Watford strengthen their grip on automatic promotion place

Championship round-up: Norwich held to a draw by Preston’s stoppage-time strike

Former West Ham and Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder dies aged 65

He also served as a coach under Glenn Hoddle for the England national team

Michael Walker: Why Marcelo Bielsa is manager of the season so far

South American’s relentless intensity and his team’s flair makes everybody smile

Championship round-up: Norwich move seven points clear

Ireland’s Conor Hourihane, Shane Long and Scott Hogan all among the goals

What would Hans Keller have made of Neil Warnock and Pep Guardiola?

Michael Walker: In Music, Closed Societies and Football Keller defends individualism

Ken Early: Taking the knee is not just an empty gesture – it never was

Booing Millwall fans remind everybody what the knee protests are actually all about

Marine v Mourinho: minnows draw Tottenham in FA Cup

FA Cup third round draw sets up all-Premier League tie between Liverpool and Aston Villa

Airasia’s Fernandes predicts short-haul flying to recover first

Aviation entrepreneur believes air travel must come back

Taking a knee has become a PR stunt, says Les Ferdinand

‘Message has been lost. It’s now not dissimilar to a fancy hashtag or nice pin badge’

Snap Shots: Charting a tumultuous year through the eyes of a football club

Historian David Kynaston’s year-long diary chronicles the fate of Aldershot Town FC

Championship round-up: Adam Idah grabs late winner for Norwich

Bournemouth get their campaign underway with dramatic 3-2 win against Blackburn

Gareth Ainsworth: The ‘rock god’ performing miracles at Wycombe Wanderers

Manager brought club up to the Championship without paying up front for a single player

Former Millwall and QPR defender Pat Brady dies aged 84

Brother of Republic of Ireland internationals Ray and Liam died after a long illness

Rangers squander chance to lead league with toothless display

Steven Gerrard’s side lack imagination and quality to cut through stubborn Livingston

Inside the world’s largest sports air dome just outside Knock

€3.1 million Connacht GAA project allows for GAA to be played 24/7, 365 days a year

Leeds take Championship crown after Brentford lose at Stoke

Championship round-up: Hull on the brink of relegation after defeat at home to Luton

West Brom draw keeps them top as Fulham slip up

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

Michael Robinson was a man who both loved the story and loved telling it

Michael Walker: Former Ireland international won at life both on and off the pitch

Brexit could be the beginning of something better for Ireland’s young football talent

FAI’s head of emerging talent believes only the best of the best will leave for foreign clubs

Leeds return to top of the Championship as West Brom draw

Championship round-up: Ireland’s Scott Hogan and Ryan Manning both score goals

Callum Robinson on target as West Brom and Leeds both win

Championship round-up: Scott Hogan scores late on to rescue a draw for Birmingham

Casilla blunder costs Leeds while Hogan wins it for Birmingham

Championship round-up: Darragh Lenihan scores for Blackburn in win over Hull

Robbie Brady and Ciaran Clark earn Ireland recalls

Mick McCarthy suggests that Troy Parrott will get to make his senior debut next week

Exceptional Agüero is the master of unexceptional goals

The players around him may be a reason why the striker is not given due credit

Premier League team-by-team guide to the transfer window

The major ins and major outs for every club after the window shut on Thursday night

Fulham, and Cardiff fluff their lines on opening day

Relegated Premiership clubs suffer bloody noses on return to second tier

Manchester United fans top list for racist arrests

Old Trafford club finished sixth in league but top list of English clubs for racist arrests

Paul Howard: Love affair with Liverpool tugging at my heartstrings again

The club’s glory years in my childhood have proved frustratingly elusive ever since

Jennings looks on in wonderment at Tottenham’s brave new world

Still coaching at Spurs, the legendary goalkeeper is thrilled with the club’s progress

Queens Park Rangers fire Steve McClaren

Championship club 17th in the table after managing one league win in 15 fixtures

Chelsea to meet Manchester United in FA Cup

Fifth round draw also sees Manchester City drawn at either Middlesbrough or Newport

Rice shines again as McCarthy works to widen options

Hendrick, Long and Clark are among the Irish players to make their mark over weekend

David McGoldrick’s fifth goal in last six matches beats QPR

Championship round-up: Sheffield United cut gap on Leeds to four as Norwich draw

Norwich back on top as Pukki nets late winner

Championship round up: Ryan Manning misses penalty in defeat to West Brom

Patrick Bamford nudges Leeds back to top of table

Championship round-up: Callum O’Dowda on target as Bristol City draw with Norwich

Championship round-up: Conor Hourihane among the goals in Villa win

Ireland’s Callum Robinson scores winner for Preston North End against Bristol City

Sergio Aguero commits to Manchester City until 2021

He’s won three Premier League titles and scored 204 goals since joining in 2011

Ormond Hotel’s €25m redevelopment to finish in 2020

Property on Dublin’s quays was bought for €2.5m

Kompany defends City’s rise to the top of English football

Club captain sees no reason to apologise for the club’s transformation funded by Abu Dhabi owner

Championship roundup: James McClean off the mark for Stoke

Leeds back on top, Bolton lose ground and QPR and Steve McClaren thrown a lifeline

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