Euro 2012 Squads Begin Rolling Out
Most domestic seasons haven’t closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland’s formal 23 and Germany a damn close...
Eurozone’s group of debt
Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Ireland's football teams are spread across four groups for Euro 2012Traditionally, football teams have hoped to dodge the "group of death" in a tournament – the one with the strongest opponents. But the Euro 2012 fi...
Qualification covers cracks as Irish dare to dream
As with any celebration, it would have been rude to point out that the hosts had not exactly shone during qualifying as they struggled against sides from both ends of the table.
Four take-aways from first leg
After the first leg of the Euro 2012 play-offs, there were a wide variety of results to compare and analyze before the second leg on Tuesday. Some ties already look finished, while some are still very much alive. We take a look at one thing we learned from each match. Croatia remain world class A...
Boro forward: Estonia fear McGeady
Middlesbrough forward Tarmo Kink has acknowledged the depth of the Ireland team that arrived in Estonia for the first leg of the Euro 2012 qualification playoff between the two nations but has singled out Spartak Moscow’s Aiden McGeady as the biggest threat. Kink, who has scored four times in 22 appearances for his Championship outfit,...
Ireland face striker dilemma
With just two matches left in the qualifying process for the 2012 European Championships, the Republic of Ireland remain in with a very real chance of getting to their first major tournament since the 2002 World Cup. Thierry Henry and France’s controversial- and undeserved- win meant heartbreak for the Boys in Green in the 2010...
Prolific duo can fire Baggies to stability
At first look, West Brom’s lone win after their first four Premier League encounters may, to the untrained eye, be symptomatic of the struggles they have endured in past seasons as a “yo-yo” club, shuffling between second-tier triumphs and top-flight relegations. But the performances put in by Roy Hodgson’s side suggest more than the three...
The Best Get Better (And Vancouver too?)
Add another name to the MLS DP dossier. Like a bolt of lightning none of us saw coming, Keano is headed to the land of sun.
From MLSS:
Robbie Keane was officially brought aboard Monday as he and the Galaxy agreed to terms on a contract that will even...
Armed gang raids bar owned by father of Celtic’s Anthony Stokes
• Players Lounge in north Dublin broken into during night• Stokes previously charged with threatening rival publicanAn armed gang has held up the sports bar belonging to the father of the Celtic striker Anthony Stokes.Up to four men tied up a membe...
Can the Queen win over Croke Park?
There are few more hallowed corners of Ireland than Croke Park, home of Gaelic sport and the ground where British forces slaughtered 14 people in 1920. Yet next week the Queen will visit the stadium. Leading Irish writer Fintan O'Toole charts this rema...
Horror in Omagh as bomb kills Northern Ireland policeman
Booby trap bomb kills 25-year-old officer preparing to drive to work as David Cameron condemns 'wicked and cowardly' attackDissident republican terrorists have killed a young police officer in Omagh. The victim was only a schoolboy when the worst atroc...
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