2002 World Cup

What a time to be alive! This Quiz is sponsored by Lynx, Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst They were heady days, and we really did not know how good we had it. Roy Keane had left, but Ireland had been invigorated by his absence. In their opening group game, they drew 1-1 […]

5 days ago

Legends galore! The World Cup is thriving! The 2026 North-American edition of the tournament has kicked off and we all have World Cup fever. New legends are set to be born this summer, but can you name some iconic players from the noughties? Let us know how you get on and best of luck!

3 weeks ago

This Quiz is sponsored by Lynx, Smell Your Best When You Look Your Worst With the World Cup firmly underway, we want to see if you remember one of the most controversial moments in the tournaments history. In 2002, captain Roy Keane, left Ireland’s training base in Saipan due to a dramatic fallout with manager […]

3 weeks ago

“I definitely would have gone for Ireland.” Former England international Trevor Sinclair has admitted that he wished he had played for the Republic of Ireland instead. Sinclair had played 12 times for England, but could have qualified for Ireland as his mother was born in county Sligo, and has stated that if the Boys in […]

1 month ago

What a win and what a team! This week marks the anniversary of Ireland’s famous 1-0 victory over Holland in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers. The result guaranteed Ireland a place in a play-off, where they duly beat Iran to make the finals in Japan and South Korea. It was a famous day at the […]

11 months ago

“You can stick the World Cup.’” Roy Keane has had the last word on the World Cup Saipan debacle that caused a media frenzy back in 2002, and he explains exactly what he thinks of Mick McCarthy. In some ways the story has been told to death, but you will go far to find a […]

2 years ago