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Soccer - Last year 2025

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# Test Your Knowledge
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# Test Your Knowledge

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

Feb 28th 2025, 5:00 PM 4,436 Views 5 Comments

Referee David Coote banned by Uefa until 2026
# Sidelined
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# Sidelined

Referee David Coote banned by Uefa until 2026

Feb 28th 2025, 2:32 PM 2,486 Views 9 Comments

How Colin Healy's treatment shows the FAI is still dysfunctional
Liverpool posted loss of £57million last season after Champions League absence
# Finances
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# Finances

Liverpool posted loss of £57million last season after Champions League absence

Feb 28th 2025, 10:44 AM 2,383 Views 11 Comments

The power of risk inspires adventure of a lifetime for Drogheda United goalkeeper
# THE BEAT
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# THE BEAT

The power of risk inspires adventure of a lifetime for Drogheda United goalkeeper

Feb 28th 2025, 7:45 AM 1,898 Views 0 Comments

Luke Dennison ended up in the League of Ireland after following in family’s footsteps searching for new horizons.

Shelbourne's most-used player under Damien Duff has come of age
# Maturity
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# Maturity

Shelbourne's most-used player under Damien Duff has come of age

Feb 28th 2025, 7:00 AM 3,067 Views 0 Comments

Penalty miss proves immaterial as Troy Parrott and AZ reach Dutch Cup final
# Boost
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# Boost

Penalty miss proves immaterial as Troy Parrott and AZ reach Dutch Cup final

Feb 27th 2025, 10:25 PM 6,797 Views 9 Comments

The Irish international has had a superb season in the Netherlands.

More woe for Leicester and Van Nistelrooy as they edge closer to relegation
# Report
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# Report

More woe for Leicester and Van Nistelrooy as they edge closer to relegation

Feb 27th 2025, 9:55 PM 2,315 Views 6 Comments

Government says promised funding for LOI academies is 'not imminent'
# Political Football
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# Political Football

Government says promised funding for LOI academies is 'not imminent'

Feb 27th 2025, 6:06 PM 3,292 Views 10 Comments

Stephen Kenny labels Ian Harte 'an empty vessel' in response to criticism
# League Of Ireland
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# League Of Ireland

Stephen Kenny labels Ian Harte 'an empty vessel' in response to criticism

Feb 27th 2025, 5:07 PM 8,099 Views 18 Comments

'A beautiful soul who always put a smile on other people’s faces'
# RIP
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# RIP

'A beautiful soul who always put a smile on other people’s faces'

Feb 27th 2025, 1:38 PM 5,954 Views 1 Comment

Liverpool sack Matt Beard as new Ireland assistant coach takes interim charge
# WSL
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# WSL

Liverpool sack Matt Beard as new Ireland assistant coach takes interim charge

Feb 27th 2025, 10:57 AM 3,688 Views 1 Comment

Liverpool close in on title as Arne Slot praises mental strength - 'People started to question us'
# Premier League
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# Premier League

Liverpool close in on title as Arne Slot praises mental strength - 'People started to question us'

Feb 27th 2025, 9:35 AM 1,466 Views 6 Comments

Amorim defends new defender Dorgu over red card tackle - 'Sometimes you overdo it'
# Reaction
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# Reaction

Amorim defends new defender Dorgu over red card tackle - 'Sometimes you overdo it'

Feb 27th 2025, 8:59 AM 1,593 Views 6 Comments

Double delight for Cork's Jake O'Brien as father-to-be scores first Premier League goal
# Arrival
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# Arrival

Double delight for Cork's Jake O'Brien as father-to-be scores first Premier League goal

Feb 27th 2025, 8:38 AM 2,955 Views 4 Comments

Irish football fans long to be called arrogant - rugby supporters should enjoy it
# Column
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# Column

Irish football fans long to be called arrogant - rugby supporters should enjoy it

Feb 27th 2025, 7:00 AM 1,769 Views 11 Comments

There are far worse traits than arrogance in elite sport.

Arsenal have themselves to blame for flaming out of title race so early
# Talking Point
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# Talking Point

Arsenal have themselves to blame for flaming out of title race so early

Feb 27th 2025, 6:00 AM 1,455 Views 6 Comments

Arsenal’s failure to sign attacking talent last summer look strange at the time, and now looks utterly bizarre.

