The Irish Times

James Adcock reassures other referees that sexuality will not affect career

English referee speaks about his own experience on National Coming Out Day

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 09:20

Michael Walker: Latest incidence of sports-washing leaves fans hung out to dry

Motivation of Watford owners and those behind Newcastle takeover open to question

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00

Former England striker Frank Worthington has died aged 72

One of English football’s great mavericks he played for more than 20 clubs

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 10:46

Gareth Ainsworth: The ‘rock god’ performing miracles at Wycombe Wanderers

Manager brought club up to the Championship without paying up front for a single player

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 19:55

Darragh MacAnthony: ‘Football is a trillion-dollar industry. It can’t die, we can’t let it die'

Peterborough owner points to factoring as a key financial strategy to ease the crisis

Mon May 04 2020 - 20:00

TV View: Merson conjures the Twilight Zone to help Sky Sports News fill schedule

Pundit wonders if Premier League season is cancelled will fans get their season tickets back

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 01:00

Footballers take precautions after coronavirus confirmation

Three new cases of Covid-19 in NI but health staff working to prevent spread of the virus

Sun Mar 08 2020 - 21:38

‘I don’t know if we should be rewarding forwards for catching a ball’

Top forwards less than enthusiastic about the advent of the advanced mark

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 01:00

O’Brien and Kerry ready to go again in pursuit of All-Ireland goal

Kingdom star only too well aware of the small margins between victory and defeat

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 01:00

Michael Walker: The soccer moments that defined 2019

Emiliano Sala’s death and the unravelling of the FAI bookended a remarkable year

Sat Dec 21 2019 - 07:00

Sheffield slowly reawakening as a football city in recovery

Teams affected by Bury and Bolton’s inability to stage matches may feel a sense of injustice

Sat Aug 24 2019 - 08:00

Premier League to cut foreign players regardless of Brexit

Allowance of non-homegrown players on squads to drop from 17 to 13 under proposals

Tue Nov 20 2018 - 22:30

Premier League transfer window to close before start of season

Fourteen clubs vote in favour of the proposed change which will take effect next season

Thu Sept 07 2017 - 23:00

Uefa president backs plan to close transfer window before season starts

Supporters of the plan are said to be confident of achieving the 14 votes required

Wed Sept 06 2017 - 11:00

‘Club-developed player’ must be in all 2018 Football League squads

Player needs to be on books for minimum of 12 months prior to end of under-19 season

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 19:45

Jose Fonte opts for last big payday over glory game

At 33 Southampton stalwart moves to West Ham – just as Saints book big Wembley date

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 08:00

Bob Higgins’s behaviour takes on new meaning in light of sex abuse scandal

Former Southampton youth coach had aura that seemed to cast a spell over people

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 19:29

Child sex abuse scandal: Bennell charged with eight counts of assault

Crewe Alexandra’s handling of the affair coming under fresh scrutiny

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 23:02

English FA accused of ‘failure’ over Sam Allardyce appointment

Parliamentary committee say interview process for manager was not done with due diligence

Mon Oct 17 2016 - 20:18

Virgin Media to drop Eir Sport and BT from cable offering

Pay TV group says price sought is too high for former package of Setanta and BT Sport channels

Mon Jul 18 2016 - 19:30

Conor McLaughlin the underdog in a team of underdogs

Fleetwood Town defender has played a big role in helping Northern Ireland to France ’16

Mon Jun 06 2016 - 08:00

Connacht may find it harder to break new ground against Ulster

Pat Lam’s league leaders have not left Belfast with a victory for more than 50 years

Fri Apr 01 2016 - 07:00

‘Mark’ motion likely to be withdrawn at GAA Congress

Lack of a proper trial at senior intercounty level seen as a major drawback to proposal

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 06:00

Soccer Angles: Survival scramble forces Howe to cast prudence aside

Bournemouth manager has reluctantly entered transfer market in bid to avoid drop

Fri Jan 15 2016 - 22:30

Massimo Cellino to continue as Leeds chairman until his appeal is heard

Italian has reneged on an announcement that he was ready to sell to Leeds Fans United

Fri Nov 13 2015 - 16:56

Fans group reaches agreement to purchase majority Leeds stake

Club president Massimo Cellino eager to offload ownership of Championship side

Fri Oct 30 2015 - 20:03

Irish players put through their paces in state-of-the-art facilities

The Ireland squad are training in St George’s Park, the FA’s £156m sports complex

Tue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00

Michael Walker: Defoe blinded by football’s bright lights

Sunderland striker wants to create global brand – George Eastham was far more modest

Sat Aug 29 2015 - 11:25

Dublin Devils level the playing field for gay men

The Devils, a soccer club for gay men, are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year. They talk about confounding stereotypes and the upcoming referendum

Fri Apr 24 2015 - 06:00

Neil Redfearn’s Leeds United future in doubt after assistant suspended

Manager admits suspension of Steve Thompson has undermined him

Thu Apr 02 2015 - 23:05

Micheál Martin’s family history: from old IRA to the British army

Fianna Fáil leader’s background shows Irish family connections can be complicated

Mon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00

Massimo Cellino resigns as president of Leeds - until April

Italian disqualified as an owner and director of the club by the Football League

Fri Jan 23 2015 - 13:47

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has Football League ban deferred

Italian was due to step down on December 29th but will now have appeal heard first

Tue Dec 23 2014 - 15:05

Massimo Cellino disqualified from owning Leeds United

Italian barred from taking ownership under terms of Owners’ and Directors’ Test

Mon Dec 01 2014 - 13:28