IRELAND AS A country has been seriously impacted by the coronavirus crisis and in many instances, footballers are no exception to these problems. Before the pandemic, Áine O’Gorman was coming off the back of a good few weeks. She had come out of international retirement, after an absence of over a year. She helped Ireland secure …
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ROY KEANE BELIEVES Premier League players should “stick to their guns” when it comes to pay cuts. There have been calls for footballers plying their trade in England’s top flight to take a 30% wage reduction on their eye-watering salaries during the Covid-19 pandemic, with global sport currently suspended. While that suggestion was met by …
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WE’RE BACK WITH another slice of 90s nostalgia to see how much you can remember about the good old days at places like Maine Road and Roker Park. The previous quizzes from this series are available below: Part I Part II Part III Answer all the questions to see your result! – First published 07.30, …
SHAMROCK ROVERS HAVE confirmed Richie Towell’s signing in a further boost to their bid for back-to-back Premier Division titles. The widely-anticipated announcement came on Wednesday afternoon with 2015 PFAI Player of the Year Towell set to link up with his new team-mates “in a few weeks”. Towell returns to the League of Ireland following the end …
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Juventus players celebrate. Source: AP/PA Images DETHRONED LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Juventus beat Atalanta 2-1 to win the Italian Cup for the 14th time, as fans returned to the stadium for the first time in over a year. Goals in either half from Dejan Kulusevski and Federico Chiesa gave coach Andrea Pirlo his second second trophy of …
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Women’s National Team [WNT] boss Vera Pauw says she remains waiting for a call from Tyler Toland and has re-iterated she is “trying to save her career” as an ugly back-and-forth rumbles on. Pauw named her squad for an upcoming double-header of international friendlies today, with 19-year-old Toland absent once again. The …
CORK CITY WOMEN’S U17s side got their season off to the perfect start with a 3-1 win against Treaty United over the weekend. Those present at Bishopstown were treated to a moment of brilliance as Alessia Mazzola hit a wonderful strike from distance to wrap up the three points. Thankfully, the goal was caught on …
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class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>The Magpies make the long trip to London on Saturday and our tipster is backing plenty of action in their opening Premier League game of the season Saturday night sees West Ham host Newcastle United at the London Stadium in their opening match of the new Premier League season. Eight points from the final four …
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class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>With the Reds not yet up to full speed, Al Hain-Cole is backing Bielsa's men to give them a tough 90 minutes in their Premier League opener at Anfield Liverpool will be hoping to begin their Premier League title defence with a win when they welcome Leeds United to Anfield on Saturday. The Reds ended …
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class=”article_teaser__2t5do”>With the Foxes missing several key defensive players, Al Hain-Cole expects goals at both ends when they take on Bilic's newly-promoted side on Sunday West Bromwich Albion will be hoping to make a winning return to the Premier League when they welcome Leicester City to the Hawthorns on Sunday. Slaven Bilic steered the side to …