Dubliner Casey scores twice for Motherwell, Rangers make winning start under Ferguson
# Scotland
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# Scotland

Dubliner Casey scores twice for Motherwell, Rangers make winning start under Ferguson

Feb 26th 2025, 10:34 PM 1,543 Views 1 Comment

Liverpool extend Premier League lead further after swatting aside Newcastle
# Reds On Top
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# Reds On Top

Liverpool extend Premier League lead further after swatting aside Newcastle

Feb 26th 2025, 10:29 PM 3,382 Views 19 Comments

Arsenal's title hopes suffer further blow, Ireland defender O’Brien scores first Everton goal
# Premier League
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# Premier League

Arsenal's title hopes suffer further blow, Ireland defender O’Brien scores first Everton goal

Feb 26th 2025, 9:49 PM 4,918 Views 27 Comments

Manchester United battle with 10 men to secure much-needed win over Ipswich
# Boost
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# Boost

Manchester United battle with 10 men to secure much-needed win over Ipswich

Feb 26th 2025, 9:39 PM 3,403 Views 25 Comments

FAI appoint new chief operating officer
# Christina Kenny
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# Christina Kenny

FAI appoint new chief operating officer

Feb 26th 2025, 2:22 PM 4,609 Views 3 Comments

Cork City supporters' group detail "anger and concern" with rising ticket prices
# Statement
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# Statement

Cork City supporters' group detail "anger and concern" with rising ticket prices

Feb 26th 2025, 1:32 PM 2,926 Views 7 Comments

Arne Slot handed two-match ban over Merseyside derby chaos
# Sanction
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# Sanction

Arne Slot handed two-match ban over Merseyside derby chaos

Feb 26th 2025, 1:27 PM 1,413 Views 12 Comments

Atletico hold Barca in 'crazy' 8-goal Copa del Rey semi first leg
# Goalfest
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# Goalfest

Atletico hold Barca in 'crazy' 8-goal Copa del Rey semi first leg

Feb 26th 2025, 8:00 AM 2,217 Views 1 Comment

5 talking points after Ireland's first international window under Carla Ward
# WNT
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# WNT

5 talking points after Ireland's first international window under Carla Ward

Feb 26th 2025, 6:30 AM 1,364 Views 1 Comment

Connacht set for talks with IRFU over Ioane's contract
# Looking Ahead
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# Looking Ahead

Connacht set for talks with IRFU over Ioane's contract

Feb 26th 2025, 6:00 AM 9,064 Views 10 Comments

Celtic increase lead at top to 16 points and remain on course for treble
# Dominant
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# Dominant

Celtic increase lead at top to 16 points and remain on course for treble

Feb 25th 2025, 10:55 PM 1,840 Views 1 Comment

Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona played out a wild eight-goal thriller.

Bad night for Villa as Chelsea gain upperhand in top 4 race
# Mixed Fortunes
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# Mixed Fortunes

Bad night for Villa as Chelsea gain upperhand in top 4 race

Feb 25th 2025, 10:36 PM 3,116 Views 2 Comments

Ireland international closes in on Championship scoring charts' summit
# Take A Bow
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# Take A Bow

Ireland international closes in on Championship scoring charts' summit

Feb 25th 2025, 10:12 PM 6,978 Views 1 Comment

'Completely unacceptable': Ward and McCabe on Ireland's nightmare defeat to Slovenia
# Reaction
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# Reaction

'Completely unacceptable': Ward and McCabe on Ireland's nightmare defeat to Slovenia

Feb 25th 2025, 8:59 PM 3,942 Views 7 Comments

Zimbabwe beat Ireland in rain-hit T20 series
# Too Good
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# Too Good

Zimbabwe beat Ireland in rain-hit T20 series

Feb 25th 2025, 8:45 PM 593 Views 0 Comments

Chastening night for Ireland as Carla Ward's side stunned in Slovenia
# Match Report
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# Match Report

Chastening night for Ireland as Carla Ward's side stunned in Slovenia

Feb 25th 2025, 6:53 PM 4,886 Views 26 Comments

As it happened: Slovenia v Ireland, Nations League From The 42
Live Feb 25th 2025, 6:04 PM

As it happened: Slovenia v Ireland, Nations League

Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of making 'racist statements'
# Called Out
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# Called Out

Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of making 'racist statements'

Updated Feb 25th 2025, 2:55 PM 3,057 Views 4 Comments

Ireland international McGrath signs pre-contract agreement with Hibernian
# Summer Switch
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# Summer Switch

Ireland international McGrath signs pre-contract agreement with Hibernian

Feb 25th 2025, 11:21 AM 2,496 Views 0 Comments

Calm the chaos: Ireland set for Slovenia test after Ward's winning start
# Match Preview
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# Match Preview

Calm the chaos: Ireland set for Slovenia test after Ward's winning start

Feb 25th 2025, 6:30 AM 1,142 Views 0 Comments

Ireland eye top spot in Nations League group.

Stunning late show has Leeds United marching towards Premier League
# Five Clear
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# Five Clear

Stunning late show has Leeds United marching towards Premier League

Feb 24th 2025, 10:14 PM 3,906 Views 12 Comments

Celtic set for Cork City friendly in Páirc Uí Chaoimh this summer
# Cork Bhoys
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# Cork Bhoys

Celtic set for Cork City friendly in Páirc Uí Chaoimh this summer

Feb 24th 2025, 9:36 PM 3,236 Views 9 Comments

Man Utd announce further redundancies with up to 200 jobs set to be lost
# Soccer
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# Soccer

Man Utd announce further redundancies with up to 200 jobs set to be lost

Feb 24th 2025, 4:46 PM 3,819 Views 58 Comments