Age switch-ups were the main takeaway from the first day of the GAA Congress in Carlow. The contentious B Championship proposal was withdrawn by the Central Council at the eleventh hour but a number of motions did pass on Friday. From 2018 onwards, the U21 All-Ireland football Championship will be an U20 developmental Championship as 68.6% of the vote […]

11 years ago

No surprises

11 years ago

It’s a shirt of two halves, Saint… We’ve had a few cheeky peeks at what Manchester United’s home kit will look like next season, but new images have emerged of what look like photographs of actual manufactured shirts. Adidas and United were no doubt hoping they could keep the new design under wraps but nearly every rumour […]

11 years ago

This would soon teach you

11 years ago

It’s time to warm those balls. Liverpool, Manchester United and Spurs have all secured their places in the next round of the Europa League and this is when it starts to get really interesting. The last 16 of the tournament generally sees the wheat separated from the chaff as suddenly the competition goes from something […]

11 years ago

Class acts

11 years ago

Jose Mourinho’s name continues to be linked with the manager’s job at Manchester United. While some of the club’s supporters might want him to take over from Louis van Gaal, the news that scarves with the former Chelsea manager’s name were recently on sale outside Old Trafford were widely condemned by many of their supporters. But, ahead […]

11 years ago

After their disappointing exit from the Champions League, Manchester United might not have expected their Europa League campaign to have started so badly. Danish champions FC Midtjylland head to Old Trafford defending a 2-1 lead and will be boosted by the news that the United squad that faced them a week ago has picked up […]

11 years ago

It’s safe to say the Germans have been looking forward to their meetings with Liverpool. Having played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg, thousands of Augsburg supporters have made the trip to Merseyside to watch their team face Liverpool. As the pictures and video below show, they’re certainly enjoying their trip to the […]

11 years ago

Never rains…

11 years ago

Jurgen Klopp has named Daniel Sturridge in Liverpool’s starting lineup for their Europa League clash with Augsburg. Having drawn 0-0 in Germany, Liverpool will be hoping to make the most of home advantage at Anfield in order to progress to the next stage of the competition. Lucas Leiva at centre-half… that should be good craic. […]

11 years ago

We’ve yet to see if Alexandre Pato can rekindle some of his early AC Milan form in a Chelsea shirt. The Brazilian made the switch to Stamford Bridge in January, and will hope to use his opportunity at Chelsea to kick-start his career. After a bright start to life in Serie A earned Pato a […]

11 years ago

Manchester City knew they were in for a tough task in Kiev, but made surprisingly light work of their opponents. Manuel Pellegrini made 10 changes from the youthful team which lost to Chelsea in the FA Cup, with only Fernando keeping his place. And it worked, with a 3-1 win giving the visitors a great […]

11 years ago

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson has been a rare bright point in an otherwise dull season for Manchester United. The young left-back has performed impressively when asked to stand in for a number of Manchester United injuries. Being thrust into the spotlight of first team football doesn’t appear to have gone to Borthwick-Jackson’s head, either. After we revealed […]

11 years ago

Hakan Şükür might well be Turkey’s leading goalscorer by a country mile, but his decision to criticise the the country’s president could see him serving jail time. According to reports but the provate Dogan news agency, Şükür has been charged with posting tweets from his account @HakanSukur which contain “insulting content against Mr President Recep Tayyip […]

11 years ago

Upheaval

11 years ago

Lionel Messi’s decision to pass a penalty to Luis Suarez has had more than enough airtime recently. While the Argentine has generated plenty of headlines for his selfless spot kick, many of us were unaware that one of his Barca teammates attempted something similar a few years ago… ‘attempted’ being the operative word. Back in […]

11 years ago

History-maker

11 years ago

More Ronaldo or Nani? Or Bebé? Reports in Portugal are suggesting that Manchester United and Benfica have come to an agreement over the signature of Renato Sanches. The 18-year-old midfielder is one of the most sought-after young talents in Europe and it is said that both clubs have reached a non-formal “gentleman’s agreement” over the […]

11 years ago

“Bring on Barcelona! Neymar! Messi! Suarez! ‘Oo are ya?!” Well at least he knows who they are now. This rather animated Arsenal fan is none other than ‘Heavy D’ from Storage Hunters UK. Mr D certainly wasn’t backwards in coming forwards when talking up Arsenal’s chances and mocking their Catalan foes ahead of Tuesday’s Champions […]

