The sporting lockdown has all of us thinking about some of the best players and teams to play the beautiful game. It’s a time for reminiscing and there’s a lot of comfort to be found in looking back at various legendary teams across all sports. On Eamon Dunphy’s Podcast, The Stand, the Irish broadcaster was joined by his fellow former …
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Unsurprisingly, Eamon Dunphy didn’t mince his words on his return to TV punditry as he ran the rule over Everton’s performance in which they fell to a 5-2 defeat to Merseyside rivals Liverpool at Anfield. A brace from Divock Origi and goals from Xherdan Shaqiri, Sadio Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum gave the Premier League leaders a comfortable, straight-forward victory over …
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The iconic trio of Eamon Dunphy, John Giles and Liam Brady will return to our television screens this Christmas period for coverage of the Premier League. The famed pundits are expected to feature on Premier Sports for a five-game stint beginning next week, according to the Irish Independent. Dunphy, Giles and Brady first began working together in RTÉ in 1998 …
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Former RTE soccer pundit Eamon Dunphy has strongly criticised the broadcaster for their decision to remove Joe Brolly from their All-Ireland final replay panel. The Derry native will be replaced by former Mayo manager Stephen Rochford for Saturday’s clash between Kerry and Dublin following comments he made during their original encounter earlier this month. Brolly accused referee David Gough of …
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Eamon Dunphy has hit out at Roy Keane following the former Ireland captain’s controversial comments earlier this week. The former Manchester United captain was the main guest at an Off The Ball event earlier this week and proceeded to air his views on a varying range of topics ranging from Alex Ferguson to Jason McAteer. However, it was Keane’s comments …
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“His old-fashioned approach had been exposed.” Eamon Dunphy has said that Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane are finished at the top level of football management and that they are “yesterday’s men.” Dunphy made the comments following the departure of both men from their positions at Nottingham Forest. On Friday, O’Neill was dismissed by the Championship club after just five months …
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The Republic of Ireland’s top goalscorer, Robbie Keane, has revealed his ambition to be a manager at the highest level as he prepares to take on a role in Mick McCarthy’s backroom team. Robbie Keane made an appearance on Eamon Dunphy’s ‘Paddy Power’s Head2 Head’, which will air tonight, during which he discussed his distinguished career and his plans for the …
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Eamon Dunphy has announced to the world that he has left his long-term position in the RTE. Love him or hate him, the RTE analysis panel just won’t be the same without Eamon Dunphy. It does seems as though the golden era for Irish punditry is well and truly closing out and with this latest move – the country’s sports …
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Eamon Dunphy has come perilously close to throwing his hat in the ring for England to win the World Cup. The RTE Sport pundit has written off the chances of both their semi-final opponents and one of the other nations, leaving Belgium as the only team that could stop Gareth Southgate’s side. Speaking to 2fm’s Game On on Monday evening, Dunphy …
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Yesterday’s exhilarating 4-3 thriller between France and Argentina displayed many of the great aspects of the beautiful game. Kylian Mbappe became the first teenager since Pele in 1958 to score at least two goals in a World Cup match, sending Lionel Messi home in the process. Paul Pogba also had a fine contribution to make to France’s victory in Kazan, even …
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Eamon Dunphy couldn’t hide his love for Marouane Fellaini after the Belgium midfielder’s performance on Thursday night. The Manchester United man turned in a decent showing during the World Cup victory over England, one that secured Roberto Martinez’s side top spot in the group, and it certainly left an impression on the RTE Sport analyst. Dunphy described Fellaini as a …
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In the second of an eight-part World Cup series, Jordan Norris takes us back to Italia 90, where Ireland shocked the world by reaching the quarter-finals.
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Despite the fact that they just reached the Champions League final, Eamon Dunphy isn’t exactly convinced of Liverpool’s prospects as a top-tier European outfit. Liverpool pulled through with a result for the ages last night when they managed to get past Roma and book their place in the Champions League final later this month against Real Madrid. Leading the tie …
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Eamon Dunphy has torn into Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho ahead of his final showdown with Arsene Wenger on Sunday.
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Eamon Dunphy pays tribute to Wes Hoolahan on his international retirement
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Football analyst Eamon Dunphy is not one bit impressed by the current state of the beautiful game, opining that it’s ‘dying’ and ‘good footballers are not appearing’ anymore. While to most this would appear to be the height of hyperbole considering football is the most watched, lucrative and played sport on the planet, Dunphy has a differing view of the state …
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Eamon Dunphy has given his prediction for the upcoming clash between Manchester rivals United and City at Old Trafford. The RTE Sport pundit, speaking on 2fm’s Game On programme on Friday night, envisages a tough afternoon at the office for Guardiola’s Premier League leaders, with Jose Mourinho’s big-game mentality to shine through again after last week’s 3-1 win against Arsenal …
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Joe Brolly and Eamon Dunphy are two of the most outspoken pundits in their respective codes and no strangers to the controversy their views often ignite. In saying this, when the pair launched an attack on the achievements of former boxer Barry McGuigan of the 1980’s, viewers would have been taken back based on the platform on which they shared …
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