Croke Park to host largest ever crowd for a soccer match in Ireland
Friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United will draw 83,000 fans
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Who is the Irish man who helped shape Fifa’s deal to ‘sell the World Cup’?
In the News podcast: Dan O’Toole is chief of staff at Fifa but was a largely unknown figure until last week
Omissions, sales and scandals: the chequered tales behind hard-won medals
Sweat and sacrifice shown by winners does not always pay off in the long run when it comes to treasured medals
Kasper Hogh hat-trick helps Celtic rout Kilmarnock with Shaun Maloney in charge
Summer signing impresses in 5-1 win as Martin O’Neill absent after midweek hospital stay
Ajax v Shelbourne: Irish players and clubs have long history of lessons from Dutch masters
Amsterdam club went on to conquer Europe after Ireland gave them their first professional manager in 1910
Gianni Infantino’s remarkable rise from Uefa bureaucrat to ‘king of soccer’
If he is to survive as Fifa president, he must continue to play the rest of the world off against the continent which allowed him to rise to power.
Focus for Shamrock Rovers now on reaching league phase in Europe for third successive year
Goal now about channelling frustration of narrow exit from Champions League qualifiers to Ararat-Armenia
Franco Baresi, former AC Milan and Italy defender, dies aged 66
SOCCER-ITALY/BARESI (PIX):Former AC Milan and Italy defender Baresi dead at 66
FAI joins Uefa nations in World Cup boycott
All 55 Uefa nations have rebelled against Fifa’s plans to sell World Cup stake to private equity
FAI among associations given 53 days by Fifa to sign up to controversial World Cup plans
Uefa has heavily criticised the proposal, saying it ‘crosses a line’
After reading through the World Cup ‘highlights’, it’s time for soccer to clean up its act
Soccer just may be entering a state of worldwide decline, and there are numerous disturbing signs that such is the case
World Cup half-time show in pictures: Shakira, Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and more
Madonna kicked off the Super Bowl-style show, one of several American elements added to this year’s tournament
‘Éire abú’: How Ireland could yet again taste football glory on the world stage
Alternative to Fifa runs own global tournament and has accepted Cumann Sacair Gaeilge, an all-island team for Irish speakers
I watched on a plane as Argentina delivered a World Cup high
Sky no limit as we witness Messi deliver from the wing seats
Italia 90 changed Ireland, but the untold story of that year was the women’s game
While the country partied, the Girls in Green overcame neglect and prejudice. Now they could be off to the World Cup
Argentina v England: The greatest and most romantic of the footballing rivalries?
Look beyond the flashpoints and flare-ups, and there is something more profound at work here
I hope my son some day gets that Irish feeling of watching football from behind a couch
My partner supports his country, but he approaches the matches with a confidence that I find both alien and deeply unsettling
Rugby versus soccer: take your wins without boasting, please
Fans of the oval ball game must move away from elitism and tired prejudice
The Norwegian football miracle: How did it happen?
Collective effort and individual flair make Norway a wonderful team to watch, and increasingly hard to beat
Closed doors do not resolve contradictory Nations League fixtures against Israel
Agreeing to play the games risks normalising a situation the Irish State has repeatedly condemned
If you think football is ‘just football’, you’re missing out
Unthinkable: For some, football is a pointless, thuggish distraction; for others, it’s everything
Ken Early: The World Cup is an epic battle between prudent precision and superhuman instinct
Both styles of management and play can get results, but only one is unashamedly, joyously human
RTÉ spends almost €57,000 on team sent to cover World Cup qualifier in Prague
Top Montrose executive says coverage ‘provided on a cost-competitive basis’ reaped benefits
Imitation Games by Darragh McGee: Football in the grip of a gambling addiction
There are plenty of villains in the Donegal writer’s authoritative probe on how gambling has infected soccer’s soul
Ken Early: US opening win will ease Pochettino’s fears of a potential home World Cup fiasco
Paraguay drubbing raises the question, can the US break football?
Ireland v Israel: Government might find it easier to do the right thing
Minister’s Olympics excuse sounds like scraping the barrel for pretexts to justify inaction
‘I saw grown men cry’: Charlie O’Leary, kitman in Jack Charlton era, recalls the highs of Irish soccer
The 102-year-old Dubliner is being honoured for his services to football at a presentation hosted by the city’s Lord Mayor
World Cup memories
While I fondly remember the World Cups I watched as a child, the ones I’ve watched as an adult were more enjoyable
Push to boycott Ireland-Israel games kicks off in the Dáil
Inside Politics: Two motions will be tabled this week calling for the Republic of Ireland’s Nations League matches with Israel to be called off
Is it heresy to suggest the World Cup is more fun when Ireland aren’t in it?
We all have our favourite World Cup memories, and in most cases, they involve sitting on a couch in a livingroom, staring at the screen
Fifa will allow plastic water bottles at World Cup after backlash to ban
World Cup chief operating officer says hard-sided resealable water containers could pose ‘safety and security risk’
‘We have got belief’: Carla Ward knows victory over Dutch will help Ireland get to World Cup
But squad is without Denise O’Sullivan, the team’s creative force, and Emily Murphy
Irish soccer fans – who are you supporting for the World Cup?
The Republic of Ireland won’t be playing across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Who will you cheer for instead?
Over 780 arrested in France amid violent clashes during PSG Champions League celebrations
Rioting takes place in 15 French cities after Paris Saint-Germain won their second consecutive title on penalties
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