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England cruised to an easy 6-0 victory in their Euro 2020 qualification tie with Bulgaria in Sofia.  However, the match has been marred by vile racist abuse from the home supporters and the game was stopped twice in the first half as a result. There were reports of monkey chants coming from sections of the home crowd while nazi salutes …

Mick McCarthy has said that he has no plans to use Conor Hourihane again at left-back following the Republic of Ireland’s 3-1 friendly victory over Bulgaria. The Aston Villa midfielder played 69-minutes of the match at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night and didn’t look overly comfortable in the full-back position. The Ireland boss later said that he never saw …

Jack Byrne was almost lost for words following the Republic of Ireland’s friendly with Bulgaria, such was his pride at making his debut for the senior team. Byrne came on for the final 30-minutes of Ireland’s 3-1 win at the Aviva Stadium and helped swing the game. The Shamrock Rovers midfielder set up Ireland’s second goal with a pinpoint delivery …

Ireland picked up a 3-1 victory Bulgaria thanks to goals from Alan Browne, Kevin Long and in a largely forgettable game at the Aviva Stadium. McCarthy’s side took the lead thanks to a goal from Browne early in the second half after Scott Hogan followed up Ronan Curtis’s effort to find the Preston man unmarked. Bulgaria though grabbed an equaliser …

Ireland 3 Bulgaria 1. Mick McCarthy’s side recorded a relatively comfortable victory over modest opposition in a friendly on Tuesday night. Alan Browne, Kevin Long and James Collins got the goals, as Jack Byrne and Josh Cullen impressed in midfield. Here is how we rated the Ireland players: Mark Travers – 5 The Bournemouth goalkeeper made his international debut against …

The Republic of Ireland have named an experimental team to take on Bulgaria on Tuesday night. Mick McCarthy’s side are at the Aviva Stadium in the first friendly of the manager’s second stint in the job, five days after drawing 1-1 with Switzerland ina Euro 2020 qualifier. John Egan captains Ireland on his fifth appearance for the country. The Sheffield …

The FAI have today confirmed that Ireland will host two international friendlies against Bulgaria and New Zealand in the Aviva Stadium later this year. Mick McCarthy’s side will play Bulgaria on Tuesday, September 10, five days after the Republic of Ireland will have faced Switzerland at home in their UEFA EURO 2020 Qualifier. The game against New Zealand will be …

The penultimate night of European World Cup qualifiers for this week saw nine more teams looking to stay on the road to Russia 2018. To Group A first where 1998 winners France took on three-time finalists Netherlands at the Amsterdam ArenA. A single goal from Paul Pogba on the half-hour mark proved to be decisive in a 1-0 away win, …

The second wave of European World Cup qualifiers took place on Friday evening and, in truth, shocks were in short supply. To group A first, where Bulgaria at least threatened to cause a repeat of their famous 1993 win by going a goal up in France, courtesy of a Mihail Aleksandrov penalty after just six minutes. However, this French team are …

The final wave of opening European World Cup qualifiers took place tonight, as Euro 2016 finalists Portugal and France both got their respective campaigns underway. In Group A, France took on Belarus in Barysaw, looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing the European Championship on home soil. However, it was to be a frustrating night for Didier Deschamps’ …