Pellegrini sacked by West Ham after Leicester defeat
WEST HAM UNITED have announced that Manuel Pellegrini has been sacked as manager of the London club, following a dismal run of results. The Hammers currently sit 17th in the…
Excitement and caution in equal measure as Ireland’s next manager embraces green shoots
STEPHEN KENNY IS about to watch Jason Knight, Derby County and Wayne Rooney host Barnsley on the box but presses pause to talk about his Irish starlets to The42. He’s…
Guardiola hails record-breaker Aguero as ‘one of the most incredible players I’ve seen in this league’
PEP GUARDIOLA SAID Sergio Aguero’s legendary status had grown again after becoming the Premier League’s top-scoring foreign player with a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Aston Villa 6-1 on Sunday.…
Pep Guardiola won’t watch Liverpool-Man United
PEP GUARDIOLA will not watch “unstoppable” Liverpool’s game with Manchester United this weekend because the gap between the Premier League leaders and his Manchester City side is too big. Guardiola…
The kids are alright! Shrewsbury OG hands Liverpool youngsters FA Cup victory
Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury Town LIVERPOOL’S YOUNGEST-EVER side earned a place in the FA Cup fifth round as Ro-Shaun Williams’ own goal gave the Reds a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury Town.…
Brian Murphy returns home to Waterford FC following long career in English football
WATERFORD FC HAVE confirmed the signing of veteran goalkeeper Brian Murphy ahead of the new SSE Airtricity League season. Murphy, 36, returns to the League of Ireland following a long…
‘Do it like a man’ – Klopp urges Liverpool to accept unbeaten run is over
JURGEN KLOPP SAYS Liverpool must accept that their unbeaten Premier League run is over and says they deserved to lose to Watford on Saturday. The Reds suffered a first league loss…
From refugee camp to Champions League stardom: the inexplicable and inspiring rise of Alphonso Davies
THE CANADIAN CITY of Edmonton is a long way from London. About 4,200 miles. Give or take. But on Tuesday, that distance seemed dramatically shorter for the group of academy…
Ex-Waterford star Hery in line for international debut against Ivory Coast
BASTIEN HERY COULD be taking on the likes of Nicolas Pepe and Wilfried Zaha later this month. The midfielder, who was named in the PFAI Team of the Year in…
Rangers prepare for biggest week of their season with unconvincing display at Ross County
Updated Mar 8th 2020, 3:37 PM RANGERS KEPT ALIVE their hopes of chasing down Celtic at the top of the Scottish Premiership as Ryan Kent’s deflected effort 13 minutes from…
When a League of Ireland side travelled to a ‘war zone’ for a game against Iraq
The squad of League of Ireland players pictured before taking on Iraq in 1986. Source: Haitham Fathallah BY THE TIME the media got wind of it, the 19-strong contingent had…
Ronaldo and agent Mendes donate €1m to hospitals fighting coronavirus in Portugal
Click Here: Germany football tracksuitCRISTIANO RONALDO AND agent Jorge Mendes have donated €1 million to help three intensive care units in Portugal in their fight against coronavirus. The pair’s donation…