The Irish Times

Final day preview: All that is logical says Man City cannot blow it from here

Basic species pride should kick in for opposition teams in relegation shootout

Fri May 20 2022 - 20:00

Chelsea could join race to sign Robert Lewandowski

Barcelona have told the Bayern Munich striker’s camp that they can afford him

Mon May 16 2022 - 16:32

West Ham and Moyes relishing ‘special’ European clash with Eintracht Frankfurt

Van Bronckhorst urges Rangers to ‘block out the noise’ ahead of Leipzig tie

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 19:40

Women’s World Cup: Call goes up for qualifier venue switch

September’s crucial game against Finland set for Tallaght, but pressure mounts for Aviva

Wed Apr 13 2022 - 21:49

Barcelona target Chelsea’s defensive trio amid club’s uncertainty

César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rüdiger sought by La Liga giants

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 22:30

Tuchel struggling to solve the Lukaku conundrum

Belgian has looked a misfit since he signed for Chelsea and the manager seems as perplexed as anyone as to why that should be

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 19:55

Guardiola must make City champions of Europe to seal immortality

Manchester City’s obliteration of Sporting is the latest evidence of the ruthless winning machine the manager has built

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 22:00

Sergio Agüero set to retire with a heart condition

30-year-old Barcelona and Argentina striker expected to confirm decision on Wednesday

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 19:15

Once-proud Barcelona rocked by most humbling Champions League exit of all

Scale of club’s decline obvious as former giants crash out

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 17:53

Pressure on Barcelona as they face makeshift Bayern Munich

Barca need a win to guarantee progress but a draw may be enough

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 06:00

Thiago says he is committed to Liverpool and ‘Jürgen’s football’

Midfielder scotches rumours of return to Barcelona as he is set to start against Porto

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 22:30

Guardiola says Pochettino an elite manager despite his lack of league titles

City will advance to last 16 of Champions League if they avoid defeat to PSG

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 18:52

Jordan Henderson praises Luis Suárez for changing mentality of Liverpool

Captain wants Anfield crowd to give Atlético striker a warm reception

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 18:14

Laporta admits he has been in contact with Xavi about becoming Barca boss

Ronald Koeman was sacked as manager after Wednesday’s defeat at Rayo Vallecano

Fri Oct 29 2021 - 20:42

Koeman’s sacking by Barcelona the inevitable culmination of a long goodbye

Club is in freefall and president Laporta had been trying since the summer to replace the Dutch man

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 18:50

Barcelona will try to get over shock Lionel Messi loss as they face Bayern

Busquets says club have made progress since seismic 8-2 defeat

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 06:00

Messi’s Barcelona exit end of an era for all, not just the pocket genius

Barca’s consistent talisman has scored more than 20 league goals in 13 consecutive seasons

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 20:01

Barcelona now the club where everyone can be sold off except Messi

Catalan club insist that they are no longer concerned about Messi leaving

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 17:21

New Italy has veered away from the ‘Spanish-isation’ of its game

Italy concluded in 2010 that the only way to beat the Spanish was to try to become more like them

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 23:00

Messi’s red-card outburst the act of a desperate, hopeless man

Actions were pure human malice, a volcano of rage that was accumulating for years

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 22:30

Ken Early: Liverpool have crumbled without Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool have to be more cautious without defender, leading to a system breakdown

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 08:27

Pochettino leaves open possibility of Messi joining him at Paris Saint-Germain

New manager in no doubt his primary mission is to turn PSG into European champions

Tue Jan 05 2021 - 19:13

Neil Lennon defiant after Ross County shock Celtic

Lionel Messi pays tribute to Maradona as Barcelona return to winning ways

Sun Nov 29 2020 - 22:52

Jim McGuinness: Will Dessie Farrell follow the Jim Gavin playbook?

Teams will watch for signs of new Dublin manager’s intent, and clues to football’s future

Sat Nov 07 2020 - 06:00

Piqué lays into Barça over handling of Messi contract situation

Club preparing for first Clásico against Real Madrid as board faces vote of no confidence

Sat Oct 24 2020 - 06:00

Lionel Messi confirms he will stay at Barcelona to avoid a legal dispute

Wantaway star says President Bartomeu’s management of Catalan club is ‘a disaster’

Fri Sept 04 2020 - 14:30

La Liga sides with Barcelona over Lionel Messi’s contract

33-year-old fails to turn up for Covid-19 test as doubts increase over Nou Camp future

Sun Aug 30 2020 - 12:50

Appalling vista of Lionel Messi’s Barcelona exit not a case of if, but when

Mounting crisis is such that talismanic star has turned his back on all – club, home, plans

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 22:18

Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave on a free transfer

Legal battle awaits as 33-year-old informs Catalan club he wants to leave Camp Nou

Tue Aug 25 2020 - 21:25

Ken Early: Sad truth is Messi has become a problem for Barcelona

Allowing the wonderful but slow star to set the tempo for the club has been a disaster

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 05:00

Barcelona and Bayern battle for right to take on nouveau riche

Decorated clubs a core part of Europe’s soccer aristocracy

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 20:44

Ter Stegen v Neuer: Barça v Bayern a proxy war for Germany’s number one rivals

Germany’s top two goalkeepers are locked in an increasingly tense rivalry

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 17:58

Covid-19: Barcelona’s Todibo confirms he is player to test positive

Defender not been in contact with senior side travelling for Champions League quarter-final

Wed Aug 12 2020 - 19:16

Messi weaves his magic again to guide Barça past Napoli

Barcelona will meet Bayern Munich after Nou Camp victory

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 22:24