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Which players have won the most Ballon d'Or awards? Messi and Bonmati win this year

World Cup winners are recognised at award ceremony in Paris

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023

France boss Deschamps tells his men to go Dutch on the Irish in Euros qualifier

France coach Didier Deschamps urged his players to blitz the Republic of Ireland on Monday night with the same fireworks that annihilated the Netherlands last Friday in their first Euro 2024 qualifer.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 27, 2023

Manchester United 'sending scouts to Ireland v France to watch Evan Ferguson'

The Bettystown native scored his first goal for Ireland on his international debut as Stephen Kenny's side beat Latvia 3-2 last Wednesday

Irish Mirror · Mar 27, 2023

From Radford’s rocket to Gazza’s tears – John Motson’s memorable moments

‘Motty’ became a household name with his distinctive commentary style

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Liam Brady: How Italian experience changed my life

Ireland superstar blazed a trail that took serious courage in the 1980s

Irish Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

The five most (in)famous World Cup penalty shootouts

Of the 30 penalty shootouts in a World Cup, only twice has the World Cup final itself come down to it (1994 and 2006).

Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2022

Archie Macpherson on the silver-tongued devil who sold out football

Archie Macpherson runs the rule over climate change, corruption and the lurid legacy of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 19, 2022

Gianni Infantino: Fifa’s re-elected president spins an ever-spreading web of influence

A stand-alone runner to oversee the game despite vocal critics in several quarters as the most controversial World Cup in history approaches – but what is Fifa’s real role and responsibility now?

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022

To acquiesce to Macron’s call to stay silent on Qatar would be a crime in itself

The president of France has said politics should be kept out of sport but his request is not only an insult but a semantic impossibility

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

Why Qatar is a controversial host for the World Cup

FIFA's choice of Qatar to host the World Cup has long been marred by criticism over human rights abuses, the safety of migrant workers and the logistics of holding a soccer tournament in desert heat.

WEKU · Nov 18, 2022