CRISTIANO RONALDO extended his scoring streak as Juventus eased past Roma 3-1 to advance to the Italian Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. The Portuguese star picked up a Gonzalo Higuain cross after 26 minutes in Turin finishing off from an angle. It was the 34-year-old’s 12th goal in eight consecutive games in which he has played […]
JAMES McCLEAN’S LATE strike put the icing on the cake for Stoke City as they recorded a 2-0 win at home to Swansea. In the only Championship match to take place on Saturday amid a host of games in the FA Cup, two second-half goals proved decisive for the Potters. Clucas netted the opener against […]
LEEDS RETURNED TO the top of English football’s second-tier after coming back to two goals down to win a dramatic match with Millwall 3-2 at Elland Road. Ireland’s Alex Pearce and Jayson Molumby played the full game for Millwall while Aiden O’Brien was among the subs. Leeds appeared destined for a fourth straight defeat in all […]
WEST BROMWICH ALBION have stretched their lead over Leeds United at the top of the Championship. Republic of Ireland U21 defender Dara O’Shea scored his first senior goal in the Baggies’ 2-0 win at Millwall this afternoon. Irish senior international Callum Robinson – who’s on loan from Sheffield United – also started in the win […]
JAKE CARROLL WON’T play again this season after his club confirmed that the defender has ruptured his achilles tendon. It’s a cruel blow for Carroll, who has enjoyed a promising first season with Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. The 28-year-old left-back sustained the injury on Tuesday night while playing for Motherwell in their Scottish Cup fifth-round […]
BARCELONA HAVE DENIED trying to boost the image of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu by hiring a company that criticised current and former players, including Lionel Messi, on social media. According to Spanish radio station Cadena Ser Cataluna, the PR company I3 Ventures was contracted by Barca and oversaw “dozens” of accounts attacking the likes […]
SHAMROCK ROVERS HAVE added another striker to their ranks in the shape of Rory Gaffney. The Hoops, who finished second in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division and won the FAI Cup last season, have been in the market for a centre forward for some time. Galway native Gaffney has spent much of this season […]
THERE WAS A worrying sight for Ireland boss Mick McCarthy at Goodison Park today, as Seamus Coleman went off injured during Everton’s clash with Man United. The Ireland skipper went down clutching his leg and was replaced by Djibril Sidibe on 28 minutes. The seriousness of the injury is unclear, but the 31-year-old Donegal native could […]
FORMER REPUBLIC OF Ireland manager Brian Kerr has backed incoming senior boss Stephen Kenny to succeed in the “hardest job in sport in Ireland” — though he doesn’t expect a radical overhaul. Stephen Kenny when he was unveiled as Ireland U21 manager in November 2018. Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO This afternoon, the Football Association of Ireland […]
TOTTENHAM INTERIM BOSS Ryan Mason said Gareth Bale’s future will be addressed at the end of the season after his hat-trick inspired a 4-0 win over Sheffield United. Bale struck a sublime treble at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Son Heung-min adding a fine fourth, as Spurs kept themselves in the race for Champions League […]