11 years ago

Forget all they hype surrounding the Champions League clash at The Emirates, the opening goal in the Championship clash between Middlesbrough and Cardiff at the Riverside was a bit special. With Middlesbrough clearing a cross from their area, the ball fell to former Manchester United defender, Fabio. Given that the Brazilian hadn’t scored in 68 […]

11 years ago

Once again, Barcelona look to have landed a knockout blow on Arsenal’s Champions League hopes. Despite matching the European champions for the first half, Lionel Messi (predictably) opened the scoring for Barca after the break. Arsene Wenger’s response to going a goal behind was to make a couple of changes. After sending Danny Welbeck on to […]

11 years ago

The Champions League knockout stages are back in full swing and it’s all enough to make Manchester United’s supporters nostalgic. For the second year running United won’t be appearing in the competition’s last 16, and have to overturn a 2-1 deficit against Danish minnows FC Midtjylland if they are to continue in the Europa League. […]

11 years ago

Fiery cauldron

11 years ago

Finally, it seems things are looking up for Gary Neville. The difficult start to his managerial career has been well documented, and having waited so long for his first La Liga victory it was no surprise that the stress was beginning to show. After his Valencia side followed up their victory over Espanyol with a […]

11 years ago

You’ve got to admire their confidence. Barcelona may be world-renowned as one of the finest sporting entities on the planet, but these Arsenal fans believe they have the perfect man to stop one of their prime orchestrators. According to a number of bolshy Gooners, the great Andres Iniesta will struggle to live with Francis Coquelin during their Champions […]

11 years ago

Hi Pot, it’s kettle

11 years ago

Déjà vu

11 years ago

A Leeds United fan has claimed that he received monthly payments from the club for posting positive messages about owner Massimo Cellino on Facebook. Scott Gutteridge says that he received payments of around £500 a month for running a Facebook page named ‘In Massimo We Trust’, which was previously called ‘Cellino In’. Speaking to The Daily […]

11 years ago

More shredded than a Julienne salad

11 years ago

Ballsy

11 years ago

Oh Louis

11 years ago

Dubs fans will love this

11 years ago

Is he right?

11 years ago

Winners play West Ham

11 years ago

With the visit of Barcelona a matter of hours away, Arsenal fans will welcome their side on to The Emirates pitch with a special mosaic. It was revealed over the weekend that one Gunners supporters’ group had something lined up for the Champions League last 16 clash, and now more details have emerged. Home supporters […]

11 years ago

We all know that Hector Bellerin is pretty speedy, but to suggest he’s quicker than Usain Bolt might seem a bit far-fetched. However, a report by the BBC claimed that the Arsenal man is quicker than the Olympic champion – over a distance of 40m. The Spaniard covered the distance in 4.41 seconds, bettering the time it […]

11 years ago

Trotters independently traded

11 years ago

Louis van Gaal’s days at Old Trafford are numbered. It’s the worst-kept secret that the Dutchman won’t be on the touchline at the start of next season, with questions about his departure from club focusing more on the ‘when’ than the ‘if’ side of things. A few different names have been put forward as Van […]

11 years ago

Manchester City came in for some criticism after playing a youthful side in their FA Cup defeat to Chelsea, but many felt they had no choice in the matter. Manuel Pellegrini’s team have a tricky away trip to Kiev for the Champions League last 16 clash on Wednesday, followed by the small matter of the […]

11 years ago

Huge loss

11 years ago

“I’ll pay you $10,000 to bang right now”

11 years ago

The UFC is going mainstream…

11 years ago

Nice

11 years ago

Bloody foreign sports. Joe Brolly reckons that the GAA is to blame – not soccer or rugby or whatever – for the loss of players. The fixture crisis rumbles in the organisation and it is said once more that the club player is being neglected. The Derry man alluded to another weekend spent with underage […]

11 years ago

Ugly scenes during Millwall’s 3-0 win…

11 years ago

Yee-haw!

11 years ago

We always love to see former Manchester United players doing well. We’re sure everyone is delighting in the form that ex-United star Javier Hernandez is showing over at Bayer Leverkusen. And there’s nothing better than seeing Angel Di Maria remember how to play football again. But there’s something extra special about seeing Red Devils players […]

11 years ago

It’s happening

11 years ago

Magic or wimp?

11 years ago