Soccer

Marching on together

Leeds seal shootout victory after West Ham’s stunning stoppage-time fightback

33 mins ago

Jumping Through Hoops

Kelechi Iheanacho's first goal in six months keeps Celtic in title hunt

1 hr ago

costly

Hearts slip up in Scottish title race

3 hrs ago

Walking Alone

Virgil van Dijk scathing after Liverpool's FA Cup collapse - 'You shouldn't give up'

8 hrs ago

13

performance review

5 lessons learned from Ireland's latest World Cup qualifying campaign

14 hrs ago

5

Yesterday

4th April 2026

Wrap

Lewandowski claims Barcelona vital win, Real Madrid suffer shock loss

21 hrs ago

3

Upset

Unbelievable scenes as Championship side Southampton stun Arsenal

22 hrs ago

28

Departures Lounge

Kieran Trippier to leave Newcastle at end of season

Updated 23 hrs ago

2

Round-Up

Holders Wexford fall to Sligo in All-Island Cup opener as Galway down Peamount

23 hrs ago

Leaders

Rangers go top of the table for the first time in over two years

4 Apr

28

Rout

Chelsea score 7 to reach FA Cup semis

4 Apr

3

On The Mend

'I don't know if I've dealt with something like that before. It was scary'

Updated 4 Apr

4

Take a Bow

Haaland hits hat-trick as Man City blow away Liverpool

The result increases the pressure on Reds boss Arne Slot.

4 Apr

94

fast start

Mason Melia scores three minutes into Tottenham U21 debut

4 Apr

10

Heartbreaking

Another cruel blow for Ireland's Lily Agg as Achilles rupture follows ACL comeback

4 Apr

1

Soccer

Heimir Hallgrimsson exclusive interview: 'You have many positives you take for granted'

The Ireland manager talks exclusively to The 42 about what went wrong in Prague, potential declarees including Alex Scott, and Eamon Dunphy’s criticism.

4 Apr

3

bridge the gap

'It's critical for the future of Irish football' – FAI planning for women's development squad

4 Apr

Last week

29th March 2026 - 4th April 2026

World Class

Dembele leads PSG to victory ahead of Liverpool tie

3 Apr

COYBIG

Millwall boost hopes of promotion, Irish trio on target in Championship

3 Apr

2

LOI

Pierrot produces winner as Galway United battle to victory over Derry City

3 Apr

8

Late Late Show

Dundalk overcome Shels to end 6-year wait for Tolka victory

3 Apr

1

Spot Kick

Burke's late penalty rescues a point for Shamrock Rovers against Waterford

3 Apr

Contenders

St Pat’s outline title credentials with convincing win over Sligo

3 Apr

2

a blank

Drogheda and Bohemians pick up where they left off with third draw in a row

Stalemate overshadowed by worrying incident involving Shane Farrell which saw midfielder leave pitch using oxygen mask.

David Sneyd

reports from Sullivan & Lambe Park

3 Apr

1

Test

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

How closely have you been paying attention to the sporting headlines?

3 Apr

4

Hard Luck

Liverpool's Alisson to miss Man City FA Cup tie and PSG matches - Slot

3 Apr

10

Italian Job

Gattuso resigns as Italy coach after latest World Cup flop

3 Apr

18

Enzo the Road?

‘A line was crossed’: Chelsea drop Enzo Fernández for two matches following podcast comments

3 Apr

9

Lyon to face Katie McCabe's Arsenal, Barca crush Real Madrid

Updated 3 Apr

4

Bad to worse

Gianluigi Buffon joins Italy's football chief in resigning after World Cup disaster

Updated 2 Apr

8

Gaffer

De Zerbi to stay at Tottenham next season 'no matter what'

2 Apr

2

LOI

Bray Wanderers young gun Billy O'Neill to join Bristol City this summer

2 Apr

1

Pre-Season

Man United and Leeds confirmed for Croke Park friendly

The Premier League rivals will meet in the first soccer game played at GAA HQ since November 2009.

2 Apr

28

Premier League

Steven Gerrard advised Mohamed Salah not to leave Liverpool ‘under a cloud’

2 Apr

2

delap not dated

'Let’s wait and see' - Irish staff holding out hope that Liam Delap will declare for Ireland

2 Apr

26

New Face

‘They made me feel welcome, and so easy to settle in’

1 Apr

5

Heated

Chelsea boss furious over McCabe incident as Arsenal reach Champions League semis

1 Apr

8

From A to L

Here are the 12 completed groups for the 2026 Fifa World Cup

1 Apr

13

Roll Call

Iraq and DR Congo book final two places at the World Cup

1 Apr

talking point

Is it time for more Irish footballers to try their luck beyond Britain?

1 Apr

6

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