Qatar World Cup soon to be added to Fifa’s dismal and shameless history
Echoes of 1978 tournament could be heard clearly during 2018 World Cup in Russia
Coronavirus: Total number of cases worldwide passes 4m
Chinese official admits weaknesses in virus response as Brazil death toll passes that of UK
Haaland hits the ground running with hat-trick on debut
Norwegian teenager scores 23-minute hat-trick off the bench for Borussia Dortmund
Ajax shares energised by thrilling Champions League win
Dutch side in surprise triumph over Real Madrid
Bundesliga weighs change of football club ownership rules
Rule barring foreign investors from owning clubs seen as financially limiting
Guido Burgstaller could make striking impact for Austria
Forward on comeback trail after reviving career with Nürnberg and Schalke in Germany
Janko’s absence may give Ireland an edge against Austria
Walters, Ward and Duffy look good for Sunday, while Keogh is hopeful of start
Ominous result for Arsenal: Bayern Munich 8 Hamburg 0
Premier League club already lost 5-1 in the first leg of Champions League last-16 tie
Stephen Kenny wants all of Dundalk’s European games in front of 30,000 fans
Dundalk officials will be hoping to draw big team like United or Inter in Europa League
Angry Cristiano Ronaldo won’t talk to media for rest of the year
Real Madrid attacker’s record overshadowed by poor Champions League showing
Schalke make Nastasic loan move permanent
Former Manchester City defender was unable to impress Manuel Pellegrini
Misfiring Madrid put through the wringer by Schalke
Real lose on the night but scrape into Champions League quarters after thriller at the Bernebeu
Real Madrd open up four point lead but Ancelotti says title will go to the wire
Italian manager says La Liga battle withBarcelona and Atletico will run to final day
Ronaldo agent defends player over birthday party following derby defeat
Spanish media reported none of Real’s Spanish players attended 30th birthday party
Champions League draw: The winners and losers?
Some tantalising ties but it looks the end of the road for Manchester Ctiy
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi raises the bar even higher
Luis Suarez gets first goal for Catalan club, but PSG still top Group F after Ajax win
German player ratings
Malachy Clerkin runs the rule of the individual performances of the world champions in Gelsenkirchen
Bundesliga nurseries leave their English counterparts in the shade
Academies of top flight German clubs combined cost equivalent of one Gareth Bale transfer to Real Madrid
PSG tear into Barcelona to make light of tardy start to domestic season
Fragile Catalan defence exposed as French champions put three past visitors
Germany call up Schalke striker Sidney Sam
Lightning-quick forward will increase Joachim Löw’s options after Mario Gomez squandered chances against Argentina
Özil’s perceptive and selfless passing will be hard for Republic of Ireland to contain
Arsenal midfielder stung by treatment in Spain but still remains central to Germany’s campaign to win fourth World Cup
Anthony Stokes delivers on time for Celtic
Swedish defender Mikael Lustig injured ahead of meeting with Ireland on Friday
Kharkiv ban likely to cause Champions League confusion
Ukrainian club has right to appeal and likely to be reinstated pending CAS finding
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