Soccer

Liverpool’s manager has seeded a ‘loser effect’ in his side. Here’s how to fix it

Ryanair adds 3,000 seats to cater for demands as ticket prices sky-rocket but there are alternatives

Parrott’s lack of ego, his grit and the way he says ‘we’ rather than ‘I’ were forged in adversity and disappointment

Tell Me About It: I am tempted to pull him out of this sport as it normalises such awful behaviour

‘Inequality is damaging our society, so you can’t act on the climate crisis and ignore this’

Festus, from the Latin for ‘joyful’, is a popular boy’s name in Nigeria

Jen Hogan: Adults’ behaviour is having a detrimental effect on children playing a game. Just let that sink in

Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, Oct 13th – 19th)

Roma striker’s goals could salvage Ireland’s faltering World Cup campaign

The 21-year-old joined Wycombe Wanderers during the summer after two-and-a-half years at Brighton

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side go to Lisbon before hosting Armenia at Aviva Stadium

Manager relying on youth as well as experience as team faces tough World Cup qualifiers

O’Brien’s warning as Shels face tough opposition in quest to keep Conference dream alive

League of Ireland director Mark Scanlon speaks to Ciarán Hancock

Former Chelsea manager calls himself ‘the biggest one’ as he returns to Stamford Bridge

Republic of Ireland team are now more in line with modern game ahead of World Cup qualifier

Content creator David McCready, known as DavidMC, on his favourite place in Ireland and his strongest childhood memory

In a Britain plagued by bad news, this modest Welsh town’s luck seems to be holding out

Television: Insight into Dublin club’s underage academies doubles as a picture of its imperial phase under erstwhile manager Damien Duff

Decision follows ruling by UK supreme court that the term ‘woman’ in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman

Watts, who was named the PFAI Player of the Year for 2024, on his love for Dublin, strongest childhood memory and time in England

Mayo school claim title after sudden death

The twice-capped former Tranmere Rovers midfielder makes a lot of sense as Ireland’s assistant head coach

One book concerns itself with long-suffering fans, while other focuses on love affair between players

Jen Hogan: I convinced myself, for no good reason, that the request for help in a WhatsApp group was really only meant for the dads

2024 Sporting Obituaries: Eugene ‘Pooch’ Davis (70) was one of the great characters of the League of Ireland, noted for his predatory poaching instincts

Ten books published in 2024 that will make perfect presents for the readers in your life

Richard Farrell given six-year sentence for four counts of defilement of a 16-year-old girl

Fans had a lot to say about a statue of the England capatin

YouTube big name lines out for the Argentine team

Michelle O’Neill was an assistant referee at 2019 Women’s World Cup final

Saipan will follow the infamous 2002 World Cup feud between Ireland’s football captain and manager

Television: RTÉ’s enjoyable documentary charts the progress that Michelle O’Neill, Joy Neville and Maggie Farrelly have helped soccer, rugby and GAA make

Ringsend native Larkin, who is still a teenager, recently realised her WSL ambition after moving from Glasgow City to Crystal Palace

Parenting in My Shoes: Working and training, the Republic of Ireland and Galway United player suffers from the dreaded parental guilt

New Innovator: SportElle

Izzy Atkinson and Aoife Mannion make their first Women’s Super League appearances of the season

Despite producing 19 Olympic medals, the latest being Kellie Harrington, the sport gets a derisory €830,914 out of a €230 million funding pie

Manager says club have made the choice to sign young players

Vintage soccer jerseys have become a streetwear staple and a target of major investors, but their real appeal lies in the memories they conjure