The Irish Times

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

Barcelona great turns 32 on Monday but his place in the popular imagination is assured

Mon Jun 24 2019 - 08:22

Sunday saw more twists and turns – and shifting allegiances – than a spy thriller

Mon Jul 23 2018 - 06:00

‘Sometimes words are harder than blows. When he said it for the third time, I reacted’

Tue May 29 2018 - 12:00

‘There are intellectual football-lovers but those who go to stadiums and bookshops are different’

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 18:30

France skipper lands a headbutt on Danish winger and misses rest of 1984 success

Sat Apr 30 2016 - 13:30

Real Madrid hoping he can superimpose his brilliance on bunch of misfiring superstars

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 08:00

The former French midfielder and captain is a clever, driven man and a French good-luck charm

Thu Jul 03 2014 - 11:57

Sat Jun 28 2014 - 01:01

Second only to five-time winners and hosts Brazil in terms of tournament experience and honours

Thu Jun 05 2014 - 08:15

Schumacher’s assault on Battison casts longshadow over one of the great encounters

Sat May 31 2014 - 10:00