The Irish Times

‘We are Not English, We Are Scouse’ – Why Liverpool boo the anthem

‘Feed the Scousers’ chants are imbued with anti-migrant and anti-Irish sentiment

Sat May 21 2022 - 08:00

What’s Van Graan going to do that Bath’s other well-paid coaches couldn’t?

Whatever happens next, it already feels like the season is long beyond saving

Thu May 05 2022 - 14:09

Carlo Ancelotti makes history as Real Madrid wrap up La Liga title

Italian becomes the first manager to capture titles in each of Europe’s top five leagues

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 17:52

Newcastle takeover: Infuriating tracksuit vendor v blood-stained dictatorship?

Walk arm-in-arm with the Saudi state and football’s faux morality simply collapses

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 11:10

Liverpool must decide whether or not to pay Mo Salah what he is clearly worth

Club will have to revisit their rigid wage structure in order to keep the gifted Egyptian

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 20:00

Michael Walker: World from which Colin Bell emerged is all but gone

Mining, coal, part of the north-east of England’s raison d’etre, has gone

Sat Jan 09 2021 - 08:00

Can Thiago bring the right dynamics to save Liverpool from entropy?

Jürgen Klopp’s new player is disrupting the gameplan, which is just what the side needs

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 09:00

Michael Walker: Chelsea might be best placed to close gap on Liverpool

Frank Lampard still needs to sort out things at the back before they can mount a real challenge

Sat Sept 05 2020 - 06:00

Jürgen Klopp has no plans on standing still as he outlines ambitious Liverpool future

Premier League winning manager rejects comparisons with Anfield icons

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 20:04

Keith Duggan: How we could all do with a dose of that Italia 90 feeling just now

30 years ago it seemed like the whole of Ireland burst out on to the streets at the same time

Fri Jun 26 2020 - 06:00

Jimmy Greaves: A working-class hero who defined a generation

Knighthood would do little to burnish stellar reputation of former Spurs goal machine

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00

How do Klopp’s Liverpool measure up against greats of past?

Club on course for best ever league season but longevity needed to challenge Paisley’s side

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 22:00

Lose the Community Shield and doubts begin. Win it and who cares?

City versus Liverpool has the makings of a historic rivalry if the Reds can start winning

Sat Aug 03 2019 - 15:20

Liverpool’s transformation complete as Klopp delivers on his promise

German manager has overseen constant improvement in his four years at Anfield

Sun Jun 02 2019 - 22:30

Michael Walker: Man City and Liverpool now on another level

Could we be on verge of City-Liverpool era as there was once with Man United and Arsenal?

Sat May 11 2019 - 07:00

Journey hunters: Why does this mean more for Liverpool fans?

It’s been 29 years coming, but as a club and city, Liverpool have won harder battles

Fri May 03 2019 - 18:28

Manchester City make pursuit of ‘impossible’ quadruple look realistic

Jock Stein’s Celtic in 1967 remain the only British team to have achieved one

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 22:30

Man City turning improbable scenario into realistic ambition

Only one English team have won a true treble, and not one have won the quadruple

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 16:59

Michael Walker: Sterling’s service to football and the wider society

Man City star confrontis the racism which blighted the career of players like Howard Gayle

Sat Dec 15 2018 - 08:45

Bruce Grobbelaar: War, Hillsborough and match-fixing

Despite tribulations, former Liverpool goalkeeper believes football saved his life

Tue Oct 02 2018 - 09:00

Zinedine Zidane announces shock Real Madrid departure

Despite three Champions Leagues Real have fallen well short of Barcelona domestically

Thu May 31 2018 - 12:22

Michael Walker: dreams, stories and memories the stuff of Anfield

Liverpool built a European empire on camaraderie, banter, talent and a passion for the shirt

Sat May 26 2018 - 07:00

Heynckes and Zidane in a race for third Champions League title

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich meet in semi-finals on Wednesday

Tue Apr 24 2018 - 22:30

‘We need to create our own history’ in front of Anfield wall of noise

Man City’s stars unlikely to be phased by famous Anfield atmosphere?

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 22:45

Michael Walker: Klopp and Liverpool must be pragmatic like Paisley

Club’s greatness in past was founded on eyeing success and failure as equal imposters

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 11:29

Michael Walker: Leicester should heed Manchester City’s warning from history

It was some time ago but reigning champions being relegated happened before

Sat Dec 10 2016 - 08:00

Lallana’s absence not connected to goalless games – Klopp

Liverpool midfielder missed scoreless draws with Manchester United and Southampton

Fri Nov 25 2016 - 23:00

Michael Walker: Merseyside more than Liverpool-Everton divide

Two tales of one city both ending with a sense of true belonging to respective clubs

Sat Oct 01 2016 - 07:00

Ciarán Murphy: Football championship trumping hurling in every way

While there has been bad games in both, the football carries more significant storylines

Wed Jul 27 2016 - 17:21

Euro ’88: Jack Charlton points Ireland’s ‘beautiful, skilled losers’ on path to glory

A phone call in December 1985 set in train one of the key chapters in the history of Irish football

Sat May 28 2016 - 11:00

Stephanie Roche sets new goals at Sunderland after move

Ireland player determined to make impact at English club after brief spell in the US

Tue Jul 14 2015 - 01:02

Steven Gerrard’s exit severs another link to Liverpool’s glorious past

Liverpool midfielder was the most captivating presence of his era

Fri Jan 02 2015 - 23:12

Mourinho’s managerial mastery evident as his rivals flounder

Portuguese quickly identified and then addressed Chelsea’s shortcomings

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 12:00

Mario Balotelli was too high a risk

Brendan Rodgers must have know the Italian striker was no replacement for Luis Suarez

Sat Oct 25 2014 - 12:02