Lionel Messi and Megan Rapinoe take Fifa player of the year awards

Barcelona forward wins the award for a sixth time ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo

Joanne O'Riordan: World Cup could mark shift in attitude towards women’s sport

Momentum from tournament packed full of storylines must not be squandered

Women’s World Cup 2019: the highs and lows from France

The match of the tournament, the player of the tournament, the best goal and more

TV View: Ice-cool USA truly were the Dubs of mighty World Cup

Lavelle is a ledge we might be able to claim while BBC fails to pin blame where it belongs

Success of the World Cup marks a major advance for women’s football

Significant increase in media coverage has brought game to a huge new audience

Groenen strike puts Netherlands into World Cup final

Dutch need extra-time to see off Sweden and set up decider against favourites USA

USA inflict more World Cup semi-final heartbreak on England

Lionesses have a goal disallowed for marginal offside and a miss a penalty late on

Bronze’s golden strike completes England’s convincing win over Norway

Phil Neville’s side move on to a World Cup semi-final against the USA or France

Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Cameroon after World Cup exit

Team face charges over team misconduct and offensive behaviour during defeat to England

England ease past Cameroon into quarter-finals amid latest VAR farce

African side twice looked like they were going to stop playing over decisions

Shelley Kerr: Scotland feel ‘hard done by’ after World Cup exit

Scots threw away three goal lead against Argentina after a late VAR intervention

World Cup: England top Group D after victory over Japan

Ellen White scores brace in Nice while Scotland crash out after throwing away 3-0 lead

Jodie Taylor downs Argentina as England qualify for last 16

England coach Phil Neville delighted that patient approach paid off in Le Havre

Parris and White seal nervy win for England in Women’s World Cup

Phil Neville’s Lionesses rarely lost control despite late rally from Scotland

The Class of ’92 remember the man who made them, Eric Harrison

Man United youth coach helped Fergie’s Fledglings grow into ‘good human beings’

Man United’s Class of 92 coach Eric Harrison dies aged 81

Ferguson hails former youth team manager as ‘one of the greatest coaches of our time’

Neville savours ‘mouth-watering’ World Cup opener against Scotland

‘We’re going to need to produce form we’ve not yet produced,’ says England coach

Casey Stoney’s ‘hell of a journey’ to manager of Man United

The former England coach and player has battled both sexism and homophobia

Rafael Benitez says ‘everything’ is wrong at Newcastle

‘Fans have to be concerned, we are concerned,’ he said about off-pitch matters

World Cup 2018: Mary Hannigan's quotes of the tournament

From Ally McCoist's history lessons through to Harry Maguire's massive head

TV View: Spirits high in ITV studio as England’s defeat proves popular

Combined value of the benches in or around €8.7 billion as teams eye bigger picture

TV View: Jacqui Hurley lobs in a O’Herlihy-esque grenade

The Beeb probably won’t be swooping in for Eamon Dunphy now after his recent showings

Penalty pantomime time with ‘The Hand of Cod’ and Aladdin

Messi and Cueva the villains of the day as Argentina and Peru rue spotkick misses

Fergie v Wenger: A bitter feud that gripped the Premier League

The nine-year war between Arsenal and Manchester United defined a whole era

Former England women’s boss banned by Uefa for three games

Mark Sampson found to have intimidated an official and ‘waved a metal pole above his head’

Manchester United to launch professional women’s team

Ed Woodward confirms club have made appllication to enter Women’s Super League 2

Phil Neville trips in first grilling as England women’s manager

New coach has a lot of work to do to get past what has been a very controversial start

Richie Sadlier: Phil Neville’s record adds up to tweet nothing

A woman as underqualified wouldn’t land an England manager’s role

Gareth Barry set to top Ryan Giggs’ appearance record

West Brom midfielder well behind on the trophy count but shows no signs of stopping

Luke Shaw returns to United squad ahead of Everton match

Former Manchester United defender tells left back to ‘pull his finger out’ and show his best

Wayne Rooney’s record: By the numbers

The striker opened the scoring as United eased past a poor Reading in the FA Cup

Klopp hits back after Loris Karius criticism

Liverpool manager launches withering attack on Neville brothers

Gareth Southgate to be named permanent England boss

In line to receive a four-year deal following four-match stint as interim manager

Adrian Doherty flashed briefly across sky but his memory shines on

Manchester United starlet was bound stardom for before injury derailed his career

‘It’s over’ says Louis van Gaal as Jose Mourinho set for United job

Former Chelsea manager refused to comment when questioned on Saturday night

Euro Moments: Phil Neville becomes latest England hate figure

Manchester United defender is vilified for giving away a penalty against Romania

City and United at a crossroads: who will go on to dominate?

Pep Guardiola’s arrival gives City the edge but both clubs need to revitalise squads

Manchester United in danger of being defined by shortcomings

Under Ferguson ‘creative aggression’ was key, something Nicky Butt is looking to restore

Valencia rescue point against Barcelona as Neville watches on

Late Santiago Mina strike cancels out Luis Suarez’s opener to share the points

How Gary Neville and the Class of 92 fit into Peter Lim’s business plan

Links with Singapore business man increase after Neville’s Valencia appointment

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...

The Irish Times ePaper

Stardust

Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people

Common Ground

How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands