Liverpool have to be more cautious without defender, leading to a system breakdown

It’s been a tough enough start for the new Republic manager’s regime without this latest setback

Delusional to think that manager can metamorphose into a Klopp or a Guardiola

Rather than gripe, the Tottenham manager should ask why Klopp is getting the plaudits

United’s counterattacking credentials ensured City opted for discretion over valour

Booing Millwall fans remind everybody what the knee protests are actually all about

We should be grateful that in 1986 there was no video pedant ordering a free kick to England

Tottenham showed an intensity in their victory that Manchester City could not match

Ireland’s goalless run reached farcical levels in Cardiff but remember this too will pass

England’s former Ireland underage midfielder makes his presence felt

Excitement in short supply as teams run out of steam in second half and settle for a draw

Managers united in condemnation of decision not to persist with five-substitute rule

Contingent of Premier League clubs know leaked plan would come at their expense

Former Ireland manager fails to follow Jack Charlton’s example while on co-commentary duty

Two games into this triple header, Ireland have lost 12 players to Covid-19, close contacts and injury

Say what you like about the FAI, they keep finding ways to amaze you

Manager continues to contradict himself and there seems to be no set plan at the club

Football in eerie, empty grounds has been reduced to a parody of its former self

Frank Lampard has to play attacking football and must find a way for German to thrive

Everton should finish ahead of Spurs based on performance of Ancelotti’s new midfield

Stephen Kenny’s grand ambition to change Irish football’s image won’t happen overnight

Shane Duffy left it late to make up for his role in Bulgaria’s goal in Sofia

If anyone can maximise Messi’s strengths while covering his weaknesses, it’s Pep Guardiola

Hansi Flick sticks to his tactics and is rewarded but Bayern Munich ride their luck

Allowing the wonderful but slow star to set the tempo for the club has been a disaster

Portuguese star could win another title and concentrate on Champions League

Arrizabalaga has endured a nightmare season behind a clearly suspect defence

The Tottenham manager’s clear lack of enthusiasm is rubbing off on the entire team

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have lost fewer matches in the league than Man City

Chelsea boss doesn’t seem to like it when the odd pundit questions his coaching credentials

Jürgen Klopp has transformed global image into a team it’s impossible not to like

Premier League, Nascar and NFL no longer worried about losing 'traditional fanbase'

Audio-wallpaper crowds are already used by some match commentators on radio and TV

Last 20 years has seen the international game clearly bypassed by elite club football

Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League win was memorable for lots of different reasons

Why not have matches on weekday afternoons or evenings instead of the weekend?

TV companies and the clubs share an urgent economic interest in the return of live games

The urge to “get behind the team” appears to others the historic Irish weakness of green jersey groupthink

Some fan groups are opposed to the idea but survey shows most fans are in favour of it

Geordie Nation continue to luck out but this time they know what they are getting into

Current teams may beat old counterparts 10-0 but the freedom to play was entertaining

Short-term appointment failed to move the team on from conservatism of O’Neill

Voiding the current campaign would leave far too many clubs unfairly treated

Covid-19 outbreak has spawned a vast political, ethical and moral crisis which affects us all

‘If this Cheltenham stuff was a scene in a disaster movie, it wouldn’t make sense’

Beating Manchester City may help Solskjær keep his job but it only papers over cracks

Billionaires at the helm are treated very differently in Germany than England

Beating Madrid would be best way to convince his players this could be their year

Is he prepared to work on set-piece weaknesses or would it betray his principles?

German will play youth team in Shrewsbury replay while first team go on holiday

Risking injured players shows loyal club man also motivated by vigorous self-interest

A side that sits back and lets Liverpool have the ball is actually playing into their hands

Players not only have to cover greater distances in matches but also have to do it faster

Delegates given a chance to ask questions although solicitors were there to vet them

Klopp is a rare example of a massively successful professional who is simultaneously humble

Absence of Fernandinho from midfield leaves champions open to counter-attacks

Club documentary shows Messi summoning the negative ghosts of Rome in Anfield dressing room

Often teams who has excelled under ultra-demanding manager suddenly collapse

Ireland scored just seven goals in this campaign. Denmark scored three times as many

How I ended up missing out on the collective outrage about France’s infamous handball

Some squad members have absorbed much highly strung praise from furious manager

With the way things are going at Arsenal, maybe the time has come for a lurch to the dark side

Klopp’s 2018 signings made the difference, while Pochettino signed no one that summer

United fans will lose patience with a team that embraces a counter-attacking strategy

Ireland looked like a side trying out a new idea in pre-season against Switzerland

Ireland have been getting away with it in this campaign and their luck could soon run out

Flying 10,000km to watch a match will some day be seen as a mad thing people used to do

Manchester City boss needs to avert loss of faith in system after series of setbacks

Fans will only continue to back youth policy project if it brings the required results

Squeaky-clean images were a response to the fearsome tabloid machine of their era

Perhaps the decision to move Conor Hourihane was actually to experiment in midfield

Our football is stuck in the past, and there seems to be no going back to the future

Mick McCarthy in charge, Roy Keane in the headlines – it felt like little had changed

Players being offered the opportunity to work twice as hard to stay in the same place

Nominating two penalty takers is nominating none, and creating extra uncertainty

Bad call that cost City victory against Spurs highlights a problem with how VAR is used

Taking the plaudits is great, but now it’s time for City and Liverpool to get back to work

Neymar’s two unhappy years in Paris have been lucrative for one family member in particular

The style in which Diego Maradona did things inspired passionate devotion

Leave the high-end stuff to the Champions League. At international level, basic is best

Technical shortcomings aside Ireland already look an improved side under McCarthy

Midfielder will struggle to be motivated after Champions League heartache with Spurs

The mass celebrations in Madrid and Liverpool were no mere happy accident

Brazilian goalkeeper made the big saves when Tottenham’s pressure rocked Liverpool late on

Pochettino has a big decision to make on Kane, Klopp is trying to arrest dismal final record

Reality is club failed to identify a suitable role within the side for the talented Brazilian

Premier League a testament to City manager – but defeat to Spurs will surely rankle

Should fairytale title finish not materialise, Liverpool boss facing a real conundrum

Analysis based on yesteryear is pointless in game that has changed unrecognisably

He has inherited a Manchester United squad of limited mobility and uncertain character

When it comes to winning respect of provincial leagues, nothing beats giving them money

A decade on from Pep, they are just a normal rich team with the best player in the world

Lloris’ error left Klopp celebrating rather than irritably justifying a failed team selection

Is it too much to suggest that the former FAI CEO deliberately took spotlight off the team?

Stepping aside of Irish football’s dominant figure will be seen as overdue by most fans

Daily drip-drip of horror easily forgotten by a young Rice or the crowd at Madison Square Garden

Dazzling start has so far only transformed a disastrous season into a merely bad one

Video assistant referee could further undermine soccer's integrity

Supporters still struggling to make the leap of faith that all will end well this season

Big transfer sagas are so lengthy that by the end the player will do anything just to make it stop