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Jonathan Wilson: England seem morally broken, incapacitated by a characteristic blend of ego and...
Irish Independent· 2 days agoItaly won the World Cup in 1982 and Portugal the Euros in 2016 after drawing all three games in the...
New generation rises at right time for Spain
Irish Independent· 2 days agoThe first time Lamine Yamal joined the Spain squad, they left his boots behind. When the seleccion touched down in Tbilisi to face Georgia in September 2023, the trunk carrying part of their ...
‘The waitress couldn’t believe it when we told her to bring everything on the list’ – Fuelled up for...
Irish Independent· 2 days agoDuring a training stint last year in Varese, Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch found a sushi restaurant...
Late developer Stanislav Lobotka catches eye for Slovakia
Irish Independent· 2 days agoSlovakia’s progress to the last-16 of Euro 2024 has been a team effort, but the displays of one man...
Sean McGoldrick: No room left for football’s hope and history to rhyme
Irish Independent· 2 days agoThough seven different counties, including two first-time winners, have secured the Sam Maguire Cup...
Looking in from the outside at Wee glory
Irish Independent· 2 days agoJames Califf was one of the sardines of Inniskeen, wedged cheek-by-jowl last Sunday on the terrace, reluctant to even pivot for fear of losing their line...
Kingdom primed to put Derry out of their misery
Irish Independent· 2 days agoMethinks that Mickey Harte would have wanted another week or two, ideally another game, before having to face Kerry in a do-or-die clash at Croke Park....
Daniel McDonnell: Joy of being removed from the comfort zone
Irish Independent· 2 days agoMemories to last a lifetime. It’s the early hours of Thursday morning in Gelsenkirchen and fans of...
Bernard Jackman: Ireland must avoid being cannon fodder for Boks
Irish Independent· 2 days agoRassie Erasmus is pure gold for journalists. He is insightful and quotable. He has 194,500 followers...
Love of the game is as strong as ever for Conor Murray
Irish Independent· 2 days agoConor Murray takes a quick glance to his left and fires a pass to Rónan Kelleher. As the Ireland...