Brawls to handballs: The complete guide to Ireland’s playoff history
It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years
One night in Paris: Henry’s stray hand, the 33rd team and the great Fifa shakedown
Sporting Controversies: Reverberations from 2009 World Cup playoff still rattle Irish football
Ireland’s do or die games: The nights we did - and the nights we died
From McAteer against the Netherlands to, yep, Henry against us (and the rules)
From Russia with Love: A long and winding road
A look at some of the more offbeat stories as the World Cup prepares for big kick-off
World Cup Moments: Zidane’s rush of blood to the head
‘Sometimes words are harder than blows. When he said it for the third time, I reacted’
A quick look at Ireland’s history in playoff second legs
It’s been a mixed bag over the years with delight and disappointment equally spread
Chelsea ‘without fears’, says José Mourinho
Players all content to travel to Tel Aviv in wake of terror attacks, says manager
The Agony and the Ecstasy: Ireland’s play-off second leg history
From losing out in Brussels in 1997 to the joy of Euro qualification in Dublin in 2011
Ireland have long history of play-off misery
Martin O’Neill’s side will fancy their chances of reaching finals after kind draw
John Delaney will not face Oireachtas questioning amid scandal
Following a private meeting in Leinster House it was decided against
Jerry Collins’ tragic death casts very cold light on Fifa grubbiness
All Black lit up forlorn November afternoon when he visited Donegal a decade ago
Fifa: €5m payment to FAI was a loan towards stadium
Debt was subsequently written off at the end of 2014 ‘in view of the FAI’s financial situation’
Thierry Henry likely to be as distinctive a pundit as he was a player
Sky Sports is proud of its new, multimillion pound signing, but the former star striker must prove himself all over again
Ireland: Great matches drawn from history
Last night’s superb effort in Gelsenkirchen is the latest instalment from a series of outstanding results down through the years
Dunne’s memorable resistance in Moscow a measure of the man
At 34, the distinguished centre back has called a halt to his international career with an absence of melodrama. As usual, his timing was perfect.
Ashley Cole signs two-year deal at Roma
The 33-year-old defender joins on a free transfer following his release by Chelsea
Lamela and Chiriches puts Spurs’ spending over €100m
Villas-Boas adds defender and midfielder to summer signings
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