Ken Early: Naive Ireland need to remember this pain and at least learn to whinge
Ireland’s second-half capitulation against England again exposed this team’s fatal lack of gamecraft
Liverpool must think Mamardashvili is something very special if they believe he’s better than Kelleher
Evan Ferguson at one end and Caoimhin Kelleher come up with big plays, alongside a regen of Craig Bellamy
Ken Early: Arsenal once looked eager and energetic but have now become too scripted and controlled
Just moments after taking the lead, and with half an hour still to play, Arsenal looked like they were already trying to kill the game
Damien Duff’s unwavering belief in Irish football has elevated the whole league
The fact that one of Ireland’s best ever players has immersed himself in his Shelbourne role shows a real faith in the value of the domestic game
Ken Early: Worst night of Mbappé’s club career as Barca steal the show
French striker endured a nightmare outing, caught offside eight times, as Barcelona ended Real’s 42-game unbeaten league run in spectacular style
Ken Early: Liverpool and Chelsea showcase ‘S**t on a Stick: 2024 edition’
Arne Slot says he has only changed a few small details since taking over from Jürgen Klopp - so why does it already feel like a different club?
Ken Early: Unless execution improves, Ireland will not be qualifying for anything for a while
Bodies on the line defending can only take this team so far as Ireland offer more gifts to grateful Greeks
Ken Early: Robbie Brady gives Ireland fans another night to remember in Helsinki
Heimir Halgrímsson’s side showed plenty of character to bounce back from half-time deficit to claim first competitive win of 2024
Ken Early: Nations League games offer Ireland a chance to liberate ourselves by embracing football failure
Let us dream of a place beyond desire, beyond hope, where nothing that happens to our team can hurt us any more
There is an obvious solution to Man Utd’s managerial woes
Ken Early: The club’s denial of reality has been repaid by its worst ever start to a Premier League season
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are disgustingly accomplished, with a hint of Tony Pulis
Tottenham getting about €117 for Harry Kane seemed like a lot of money until they spent more than half that on Dominic Solanke
Ken Early: Relegation beckons for Ireland as the booing gets louder
Nil-all at half-time was already a big improvement on the last time Greece were here in October 2023. Then Ireland lost whatever semblance of control they had in midfield
After Jack Grealish scored, it appeared that football was ultimately just a joke at Ireland’s expense
England dismissed Ireland while producing one of the most one-sided periods of play ever seen at the Aviva Stadium
Ken Early: It seems evident that Hallgrímsson sees Ireland much as Trapattoni, O’Neill and McCarthy did
The new manager signals a return to a pragmatic first principles
Ken Early: Manchester United fans losing patience as familiar flaws are evident again
Three games and two defeats into the new Premier League season and the choice to keep ten Hag already looks unwise