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# soccer - Yesterday’s News
6 reasons why Tahiti’s footballers are your new favourite team
One player climbs coconut trees for a living.
It’s the 25th anniversary of Wim Kieft’s bizarre goal against Ireland
We caught up with a famous Dutch supporter who was at the Euro ’88 match in Gelsenkirchen.
# soccer - Sunday 16 June, 2013
Andrea Pirlo curls in a free kick almost as delicious as his beard
The maestro put Italy ahead against Mexico and Mario Balotelli had a part to play in a 2-1 win.
#dadonsport Most of the advice from the aul fella seems to be about hitting your marker
We asked you to share your father’s words of wisdom. It’s all pretty violent.
Open Thread: Who’d be your sporting dad?
With Father’s Day upon us, we want to know which sporting hero you think would be a great dad.
# soccer - Saturday 15 June, 2013
McGeady ties himself in knots for a change as he gets hitched
Wedding guests are reported to have seen McGeady bless himself and remark it was his first successful cross of 2013.
# soccer - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Sex for match-fixing scandal hits seedy lows in Lebanon
Three match officials have been jailed after pleading guilty to accepting free sex from a gambling-linked syndicate.
# soccer - Sunday 9 June, 2013
7 steps to enjoying the sun like a pro-athlete
Even if some of us can only see it from the office.
# soccer - Wednesday 5 June, 2013
Neymar lookalike gets mobbed by Barcelona fans outside the Nou Camp
Reminds us of the time we were mistaken for Gazza and Jimmy Five Bellies.
Shane Long created quite a stir when he showed up in Tenerife last night
Scoring against England, captaining Ireland and meeting Kammy – what a great week!
# soccer - Monday 3 June, 2013
Martinez set for Everton unveiling as Whelan tells of compensation deal
The Spaniard is set to trade one emotional chairman for another.
# soccer - Sunday 2 June, 2013
12 of the best sporting ‘cheats’… not that we condone that sort of stuff
We pay tribute to the sports stars that went against the spirit of the game to get the winning edge.
# soccer - Saturday 1 June, 2013
Here’s the Brazilian Chelsea fan that named his son after Frank Lampard
Expect little Lampardinho to be lobbing a hapless England goalkeeper at the 2030 World Cup.
# soccer - Friday 31 May, 2013
‘Bullied’ Luis Suarez confirms he wants to leave Liverpool
“If I stay,” said the striker, “I will do my best here but I don’t think that will happen because of all the bullying against me.”
# soccer - Thursday 30 May, 2013
Here’s ‘Stephen Gerrard’ as a 12 year-old being tipped for the top with Liverpool
Stevie G is 33 today.
# soccer - Wednesday 29 May, 2013
‘Jack Charlton asked me to play for Ireland, turned his back and finished his pint’
Former Ireland striker David Kelly recalls his days in the green jersey and the meeting with Jack Charlton that changed his life.
# soccer - Friday 24 May, 2013
Open thread: What’s your favourite European Cup final memory?
1999, 2005 or something else entirely?
# soccer - Thursday 23 May, 2013
VIDEO: We didn’t start the fire, Italia 90 style
A trip down The Memories lane.
# soccer - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
The best volley from a corner you’re going to see this week
A goal worthy of the Premier League, never mind the Isle of Man’s Canada Life Premier League.
Your Terrible Refereeing Decision Video of the Day
This proves why you shouldn’t share grounds with other sports.
Watch as Andrew Henderson shows why he’s World Freestyle Football champion
And we thought we were great getting to 23 in keepy-uppys on our lunch break.
# soccer - Monday 20 May, 2013
Roundly predicted as relegation fodder, it’s West Brom 1-0 TheScore.ie
Only two of our Premier League experts predicted The Baggies to beat the drop.
# soccer - Sunday 19 May, 2013
‘Pig-gate’ Part 2: Jones sorry for smashing up Glenn Whelan’s car
“For all the people that think that the pig’s head wrapped in my clothes was banter, great, so is the broken window.”
Tears, cheers, bumps and trophies as Beckham says his final goodbye
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a double to sent the English midfielder off in winning style.
# soccer - Friday 17 May, 2013
Your ‘Marouane Fellaini with silver hair’ pic of the day
Everton’s Belgian midfielder sported a unique hairstyle last night.
Don’t touch that dial… here’s the sport on TV this weekend
Leinster’s Amlin Cup final and several other events to look forward to in the coming days.
# soccer - Sunday 12 May, 2013
We can definitely get better says Croly after 7-1 cup final win
“There’s a volcano waiting to happen,” said Mick Cooke. “It, unfortunately, exploded and we were the recipients of it.”
Scholes is as close to the complete footballer as you can get – Zidane
We pay tribute to the retiring Manchester United midfielder.
My 10 minutes with Fergie and his Champions League dreams
James Phelan recalls a chance meeting with the man that took over at Manchester United on the year of his birth.
Paolo Di Canio ‘offered to leave’ over fascism row
The Italian says he does ‘not support the ideology of fascism’.
# soccer - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Joey Barton gets suspended 2-match ban for ‘overweight ladyboy’ tweet
The English midfielder will now be able to finish out his first season with Marseille on the football field.
# soccer - Monday 6 May, 2013
Sligo Rovers cane Candystripes at Showgrounds to go 3 points clear
Goals from Lee Lynch, David Cawley and Ross Gaynor settled the table-toppers’ clash.
Wojciech Szczesny doesn’t fancy Spurs’ Champions League bottle
The Arsenal goalkeeper has publicly called out Andre Villas Boas’ squad.
# soccer - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Doping case doctor Fuentes sentenced to one year in prison in Spain
The infamous doctor was found guilty of endangering public health by administering blood transfusions to top cyclists.
# soccer - Monday 29 April, 2013
Disaster strikes twice for Bray as Cork City snatch late win
Wanderers were en-route for a valuable home win when Ian Turner and referee Tom Connolly intervened.
6 of the best and a Benteke hat-trick for Villa as Di Canio fumes
‘Two wins in a row is not enough to stay up,” said the Sunderland manager after his side was thumped 6-1.
David Beckham can’t believe it as he sees red in France
The Englishman’s sending off was for a sterner challenge than the flick that earned him marching orders at World Cup ’98 in the same country.
# soccer - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Chew on this Toon! Liverpool rattle in 6 against hapless Newcastle
The Reds burst out of the traps and Daniel Sturridge netted a brace against the Geordies.
# soccer - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Cluxton and Craig Gordon credited as inspirations for new Tyrone goalkeeper
The current Dublin netminder and former Scotland number one have helped influence Tyrone’s Niall Morgan.
# soccer - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Roy Hodgson’s England snubs encouraged me to play for Ireland – Anthony Pilkington
The Norwich midfielder feels players from smaller Premier League clubs struggle to get international recognition.
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