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Donegal fans Adrian McMyler and John Porter get into the All-Ireland spirit at An Tuath Nua, Buncrana. Presseye / Lorcan Doherty/INPHO
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Dublin’s Aviva Stadium has been chosen to host four Euro 2020 matches; the semi-finals and final will be in Wembley.
Yes sir, they can boogie! Ireland’s favourite dancing pundits John Giles and Eamon Dunphy called into TheScore.ie HQ this afternoon to answer some of your questions and play a bit of office foosball.
Keep an eye out for the video evidence over the next few days!
The best thing we shared
Has that always been there? Ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland football final, one prominent Irish bookmaker erected a 12-foot statue of Donegal boss Jim McGuinness on Jones’ Road.
The statue is erected to honour Jim McGuinnes & his miraculous powers in guiding Donegal to another All Ireland final pic.twitter.com/gcFFM2bJmv
Murray Kinsella is in the Sportsground for us where Connacht host Leinster in the Guinness Pro12 (7.35pm). Elsewhere Munster take on Zebra (7.30pm) and Ulster travel to Cardiff (7.35pm).
There’s a reduced programme in the Airtricity League Premier Division with just two games this evening — Athlone Town host Bohemians while St Pat’s travel to the Carlisle Grounds to face Bray.
On Saturday we’ve got six Premier League games to look forward to, with West Ham v Liverpool as the tea-time kick-off, while there’s a whole slate of GAA club football and hurling action.
Oh, and there’s that little matter of the All-Ireland football final on Sunday…
Showbiz, baby
This is the glitzy promo vid that helped persuade UEFA to make Dublin a Euro 2020 host:
We'll Leave It There So: Ireland's 2020 vision, Mayo's few good men and the rest of today's sport
NEED TO CATCH up? TheScore.ie brings you a round-up of today’s sports news…
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Dublin’s Aviva Stadium has been chosen to host four Euro 2020 matches; the semi-finals and final will be in Wembley.
Shane Lowry leads the Wales Open after shooting a six-under par 65 on Friday.
Either Kevin McStay or a joint team of Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes will be Mayo’s next senior football manager.
Sailing duo Ryan Seaton and Matt McGovern have qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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Double Grand Slam champion Li Na retired from tennis.
Brazilian striker Brandao was banned for six months for headbutting an opponent.
Meath’s Jason Maguire rode a winner at Newton Abbot — six months after he was in a coma following a racing fall.
On The Record
– FAI chief executive John Delaney had his fingers tightly crossed ahead of today’s Euro 2020 announcement.
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Yes sir, they can boogie! Ireland’s favourite dancing pundits John Giles and Eamon Dunphy called into TheScore.ie HQ this afternoon to answer some of your questions and play a bit of office foosball.
Keep an eye out for the video evidence over the next few days!
The best thing we shared
Has that always been there? Ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland football final, one prominent Irish bookmaker erected a 12-foot statue of Donegal boss Jim McGuinness on Jones’ Road.
The Fixture List
Murray Kinsella is in the Sportsground for us where Connacht host Leinster in the Guinness Pro12 (7.35pm). Elsewhere Munster take on Zebra (7.30pm) and Ulster travel to Cardiff (7.35pm).
There’s a reduced programme in the Airtricity League Premier Division with just two games this evening — Athlone Town host Bohemians while St Pat’s travel to the Carlisle Grounds to face Bray.
On Saturday we’ve got six Premier League games to look forward to, with West Ham v Liverpool as the tea-time kick-off, while there’s a whole slate of GAA club football and hurling action.
Oh, and there’s that little matter of the All-Ireland football final on Sunday…
Showbiz, baby
This is the glitzy promo vid that helped persuade UEFA to make Dublin a Euro 2020 host:
Football Association of Ireland / Vimeo
“You know, there are some people hoping for a draw just so you’ll be miserable.”
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