# world champions
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Last year
2023
world champions
Vinicius and Valverde fire Real Madrid to record fifth Club World Cup title
11 Feb 2023
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All time
much loved
'We earned more praise and respect during the tournament than most world champions before or since'
25 Nov 2022
6.6k
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world champions
Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy win gold at World Rowing Championships
24 Sep 2022
51.8k
33
Huge Upset
NBA star steers Australia to stunning first-ever win over world champions USA
24 Aug 2019
11.9k
6
world champions
'We planned to win it all year' - World champion O'Donovan brothers elated by gold medal display in Bulgaria
15 Sep 2018
9.8k
5
Mixed Fortunes
Ireland rise two places in latest Fifa rankings, Germany fall dramatically
16 Aug 2018
13.2k
16
world champions
Gold for Ireland! Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal record first Para-cycling world title
1 Sep 2017
2.9k
2
world champions
Ronaldo makes history and saves the day as Real Madrid win Club World Cup
18 Dec 2016
11.4k
16
world champions
'What a wonderful world': How American newspapers reacted to the Cubs' historic victory
3 Nov 2016
8.0k
5
world champions
Injured Bastian Schweinsteiger named in Germany's Euro 2016 squad
17 May 2016
5.2k
8
belfast boy
In a busy week of sport, don't forget Michael Conlan is on the brink of history
14 Oct 2015
5.8k
2
masterplan
Analysis: How Ireland pulled off a famous victory against the world champions
11 Oct 2015
21.1k
15
triumph
Ireland stun world champions Germany to secure Euro 2016 playoff qualifying place at least
8 Oct 2015
47.3k
114
big ask
Gibraltar team: Everyone's telling us if they don't score more than 7 we're better than Brazil
13 Nov 2014
6.6k
7
Yikes!
Torres and Mata in but no place for Isco in Spain's star-studded provisional WC squad
13 May 2014
13.9k
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ODI
Ireland hopeful of toppling world champions as squad is named for Sri Lanka games
22 Apr 2014
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