Selling the naming rights to Páirc Uí Chaoimh makes functional sense but doesn’t compute emotionally. It also begs the question: Why do we keep building stadiums when we’re not sure how to fill them?
The athlete-cum-businesswoman discusses funding, wellness and the O’Gorman dynasty.
Born in France, Wilfred Zahibo has played international football for the Central African Republic. He is now seeking a summary judgement against his former club Dundalk FC.
The really weird thing is that we talk about business and careers and success as if it were a skill sport, whereas it’s actually a power-to-weight ratio sport. So, just like at the Parkrun, the odds are stacked in favour of men.
The football manager who deviated from the norm of Ireland players being told of their limitations had tried to inculcate in them a belief that we could beat the best. In the end, we could not beat New Zealand.
The much-maligned League of Ireland, home of crumbling stadiums and once-shrinking crowds, is undergoing a revival as Turkish and US investors take a bet on its future. Other have tried, and failed, in the past. Can the new breed succeed?
Recent rule changes have allowed Pacific Island players return to their home nations after test match time with other countries. It would be foolish to underestimate them. The Currency's Rugby World Cup coverage is in association with Interpath Advisory.
We know what Vera Pauw has done. What’s been forgotten – because of the growth in profile, professionalism, standards – is the environment she was coming into, having to be encouraged and cajoled to join, eventually not wanting to leave.
The Irish women's football team’s coach deserves credit for bringing them all the way to the World Cup, but her disproportionate focus on defence and noisy reactions to ongoing US investigations need to change if the FAI is to keep her in the job. Analysis by Louise Lawless in Australia.
Saudi Arabia has stunned the football world with an offer of £259 million for French giant Kylian Mbappé. It came just 24 hours after the death of Trevor Francis, the first player to earn a £1 million transfer fee. Professional football is now chasing the money as never before, even if it leads to some dark places.
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