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El Clasico talking points: Messi injury could mean Real revenge
- Soccer
- February 6, 2019, 09:10
Barcelona host El Clasico rivals Real Madrid as the pair meet at the Nou Camp in the opening leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday. The b(...)

Santi Cazorla double earns Villarreal a valuable draw against Real Madrid
- Soccer
- January 4, 2019, 00:52
Villarreal 2 Real Madrid 2 Real Madrid endured a frustrating start to the new year as they drew 2-2 at struggling Villarreal on Thursday and were lef(...)

Bale makes hay against Kashima in Club World Cup
- Soccer
- December 19, 2018, 19:22
Gareth Bale scored a sensational 11-minute hat-trick as Real Madrid began their quest for a third successive Club World Cup by beating Kashima Antlers(...)

Ken Early: There's a confusing sensation around Ireland, is it optimism?
- Soccer
- November 26, 2018, 06:35
Nobody covers the Irish team for many years without developing a thick protective outer shell of cynicism: I have been hurt too many times to be taken(...)

Julen Lopetegui is Real Madrid’s dead man walking
- Soccer
- October 22, 2018, 18:49
They’d been there for a while when the call came through to tell them they were standing in the wrong place. Raphaël Varane’s handball had actually be(...)

TV View: Wales can see clearly now as the sky falls in on Ireland
- International
- October 16, 2018, 22:16
The post mortem on Saturday’s game didn’t exactly help the positivity levels ahead of the latest instalment of our Nations League adventure, the gener(...)

Callum Robinson and Aiden O’Brien start up front for Ireland
- International
- October 16, 2018, 18:54
Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has made two changes for Tuesday night’s Nations League game against Wales, with Callum Robinson and Aiden (...)

Richard Keogh delighted to be back in Republic frame
- International
- October 16, 2018, 06:30
Wales, it sometimes seemed over the last 18 months, might have gone a long way towards ending Richard Keogh’s international career with their last vis(...)

Martin O’Neill needs to rally the troops for Wales
- International
- October 16, 2018, 06:00
Martin O’Neill admits that his side need to do better against Wales tonight but there was little enough in his pre-match press conference on Monday to(...)

Wales prepared to earn the right to play
- International
- October 15, 2018, 20:11
It might take a little while longer for it to become completely clear just how this Nations League is really regarded. Ryan Giggs’ admission, however,(...)