Toto Schillaci and Ray Houghton share their Italia 90 memories
When it comes to cult heroes from Italia 90 - and it's fair to say there were many who fit that description - you cannot look past the host nation's striker Toto Schillaci.
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Alan Quinlan says Andy Farrell is on his way to becoming the Jack Charlton of Irish rugby
Former Ireland and Munster back-row Alan Quinlan has said head coach Andy Farrell is becoming the Jack Charlton of Irish rugby.
Keith Treacy: Glamour draw but Ireland have nothing to fear
Ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder Keith Treacy says the team are battling for second place in their 2024-25 Nations League campaign but argues they need to adopt a more pragmatic style of play to achieve that goal.
Girls in Green hammer Northern Ireland to end Nations League in style
The Republic of Ireland made it six UEFA Nations League wins out of six on Tuesday evening as they breezed past Northern Ireland 6-1 at Windsor Park.
Preview: Stephen Kenny not for turning even if the end of the road nears in Amsterdam
Should tonight's Euro 2024 qualifier in Amsterdam prove to be Stephen Kenny’s last competitive match in charge of the national team, the manager looks set to go out all guns blazing.
Keane on Saipan: 'I should have said I'm not playing for you, I'm playing for my country'
Saipan is an infamous chapter in Irish football history, and it still divides opinion to this day.
Sporting expansionism is a worldwide problem - tournaments are out of control
As is so often the case, FIFA led the way. Back in 2017 when football's world governing body decided to increase the number of teams competing at the World Cup from 32 to 48, its president Gianni Infantino found it easy to justify the seismic change.
Virgil van Dijk: Evan Ferguson absence a boon for Netherlands
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk is all too aware of the advantage his side will enjoy when they face a Republic of Ireland side shorn of Evan Ferguson on Sunday at the Aviva Stadium.
'This is just the start' - Irish team welcomed home from Women's World Cup
Thirty-three years and a month after Jack Charlton lamented that "we drank very little" to the hordes in College Green, the Irish women's football team returned home to a rousing welcome in Dublin after their historic first trek to a World Cup.