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The Premier League is about to return after its three-month hiatus and shutdown due to the COVID-19 crisis. When Aston Villa take on Sheffield United in the opening game back, things will look much different to the way they were left in mid-March. Stadiums will be empty, while handshakes and group celebrations are, the immediate future, a thing of the …

As the Premier League prepares to return after a three-month hiatus, so too comes the weekly battle with your Fantasy football team. It may have been a while and some teams may need tweaking but the return of Fantasy Premier League will be a welcome distraction to fans across the world. The first game week will see unlimited transfers meaning …

Graeme Souness has opened up on the Ireland players who left the biggest impression on him throughout his career in football.  Speaking ahead of the Premier League’s return this week, the former Liverpool captain singled out two former Irish international teammates as having left an impact on him. Souness also put John Giles, Irish footballing legend, in a bracket alongside …

It’s no small feat starting your own GAA club, even less so when it’s a niche sport in that area. Throw in the fact that the ethos is to build a self-sustaining club from the ground up using a homegrown talent base and, all of a sudden, the Houston Gaels blueprint looks like an impossible task. However, here we are, …

Had things been different, Friday June 12th would have been the start of Euro 2020, with Italy taking on Turkey in the tournament’s opening game. Instead we must wait another year for the tournament, with UEFA postponing it until the summer of 2021 due to the Covid- 19 crisis. Ireland still face the challenge of a playoff against both Slovakia …

Michael Murphy is in a jovial mood on a dreary Thursday morning, cracking jokes of the “new normal” as he hops onto a zoom call with a bunch of journalists sporting buzz cuts and facial hair that hasn’t been groomed since March.  Joking aside, there is the sense that this “new normal” may be here to stay long after Covid-19 …

Everyone dreams of climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand and lifting the Sam Maguire but not everyone can claim to have done it.  However, winning alone should not be the standard by which somebody’s career is held by. Many have left an undeniable legacy on Gaelic games despite never winning an All-Ireland. In light of that, here is our …

As Stephen Kenny continues his patient wait for his first game as Ireland manager, he will undoubtedly be mulling over how his side will set up. Kenny’s Dundalk and Ireland under-21 sides have been easier on the eye than the senior national team over the last few years, mainly owing to the Dubliner’s positive philosophy, encouragement of a high tempo …

When interviewing any athlete, the topic of officiating is more often than not, one that is best steering clear from.  When it comes to Gaelic games, it’s a topic that makes most want to run a mile. That’s because, for much of the last decade, rule changes and referees have found themselves front and centre for much of the wrong …

If you’re looking to add some long term quality to your FIFA 20 career mode team or even bring in a talented youngster on loan for the season, then we’ve got you covered. With a brilliant generation of Irish youngsters coming through the ranks at a host of Premier League teams, the Boys in Green are proving strong options for …

September 14, 2019 Following a pulsating opening 35 minutes, Dublin and Kerry, at 0-10 apiece, look poised to repeat the drama of their drawn All-Ireland final just two weeks earlier.  Kerry had finished the half strong while all 10 of Dublin’s points came from open play. The tension was palpable and there was a feeling that this was to go …

Michael ‘Babs’ Keating was considered one of the greatest hurlers of his generation, winning two All-Ireland medals with Tipperary. He proved just as successful in his first stint at managing the Premier County, guiding them to All-Ireland glory in 1989 and ’91. However, his ‘second-coming’ as Tipperary boss produced no medals for the county who seemed to go from bad-to-worse. …

With no inter-county football or provincial rugby on the horizon, we have decided to ignite some tribal rivalry that is so unique to Ireland now that football looks set to return. We have updated our four provincial Irish football teams with a lot of changes from our 2016 and 2017 editions but we have still managed to construct four sides.  Let’s …

Paul O’Connell was a passionate, fearless and formidable rugby player and his exploits with Munster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions were known worldwide. The Limerick man enjoyed a 15-year career during which he grew into one of the best second-rows in the world as well as one of the most respected leaders in the game. Given his formidable …

The CEO of the Federation of Irish Sport has warned that we cannot take for granted that all sport will return once the current restrictions have been lifted.  It is estimated that 13,000 sporting clubs and organisations may not survive the financial impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic without assistance leading to calls for the government to establish a Resilience …

“Yeah…,” John Hayes replied with a weary sigh. A long pause follows before ‘The Bull’ begins his explanation as to what went wrong in south-west London, with the heartbreak of that day 20 years ago still very much inflicting pain despite the two decades which have passed since that groundbreaking 1999/2000 season. Today is the 20 year anniversary of Munster’s …

Cork great Seán Óg Ó hAilpín revisited one of the greatest sagas in hurling on The Sunday Game over the weekend by admitting his regrets over the Cork 2009 hurling strike.  This prompted us to take a trip down memory lane to relive some of the biggest hurling controversies to rock the world of GAA. Here are five of the …