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Emmet Malone

Emmet Malone

Football Correspondent

Emmet Malone is a football correspondent with The Irish Times.

A Bayern Munich fan outside Wembley Stadium ahead of the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Bayern look in top gear but it won’t be one-way traffic

Munich are much stronger on paper and Dortmund have it all to do tonight in Wembley Stadium

Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring a penalty against Real Madrid to make it 4-1 in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images
Dortmund look to Lewandowski in Champions League

Despite denials striker looks set for move away but will to be key if Munich are to be beaten

Jupp Heynckes gets a feel of Wembley.
Jupp Heynckes reported to be on his way back to Bernabeu

A Champions League win followed by German cup success would clinch a treble in coach’s last season at Munich

Andy Townsend and Ray Houghton leave the field after the 1-1 draw with England at Wembley in 1991. Photograph: Inpho/ Billy Stickland
The one that didn’t hit English net still haunts Ray Houghton

Failure to qualify for Euro 92 a major regret for former Ireland midfielder

Robbie Keane: will not be available to Giovanni Trapattoni for England and Georgia games. Photograph: Inpho.
Robbie Keane to miss Republic’s games with England and Georgia

LA Galaxy decline to let their captain miss league games as they struggle with form

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 academies

Anthony Pilkington: says he needs to rest his troublesome knee so he can come back firing on all cylinders for Norwich next season.
Anthony Pilkington pulls out of Ireland squad for third time

Norwich midfielder says he needs to rest in order to sort out ongoing knee problem

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

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1St. Patrick's Athletic1533
2Sligo Rovers1431
3Derry City1530
4Dundalk1424
5Shamrock Rovers1521
6Limerick1519
7Drogheda United1519
8Cork City1517
9UCD1514
10Bray Wanderers1514
11Bohemian FC1513
12Shelbourne156
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