Championship highways and byways await for Ireland boss Stephen Kenny

Manager will be hoping players don’t get bogged down in transfer window ahead of qualifiers

Tyrone do it the hard way as they claim Ulster honours

Never-say-die Monaghan’s second-half comeback comes up agonisingly short

Jack Bryant stars as Offaly hold off Cork comeback to seal spot U20 final

Full forward scores 2-4 including vital injury-time goal in Portloaise

Stephen Kenny left clinging to the hope of better forward options next autumn

Integration of young players will continue but lack of natural goalscorer remains concern

Daniel James backs Robert Page to lead Wales at Euro 2020 if needed

Ryan Giggs has been absent from the last two camps after being arrested on suspicion of assault

Stephen Kenny likely to be given time to finish what he started

Previous Ireland managers have failed to recover from seismic setbacks

Serbian football federation president resigns position over police investigation

Slavisa Kokeza denies involvement with group of Partizan Belgrade ultras accused of kidnap and murder

Stephen Kenny’s bad luck continues as Ireland injury list grows

Ireland boss without Kelleher, Hourihane, O’Dowda and Long for World Cup qualifier

Championship round-up: Watford march on as promotion rivals falter

Swansea and Brentford drop points while Mick McCarthy’s Cardiff draw against Stoke

Michael O’Neill’s impact clearly evident at improving Stoke

Former Northern Ireland manager relishing the chance to face Mourinho’s Tottenham

Northern Ireland could provide ‘ray of sunshine’ with playoff win

Ian Baraclough hopes 1,060 fans at Windsor Park can drive team past Slovakia to Euros

Slovakia stand between Northern Ireland and second consecutive Euros

‘It’s another one-off game. It’s going to be tough, but there’s a great carrot there for us’

Northern Ireland savour shoot-out win to set up Slovakia clash

Bailey Peacock-Farrell and Liam Boyce prove the heroes on a great night in Sarajevo

Giovagnoli soaks it all in as Dundalk march on to join big fish

Italian who only took charge in late summer looking forward to Friday’s draw

Gavin Whyte steals a point for Northern Ireland in Bucharest

Ian Baraclough’s first game in charge sees his side secure a late draw against Romania

Ian Baraclough picks his first squad as Northern Ireland manager

Oxford midfielder Mark Sykes has switched his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland

Clemency: A masterclass in anxiety acting from Alfre Woodard

Review: For all its virtues, the film becomes taken up with procedures. But it’s worth the effort

Brentford stay hot on West Brom’s heels in race for automatic promotion

Championship round-up: Michael O’Neill’s Stoke move closer to safety with draw at Bristol City

Northern Ireland to start interviews for O’Neill successor

Under-21 boss Ian Baraclough among four candidates for Windsor Park top job

West Brom draw keeps them top as Fulham slip up

Championship round-up: Rhian Brewster scores two as Swansea make winning return

Stoke manager Michael O’Neill tests positive for coronavirus

Club’s friendly against Manchester United cancelled at the last minute

James McClean still failing to learn his own online history lesson

Balaclava joke not the first time McClean overstepped the mark on social media

Coronavirus continues to close doors on football across Europe

Ireland’s playoff against Slovakia will be played behind closed doors, if it’s played at all

Championship round-up: Forest tear down Leeds to declare their promotion credentials

McClean on target as Stoke move clear of drop zone; Mitrovic strike helps Fulham keep pressure on top two

James McClean: ‘if you ask my family they’d prefer Bosnia away’

Stoke and Ireland midfielder is as happy to go to Bosnia as Belfast to get to Euro 2020

Bosnia sack manager Robert Prosinecki ahead of Northern Ireland tie

Former Croatia international pays price for not qualifying directly for Euro 2020

Leeds and West Brom both leave it late to claim wins and pull clear

Championship round-up: Preston lose at Derby County as top two open up some daylight

All to play for as Irish football embarks on a potentially pivotal new decade

Things are in flux on the island and it’s hard to know what shape the game will be in by 2030

McCarthy unruffled as Ireland handed second away play-off

‘The only game that matters to us now is Slovakia’ stresses Republic boss

Germany put six past Northern Ireland

Michael O’Neill suffered the second heaviest defeat of his eight-year reign

O’Neill ready to take another step up

Northern Ireland face Germany in final Euro 2020 qualifier

Northern Ireland head down the playoff route as Dutch qualify for Euro 2020

Steven Davis blazes penalty over the bar as Michael O’Neill’s final home game ends in draw

Northern Ireland’s loss is Stoke’s gain as O’Neill plans long goodbye

Formidable manager has overseen a remarkable transformation in North’s fortunes

FA make supportive contact with James McClean over his poppy stand

Derry man has a long history of being targeted by fans for refusing to wear the emblem

Smith wants to add ‘big scalp’ to departing O’Neill’s CV

Hearts right-back bullish ahead of North’s matches against Netherlands and Germany

Championship round-up: Michael O’Neill gets off to flyer with Stoke

West Brom stay top; Alan Browne on target as Preston keep up chase; Leeds see off Blackburn

What Stoke can expect after prising Michael O’Neill from Northern Ireland

Club’s trajectory will be worth watching after the manager’s heroics on the international front

Michael O’Neill confirmed as new Stoke City manager

50-year-old will continue to take charge for Northern Ireland’s Euro 2020 qualifiers

Stoke City make official approach for Michael O’Neill

IFA confirm Potters want Northern Ireland boss to fill vacant managerial position

Northern Ireland bounce back against Czechs

Friendly win provides a tonic after late defeat against the Netherlands

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