FAI still seeking World Cup warm-up opposition for Pauw’s IrelandChina match secured for Spain next month, but April and July dates remain unfilledFri Jan 20 2023 - 06:00
Roy Barrett criticises €1.5bn State funding of horse and greyhound racingBetting levy should rise to improve football’s ‘grossly inadequate’ infrastructure, says outgoing chairman Roy BarrettFri Jan 13 2023 - 23:00
Roy Barrett: ‘I don’t believe the people in my type of role should stay for a long time’‘We have 1,200 different clubs, the facilities are grossly inadequate for where we are and where we are going’Fri Jan 13 2023 - 13:42
Lionel Messi gets his crowning moment as Argentina win epic World Cup finalKylian Mbappé's scores stunning hat-trick to twice bring defending champions back into gameSun Dec 18 2022 - 18:03
Doha fever dream: Tales from the protest World CupLong before Gianni Infantino’s jaw-dropping opening monologue this was always going to be a troubling celebration of the world gameSun Dec 18 2022 - 12:00
Mbappé poised to take it to the next level Victory in a second successive World Cup would catapult France’s star player to heights rarely reached in the sporting worldSat Dec 17 2022 - 05:00
Champions France see off Morocco to advance to World Cup final Goals from Hernandez and Kolo Muani give Europeans the edge in hard-fought encounterWed Dec 14 2022 - 22:10
Argentina reach World Cup final as Messi makes the unbelievable real before our eyesCroatia latest to the sword as forward smashes European side to smithereens in semi-finalTue Dec 13 2022 - 22:10
Morocco make history by stunning Portugal to reach World Cup semi-finalsYoussef En-Nesyri’s header three minutes before half-time wins quarter-final clash leaving Ronaldo in tearsSun Dec 11 2022 - 11:37
Hakim Ziyech, a magician at the heart of Moroccan love story The World Cup has been brought to life, and Arab and African pride asserted, by the Atlas Lions, whose adventure is far from finishedFri Dec 09 2022 - 22:56
Chaos reigns but stars align for Lionel Messi and Argentina on another magical night South Americans were 2-0 and coasting before two Wout Weghorst goals sent the game to extra-time and penaltiesFri Dec 09 2022 - 22:24
World Cup quarter-final: Donabate Mac Allisters provide Ireland with tenuous link to QatarArgentinian youngster traces his ancestry back to Fingal in the 1800sThu Dec 08 2022 - 21:36
World Cup whistleblower’s family accuse Fifa of being complicit in his imprisonment in QatarAbdullah Ibhais criticised the handling of a strike by migrant workers and is serving a prison term for briberyWed Dec 07 2022 - 18:30
Morocco’s dream run rolls on as they send Spain crashing out of World Cup on penaltiesSpain missed all three of their spot kicks as African side book spot in quarter-finalsTue Dec 06 2022 - 20:29
Croatia bring all their experience to bear as Japan crash out after penalty shoot-outManager Zlatko Dalić: ‘We shall not surrender, we shall keep up our dream to win the World Cup’Mon Dec 05 2022 - 19:55
Kylian Mbappé's magnificent double ensures France see off Poland and book quarter-final slotOlivier Giroud opens the scoring for Les Bleus to become country’s all-time top scorer with 52Sun Dec 04 2022 - 17:08
Berhalter backs young US side to come good despite Dutch dismantlingLouis Van Gaal’s side exploit tactically naive Americans to set up quarter-final clash with ArgentinaSun Dec 04 2022 - 13:45
Motivated diaspora unites to telling effect for Morocco in World CupFootball-mad Morocco unite behind the Atlas Lions after their impressive progress to a last 16 date with SpainSun Dec 04 2022 - 05:00
Luis Suárez left in tears as Uruguay beat Ghana but are knocked out of World CupSouth Americans fail to advance as South Korea conjure up last-minute winner in other Group H gameFri Dec 02 2022 - 18:45
Morocco’s footballing diaspora bring it home in style to secure Group F top spotHakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri on target to send African side into last 16 as group winnersThu Dec 01 2022 - 18:54
Lionel Messi and Argentina live to fight another day as they secure safe passageMessi sees penalty saved but Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez on target to set up meeting with AustraliaWed Nov 30 2022 - 22:21
Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford on target as England ease past WalesGareth Southgate’s team score two goals early in second half to top Group BTue Nov 29 2022 - 21:35
Late Casemiro strike against Switzerland sends Brazil into World Cup last 16Manchester United midfielder lashed in unstoppable shot to put Brazilians throughMon Nov 28 2022 - 19:39
Letter from Doha: Shisha bongs, a lighter euphoria and Robbie Keane the Qatar TV hero Gavin Cummiskey spends the day (and night) in Souq Waqif, Doha’s main marketplace, encountering people from every walk of life that is able to afford a World Cup in QatarMon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00
Morocco subs strike late to upset Belgium and go top of Group F North African side secure just third ever World Cup win as Abedlamid Sabiri and Zakaria Aboukhal scoreSun Nov 27 2022 - 15:13
Edgy England made to wait after uninspiring draw against the United StatesGareth Southgate’s side showed none of the verve they displayed in the opening win over IranFri Nov 25 2022 - 21:21
World Cups appear destined to make Messi seem mortalFor Diego Maradona the football was a ‘paint brush’, but to Messi it is a ‘high-precision tool’Fri Nov 25 2022 - 19:44
Doha Letter: Qatar’s locals already seem fed up with World Cup they never wantedThis is not the Qatar World Cup, it’s the first World Cup to be hosted by IndiaFri Nov 25 2022 - 06:00
Ronaldo scores in fifth World Cup as Portugal see off Ghana in thriller Game comes to life in the second half with five goals coming in the last 25 minutesThu Nov 24 2022 - 21:35
World Cup: Seven-goal Spain crush Costa Rica as Gavi announces arrival on world stageYoungest Spaniard to play in the World Cup becomes their youngest scorer with beautiful strikeWed Nov 23 2022 - 19:29
Kylian Mbappé thrills as defending champions France make stunning entrance in Qatar Olivier Giroud scores twice as France make light of the loss of Karim Benzema in opening win over AustraliaTue Nov 22 2022 - 21:43
Iran choose to stay silent as England hit them for sixSaka impresses with two goals for EnglandMon Nov 21 2022 - 16:04
Qatari fans pack up their tents early as Ecuador ruin their party on the opening night Enner Valencia scores twice as host nation struggle in first game of the tournamentSun Nov 20 2022 - 21:29
Fervent Ecuador fans bring much-needed World Cup nostalgia to Al Bayt StadiumEcuadorians sang into the night as Valencia provided the goals to silence the local supportersSun Nov 20 2022 - 21:18
Netherlands boss Van Gaal calls time on Qatar-bashing to focus on third tilt at winning World CupManager, who will bow out after tournament, believes his side can become world championsSun Nov 20 2022 - 17:26
Fifa’s Infantino hits back at Qatar critics: ‘Today I feel disabled. Today I feel like a migrant worker’Pressure on Fifa grows amid criticism over treatment of migrant workers and LGBTQ+ rights in QatarSat Nov 19 2022 - 10:59
Desert World Cup gets underway as storm over hosting it in Qatar rages on and onFifa and Qatar continue to bet heavily on an old certainty; the football washes everything else cleanSat Nov 19 2022 - 06:00
How Qatar secured the 2022 Fifa World Cup Sportswashing, migrant abuses, an LGBTQ+ community in hiding - but money can make anything malleable...Fri Nov 18 2022 - 12:00
Ireland show little fire as Ohi Omoijuanfo’s late goal secures victory for Norway A listless performance from Stephen Kenny’s side left the 41,120 crowd less than impressed at the Aviva StadiumThu Nov 17 2022 - 22:16
Ireland eye victory over Norway before 45,000 faithful fansBig Aviva crowd could do with Michael Obafemi bagging his third international goal of the yearThu Nov 17 2022 - 06:00
Derry outclass Shelbourne to deny Duff his fairytale Cup final ending Four-goal win sets record winning margin in FAI Cup finalSun Nov 13 2022 - 23:07
Erling Haaland to miss Norway’s friendly against Ireland 22-year-old being rested due to fitness concerns ahead of Norway’s home friendly vs FinlandSun Nov 13 2022 - 18:31
Eamonn McCann on the FAI Cup final: ‘The sound of the crowd is the music of the game’Journalist speaks about growing up outside the Brandywell and what Derry City mean to the areaSat Nov 12 2022 - 06:00
The Damien Duff factor can edge Shelbourne to FAI Cup gloryTwo clubs with growing financial investors target trophy to re-enforce progressSat Nov 12 2022 - 05:00
‘Where do we draw the line?’ - Stephen Kenny to attend World Cup in QatarIreland manager will scout Euro 2024 qualifying opponents France and the Netherlands at the World Cup in QatarFri Nov 11 2022 - 05:00
Ireland squad: Duffy left out for ‘personal reasons’ as Ferguson and Smallbone called upJamie McGrath also earns a recall for the upcoming games against Norway and MaltaThu Nov 10 2022 - 13:41
Mixed emotions among Welsh faithful ahead of World Cup Neville Southall ‘will never go there’ while Ian Rush believes ‘situation should have been dealt with’ when draw madeFri Nov 04 2022 - 23:00
Dublin soccer referees to strike over weak FAI sanctions on alleged assaultsFAI to meet officials from the Dublin branch of the Irish Soccer Referees’ Society ‘without delay’Fri Nov 04 2022 - 16:53
Shamrock Rovers come up short again on the road as Djurgardens progressRovers were picked apart on 19 minutes as Magnus Eriksson began and finished a flowing attackThu Nov 03 2022 - 20:24
Ireland return to international action against Morocco in SpainFriendly comes as part of eight-day training camp in MarbellaThu Nov 03 2022 - 11:07
