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Emmet Malone

Emmet Malone

Football Correspondent

Emmet Malone is a football correspondent with The Irish Times.

Nathan Ake (center, with the cup), captain of Netherlands U-17 team accepts the cup from Michel Platini, president of Uefa after winning the European Under-17 Football Championship final match between Germany and Netherlands in Ljubljana on May 16th, 2012. Photograph: Jure Makovec/AFP/GettyImages
Footballing world sees many reasons to go Dutch

Players and profit the driving forces behind rapidly developing world of youth acedemies

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez and his coaching staff pose with the Europa League trophy after victory over Benfica in Amsterdam. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Chelsea set for another spending spree

Benitez says €100m will be spent this summer providing new players for his successor

Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic scores the winning goal past Benfica’s goalkeeper Artur during their Europa League final at the Amsterdam ArenaA. Photograph: Michael Kooren/Reuters
Ivanovic pops up late to clinch Europa League win for Chelsea

Benfica beaten by 90th minute winner from Serbian defender after Torres opener cancelled out by Cardozo

Nemanja Matic of Benfica will face his old club this evening. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images
Matic a reminder of failings at Chelsea’s football factory

Midfielder can have a big impact on final against club that may pay a price for letting him go

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni at Monday’s press conference in Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim. Photograph: Inpho
Pilkington to herald a new 4-5-1 style for Trapattoni

Evolution likely to be a stop-start affair, with Norwich star heading off on his honeymoon

Norwich City’s Anthony Pilkington (left): may well be in Republic of Ireland squad for forthcoming internationals. Photograph: Reuters
Trapattoni to name Republic of Ireland squad for end-of-season internationals

Pilkington likely to be amongst those named but Andrews ruled out by ongoing Achilles problem

Ronan Finn celebrates scoring Shamrock Rovers’ fifth goal in the Setanta Sports Cup Final against Drogheda United at Tallaght Stadium. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho
Shamrock Rovers in seventh heaven after cup landslide

Dublin side claim second Setanta title in Tallaght as Drogheda United swamped

Shamrock Rovers’ Pat Sullivan: “It’s early in the season and it’s a game that we know that if we can get down and win it then we can lay down a marker for the rest of the season.”. Photograph: Inpho
Shamrock Rovers out for cup final revenge

Dubliners take on Drogheda for Setanta Cup having been well beaten in League Cup decider

Kevin Doyle: Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy may now be ready to sign Kevin Doyle (above) and Stephen Ward from his former club along with Karl Henry.
Doyle and Ward on Ipswich wanted list

McCarthy reported to be keen on moves for Irish players he signed for Wolves

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