The Irish Times

Ronald Koeman to take over as Holland boss after Qatar World Cup

Former Barcelona manager to succeed current manager Louis van Gaal later this year

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 08:50

Xavi getting to grips with massive challenge at Barcelona

Legendary former star’s young tyros will have nothing to lose when they face great rivals Real

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 06:00

Can Lampard’s ‘philosophy’ remind Everton how to pass the ball

The big spending club requires an identity beyond ‘high energy and high pressing’

Fri Feb 25 2022 - 18:44

Ken Early: Benitez replacement likely to be chewed up by Everton chaos

Owner Farhad Moshiri has pumped money into the club with little return to show for it

Mon Jan 24 2022 - 05:43

Hard to see how Everton move forward in the absence of a clear vision

Spiral of negativity deepens as Benitez becomes the latest in the club’s merry-go-round of managerial misfits

Sun Jan 16 2022 - 22:30

Xavi keen to avenge loss to Benfica as Barca target last 16

New manager issues a rallying cry to club’s supporters

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 21:11

The stars finally align for Xavi to return to Barcelona as manager

Former Barça star reveals he turned down job twice before deciding the time was right

Mon Nov 08 2021 - 22:30

Xavi officially confirmed as new Barcelona boss

Former midfielder signs two-and-a-half-year deal after Qatar club Al Sadd agree to release

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 11:07

Sergio Agüero taken to hospital after suffering chest pains on first Barcelona start

Former Manchester City striker undergoes cardiac exam after going off before half-time

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 18:41

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

Xavi accepts offer to return to Barcelona to replace Ronald Koeman

Deal to be confirmed once agreement is reached to terminate contract with Al Sadd

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 09:27

Barcelona sack Ronald Koeman after Rayo Vallecano defeat

Ex-Barcelona player relieved of his duties after a fourth defeat in the last six matches

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 06:15

Real Madrid deploy counterattacking masterclass to secure clásico win in Barcelona

Sergio Agüero scores late consolation goal for home side with their first shot on goal

Sun Oct 24 2021 - 17:58

Has the sun set on Barcelona’s glory years?

Richard Fitzpatrick reflects how a perfect storm now envelops the former superpower

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Teenager Pedri agrees new Barcelona deal with €1bn release clause

18-year-old Spanish midfielder has agreed a deal to remain at the Nou Camp until 2026

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 15:51

Ghost team Qatar have spooked many a supposed stronger country down the years

The influence of former Barcelona youth coach Félix Sánchez has been key to their success

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 06:00

Barcelona battered by Benfica as pressure on Koeman mounts

The Catalan club are bottom of Group E with no points from their first two games

Wed Sept 29 2021 - 22:41

Ronald Koeman points to injuries after Barcelona draw with Cadiz

Barca manager was dismissed in the dying seconds of the game for dissent

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 10:08

Forlorn Barcelona adjust to new normal of European inferiority

The overriding sensation at the Nou Camp was one of apathy during defeat to Bayern Munich

Wed Sept 15 2021 - 15:36

Robert Lewandowski grabs two as Bayern Munich dominate in Barcelona

Home side had no shots on target as they lose to German champions yet again

Tue Sept 14 2021 - 22:23

Karim Benzema extends Real Madrid contract to 2023

Spanish club inserts release clause of €1bn into deal for 33-year-old striker

Fri Aug 20 2021 - 21:47

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman admits Lionel Messi exit ‘still hard to understand’

Player will hold a press conference on Sunday morning to officially bid the club farewell

Sat Aug 07 2021 - 15:21

Frank de Boer quits as Dutch coach after Euro 2020 elimination

Legendary former international only took charge of national side in September last year

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 16:35

Euro 2020 Group C: Netherlands no longer look like potential winners

Austria have a great chance of reaching the knock out stages for the first time

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 07:00

Euro 2020 Group A: Italian renaissance will need goals

Team guide: Wales will need some Gareth Bale magic while Turkey are a threat

Sun Jun 06 2021 - 07:00

Breakaway clubs could be hit by changes to new Champions League format

Pressure to remove the proposal to award places based on historical performances

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 18:28

Lionel Messi is smiling again as Barça head into key El Clásico

Summer storm has calmed but star’s future remains uncertain as club battles big debts

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 10:00

PSG move on to quarter-finals as Lionel Messi shows his class for Barcelona

Ousmane Dembélé’s first-half misses rule out any chance of another stunning comeback

Wed Mar 10 2021 - 22:51

Kylian Mbappé scores stunning hat-trick as PSG humiliate Barcelona

Lionel Messi had given Barca the lead from the penalty spot before the tide turned

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 22:20

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

Messi sees red as Bilbao claim Super Cup glory

He was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career following VAR review

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 08:56

Southampton thriving under Hasenhüttl’s high-octane style

In the last calendar year only Liverpool, City and United have won more Premier League games

Fri Jan 15 2021 - 22:30

Will Pochettino’s team building work at PSG, a club where the individual is king?

Argentinian will have to find a way to harness players unlikely to be willing to sacrifice themselves for the cause

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 14:26