Eamon Zayed
16 results

What happens when an Irish prospect doesn’t make it in England?
- Soccer
- April 16, 2020, 06:00
Few of the young Irish footballers who head for Britain each year will fulfil their dreams, but in many cases the disappointment of those who return i(...)

Racism remains a perennial problem in Irish sport
- Rugby
- January 19, 2019, 06:00
When Cyrus Christie read about calls to lynch him on social media and others on Twitter urging him to go play for Jamaica, there was no upside. Chris(...)

Uncertainty in American leagues is bad news for Irish players
- Soccer
- January 9, 2018, 13:47
Reports over the past couple of days that Indy Eleven are about to defect from the crumbling North American Soccer League (NASL) to the United Soccer (...)

State of Play: High time more home birds took flight
- Soccer
- June 2, 2017, 12:30
For people who don’t know me, I have a multi-cultural background so you might say that I am better equipped than most to travel. However, it is the be(...)

League of Ireland soccer and the ceaseless struggle to stay afloat
- National League
- February 24, 2017, 07:00
“What was the gate receipt and what was the score?” – were my two questions after home matches when I was chairman of Sligo Rovers and they were asked(...)

Eamon Zayed taking opportunity to break America
- National League
- February 5, 2016, 01:00
Having spent time in Iran and Malaysia, there is something surprisingly mainstream about the news that former Derry City, Drogheda United and Shamroc(...)

Bohemians the happier as derby fails to ignite
- National League
- May 23, 2014, 23:02
Shamrock Rovers 0 Bohemians 0 Having asked questions of Shamrock Rovers’ title aspirations to frustrate their arch-rivals in a derby that rarely(...)

Eamon Zayed’s spectacular strike helps Shamrock Rovers go top of the table
- National League
- May 18, 2014, 16:00
Shamrock Rovers 1 Athlone Town 0Eamon Zayed hopes his spectacular winner at Tallaght Stadium on Saturday night has reiterated his value to Shamrock Ro(...)

Cork City a different proposition this time around for Dundalk
- National League
- May 2, 2014, 01:00
Dundalk took seven points from their three games against Cork last season but the southerners are a different proposition this time around and Stephe(...)

Drogheda in a tailspin as Shamrock Rovers take the spoils
- Soccer
- April 26, 2014, 06:00
Drogheda United 2Shamrock Rovers 3 Drogheda Unit(...)