ago

It wasn’t a surprise to see Shane Lowry miss out on being one of Darren Clarke’s three wildcard picks. Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieters got the nod for the upcoming Ryder Cup, due to get underway on September 30 in Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minnesota. Bad news for Shane Lowry as Darren Clarke […]

10 years ago

Brendan Rodgers has added another player to his squad. The Celtic manager had been linked with a move for Andre Wisdom, the Liverpool defender he gave his debut to in 2012. Rodgers raiding his old club again? https://t.co/BVf7TxYElF — FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) August 28, 2016 However, Wisdom – who spent the last three seasons out on-loan away […]

10 years ago

Robbie Keane thought his Republic of Ireland career was over. The 36-year-old took a bow, alongside Shay Given, to the travelling Irish fans in Lyon following Ireland’s Euro 2016 exit to France back in June. Keane was certain that was his final act in an Ireland jersey, until Martin O’Neill stepped-in and offered him one final […]

10 years ago

Republic of Ireland and Oman will reignite their bitter rivalry play for the third time in four years on Wednesday night. The fixture is due to act as a warm-up for Ireland’s opening World Cup qualifier away to Serbia next Monday, but instead the focus has shifted onto Robbie Keane, who’ll win his 146th and final […]

10 years ago

Finally…

10 years ago

Keane had his say in his final press conference as Ireland captain…

10 years ago

That didn’t take long…

10 years ago

Robbie Keane will retire from international football following Wednesday’s game against Oman in Dublin. The Republic of Ireland’s record goalscorer received numerous tributes after making the announcement earlier this week, from his former international manager Mick McCarthy, to David Beckham and countless fans on social media. Even President Michael D. Higgins paid tribute to the striker from […]

10 years ago

It might be time to take Sergio Aguero out of your Fantasy football team. The Manchester City striker could be in trouble after appearing to throw a deliberate elbow at Winston Reid. The striker and the West Ham defender were involved in a tangle during the second-half of City’s 3-1 win. Aguero, who wasn’t penalised […]

10 years ago

Ouch…

10 years ago

Harsh?

10 years ago

He hasn’t played in a competitive Liverpool match in almost three years

10 years ago

Two clever signings, we hope. Just two weeks into the new season, and pattern is beginning to emerge on which players you need to have in your Fantasy Football team. It has paid off to have expensive signings Sergio Aguero and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in teams, not so much Jamie Vardy. Middlesbrough players, particularly Alvaro Negredo, […]

10 years ago

He has a point…

10 years ago

They’ve moved fast…

10 years ago

Arsene Wenger won’t appreciate being compared unfavourably to Jose Mourinho, but the current transfer window highlights the differences between the pair. The Manchester United manager identified four transfer targets – Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrik Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba – and landed them all before a ball was kicked. Mourinho may have been helped by […]

10 years ago

Shane Duffy has joined Brighton and Hove Alibion from Blackburn Rovers for a fee understood to be in the region of £4m. The Republic of Ireland defender moved to Ewood Park from Everton two years ago, and made 69 appearances for the Championship team. However, he recently turned down a new deal at Blackburn, the […]

10 years ago

Dundalk have been handed a difficult Europa League draw. Stephen Kenny’s side were unfortunate not to become the first Irish team to reach the group stages of the Champions League earlier this week. Dundalk drew 1-1 with Legia Warsaw on Tuesday in Poland, going out of the competition 3-1 on aggregate to the Polish side. […]

10 years ago

Europe’s top four leagues will be guaranteed four places each in the group stages of the Champions League from 2018. England, Germany, Spain and Italy are currently the top ranked ranked leagues in Europe. Under the current system, England, Germany and Spain receive three places each in the group stages, and the fourth place team […]

10 years ago

“We can’t even beat a bunch of f****** Romanian farmers”

10 years ago

Manchester United have been heavily linked with a move for Jose Fonte over the past few weeks. Jose Mourinho is reportedly in the market for an experienced central defender, and targeted the Southampton captain after a strong showing for Portugal at Euro 2016. Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling and Daley Blind appear to be the favoured options […]

10 years ago

Marcos Rojo is in talks to join Valencia, according to reports in Spain. The Manchester United defender, who joined the club two years ago from Sporting Lisbon, doesn’t appear to be part of Jose Mourinho’s plans, and wasn’t even amongst the substitutes for last Friday’s win over Southampton. United are reportedly in the market for […]

10 years ago

“It seems like it was a great atmosphere down there”

10 years ago

Some great games to look forward to…

10 years ago

Leicester City will be happy with their group, and Guardiola goes back to Barcelona

10 years ago

There’s a few glamour ties on offer for Dundalk…

10 years ago

Where does he go now?

10 years ago

A brilliant performance fro Dundalk, despite the result…

10 years ago

What a hit…

10 years ago

A great move for Alan Judge…

10 years ago

Unfortunate…

10 years ago

It makes perfect sense…

10 years ago

That’s what you get for horsing around…

10 years ago

Investing in the future…

10 years ago

Hardly a ringing endorsement of Palace’s record signing…

10 years ago

Really, Garth? Really?

10 years ago

What a mess…

10 years ago

Did Rodgers need to be so harsh?

10 years ago

He was absolutely furious…

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