NOT MANY PEOPLE can relate to what it’s like to be a professional footballer. When it goes well, it can be a richly rewarding experience “‘After months of being told how s**t you are, you start to question yourself’”
Month: June 2022
Alonso took the easy way out on a night when Lampard would have been looking for the exit after 60 minutes
IT WAS GLORIOUS in its simplicity. Devastating in its execution. Robert Lewandowski won the header above Cesar Azpilicueta, directing it deftly towards teammate Serge Gnabry. “Alonso took the easy way out on a night when Lampard would have been looking for the exit after 60 minutes”
Ireland without Brighton star for crucial Euro qualifiers, business as usual amid coronavirus fears
IRELAND WOMEN’S NATIONAL team manager Vera Pauw has offered a mixed squad update ahead of their two upcoming crucial Euro 2021 qualifiers. The Girls In “Ireland without Brighton star for crucial Euro qualifiers, business as usual amid coronavirus fears”
La Liga announces indefinite suspension of the game
SPANISH FOOTBALL CHIEFS have announced an indefinite suspension of the game as the nation continues its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. La Liga and the “La Liga announces indefinite suspension of the game”
The man tasked with continuing the progress made by Stephen Kenny with the Ireland U21s
New Republic of Ireland U21 manager Jim Crawford. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO AT THE RISK of being accused of hyperbole, 2019 could be described as a “The man tasked with continuing the progress made by Stephen Kenny with the Ireland U21s”
Former Ireland international Stephen Ward to be released by Ipswich Town
IPSWICH TOWN HAVE confirmed that former Republic of Ireland international Stephen Ward will not be offered a new contract at the League One club. The “Former Ireland international Stephen Ward to be released by Ipswich Town”
‘The Irish public will identify with these players – there will be a great connection there’
STEPHEN KENNY IS hoping this week’s training camp in Girona can help bring some of the fun back into being part of a Republic of “‘The Irish public will identify with these players – there will be a great connection there’”
Brace from Burke as table-toppers Shamrock Rovers defeat Waterford
Waterford FC 1 Shamrock Rovers 4 John Fallon reports from Waterford FC GRAHAM BURKE BAGGED a brace as Shamrock Rovers recorded a come-from-behind victory at “Brace from Burke as table-toppers Shamrock Rovers defeat Waterford”
‘I very rarely speak to anybody for over five minutes’: Roy Keane questions Mount and Chilwell
ROY KEANE HAS questioned why Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell spoke to Billy Gilmour for so long – and claims he never speaks to anyone “‘I very rarely speak to anybody for over five minutes’: Roy Keane questions Mount and Chilwell”
Cork’s Eoghan O’Connell inks new deal with League Two Rochdale
EOGHAN O’CONNELL HAS committed his immediate future to Rochdale as they bid to bounce straight back following their relegation to League Two. The Cork defender, “Cork’s Eoghan O’Connell inks new deal with League Two Rochdale”