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November 2024
Analysis squad stocktake
Hallgrimsson facing balancing act between experimentation and need to avoid relegation
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Shelbourne’s fairytale was held together by the magical cement of Duff’s charisma
Duff has proven he has a rare and underrated skill in management – emotional intelligence.
Bowing out
Dublin legend James McCarthy announces retirement from inter-county football
McCarthy won an astonishing nine All-Ireland medals across his Dublin career.
fallen short
Rovers do their part of the bargain but fall short on wild night of near-miss and false rumour
the final act
'What you see right now, Stephen created' - Master and apprentice vie for glory in blockbuster finale
October
October 2024
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Pádraig Harrington is the greatest Irish sportsperson of all. This is why
Harrington won again on the PGA Tour champions last weekend – no Irish sportsperson can match his success within one sport and influence on countless others.
Comment
Ten Hag sacking puts focus on United's new bosses - Ineos have made a hames of their first big call
End of an era
Why is Rowing Ireland parting ways with its supremely successful high performance director?
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Ireland are world-leading in the wrong way with 11 unauthorised boxers at Russia-backed IBA tournament
Comment
Chelsea finally look a proper team but Jones and Salah punish the sins of their past
Curtis Jones was man of the match, but really this was another game to show the genius of Mohamed Salah.
talking point
After a soft start, we are about to learn whether Arne Slot's Liverpool are the real deal
Predictions
Who will win the most confounding, irrational and thrilling title race of them all?
We lay it all on the line and indulge in the most foolish act possible – predicting the run-in to the 2024 Premier Division season.
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Tuchel's arrival and Ferguson's exit show the invisible hand shaping English football
The FA have been criticised for not appointing an English manager – but Tuchel is the perfect expression of what English football has become.
David Courell
From man-marking Usain Bolt to leading Irish football - How David Courell rose to the FAI's top job
The Mayo native has been installed as the new permanent CEO of the FAI, getting the job ahead of OFI president Sarah Keane.
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America: Where fans of the worst professional team in the world are made to feel lucky
Chicago White Sox this year set a new record for the worst season for more than a century this year, but it could be worse for their fans. They could be Oakland Athletics fans.
Analysis Comment
Villa's win over Bayern is no shock - it was won by the team with the world-class manager
A brilliantly-organised Villa frustrated their illustrious opponents and condemned Vincent Kompany to defeat.
September
September 2024
Political Football
The battle to control world football’s calendar - and how it could push the game’s top players to strike
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Paranoid online fans conspiring to miss the point of watching the Premier League
Man City/Arsenal led to another slew of claims from fans of grand conspiracies against their team.
Analysis chance to make a marc
October board meeting to be key test of FAI's own appetite to implement player pathways plan
Fronting Up
FAI accept they missed opportunity to apply for Brexit funds as wait for academy investment goes on
The FAI had much better news today with their largest-ever allocation under the sports capital grants programme.
Comment
Arsenal can take pride from City draw but deep down they'll know they needed to win
A stop-start game of muscle and rancour ended in heartbreak for Arsenal.
ian graham
Arguments, compromise and the stress of chasing City: how the data revolution changed Liverpool
Ian Graham was part of a group led by Jurgen Klopp that used every innovation they could in pursuit of ‘the best team the world’s ever seen’.
