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Cork City have been handed a fine by UEFA in relation to the use of smoke bombs during their Champions League clash with Legia Warsaw. The Leesiders have been given a €3,000 sanction by European football’s governing body after a number of smoke bombs were set off at Turner’s Cross over the course of the 1-0 defeat to the Polish …

Cork City 0 Legia Warsaw 1  Cork City face a difficult trip to Poland in the second leg to try and keep their Champions League qualification dreams alive.  City proved more than a match for the Polish side in front of a crowd of 5,795. The home side had three early within the first quarter when Karl Sheppard almost made contact with …

Cork City could be without goalkeeper Mark McNulty for Tuesday night’s Champions League qualifier against Legia Warsaw. The veteran stopper had come off injured in the closing stages of Friday night’s Premier Divison clash with Shamrock Rovers, to be replaced by Peter Cherrie in what was his league debut for the Leesiders. Speaking ahead of Tuesday night’s match at Turner’s …

Cork City’s list of potential Champions League first qualifying round opponents has been reduced to five. Ahead of Tuesday’s draw, UEFA have divided the list of teams into smaller groups, making it less of a free-for-all and giving John Caulfield’s double-winners more of an idea of who they might be coming up against next month. While the grouping means that …

The Champions League adventure begins again for Dundalk and Celtic next month, just weeks after Real Madrid won last season’s competition. Thank’s to UEFA’s policy of grouping teams together, the two aforementioned sides were already somewhat prepared for what was to come as they each had six potential opponents that could have been drawn out of the hat. As it …

Cillian Sheridan continued his fine form for Jagiellonia in the Ekstraklasa as his side defeated Piast Gliwiche 1-0. Sheridan joined the Polish side in February following two seasons with Cypriot side Omonia. The well travelled Cavan man has also enjoyed exotic spells at CSKA Sofia and APOEL where he appeared in the Champions League. Sheridan could find himself playing Champions League …

The draw for the Europa League first knockout took place on Monday afternoon, with Manchester United and Tottenham the remaining Premier League participants. José Mourinho’s side book their place in the draw despite group stage campaign that wobbled in parts, ultimately doing the necessary against Zorya Luhansk on Thursday to progress. Their reward for progression is a tie against French …

While Tottenham were getting dumped out and Leicester continued their superb Champions League run, we were treated to an incredible goal-fest in Dortmund. Both sides’ defenders decided to take the evening off and let the attackers have a party. The German side are a young, dynamic and off the cuff team. They have been involved in some high scoring games …

Matchweek four of the Champions League concluded on Wednesday night with one more team progressing to the next stage, while several others were left clinging to Europa League hopes. To Group E first, where Tottenham’s hopes of progression to the knockout stages took a serious blow with a 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen. Kevin Kampl scored the only goal of …

Leicester City became the first ever English club to win their first three Champions League games, while Tottenham Hotspur couldn’t break down a resolute Bayer Leverkusen. To Group E first where Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris was the busier of the two goalkeepers as Mauricio Pochettino’s side ground out a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen. In particular, the French international made a …

It was telling that as Dundalk celebrated a famous Europa League success against Maccabi Tel Aviv last Thursday night – the first Irish team ever to win a game in the group stage of a European competition – the chief executive of the FAI was nowhere to be seen. Even if John Delaney had made an appearance at Tallaght Stadium, his …

The second half of the Matchweek 1 of the Champions League took place tonight, as the likes or Real Madrid, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund were all in action. The Group C fixture between Manchester City and Borussia Mönchengladbach finally took place having been rained off 24 hours earlier. A Sergio Aguero hat-tick ended the tie as a contest before Kelechi Iheanacho …

The draw for the Champions League group stage took place in Monaco this evening, and has thrown up a number of very interesting match-ups. Premier League champions Leicester City were guaranteed a top seed entry, meaning they would avoid the heavy hitters but could still have potentially faced the likes of Atlético Madrid or Borussia Dortmund. As it turned out, …

An underdog in any sport needs to maximise their strengths to increase their chances of success. Dundalk missed a trick against Legia Warsaw and paid the price. Having to play the first leg of their play-off at the Aviva Stadium may have cost them their Champions League dream. That dream is over for at least another year as they crashed out …

Dundalk have lost out to Legia Warsaw in the final qualifying round for the Champions League after a brave showing tonight in Poland. The League of Ireland champions led the game 1-0 at the break, thanks to a screamer from Robert Benson. THAT Robert Benson volley at Legia! Dundalk lead 1-0 at the break. Can they take the tie into extra-time? …

On a fantastic night for Irish football, Dundalk claimed their greatest victory without a ball even being kicked. Stephen Kenny’s men remain one step away from European football’s most prestigious tournament but the Dubliner has also perhaps created the most formidable outfit the league has ever seen. The journey they are currently on has been massively beneficial for the whole of …

Dundalk, Celtic and Manchester City were all in the draw for the Champions League playoffs in Nyon this morning. Stephen Kenny’s side recorded one of the greatest results in League of Ireland history on Tuesday night when they beat BATE Borisov 3-0 at Tallaght Stadium, at the very least guaranteeing Europa League group stage football. Their reward for progression will …

Dundalk now know the identity of the five teams they could face in their Champions League play-off game.  _____ Wednesday night’s final round of matches has finalised the quintet of potential opponents. It will be one of Viktoria Plzen, Red Bull Salzburg, Glasgow Celtic, Apoel Nicosia and Legia Warsaw. Celtic had to rely on a very late Moussa Dembélé penalty …