The Irish Times

TV View: Slumbering start to Day Eight ends in a full-on Braveheart at Wembley

Roy Keane struggles to calm down Graeme Souness ahead of the big game

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 23:04

Ole Gunnar Solskjær takes pop at pundits over Donny van de Beek comments

Midfielder signed for €39m from Ajax has not started in the Premier League this season

Tue Oct 27 2020 - 16:15

All in the Game: Van Basten settles Messi v Ronaldo debate

Lionel Messi and his PlayStation similarities, Kevin De Bruyne showing up the pundits

Mon Mar 02 2020 - 14:00

How two Ajax old boys brought famous Dutch club back to the future

Edwin Van der Sar and Marc Overmars knew something was wrong when they returned

Wed Mar 06 2019 - 01:10

A kind of betrayal? ‘Come on guys. Even Gary’s on board now’

This is a man who chose to project himself so recently as the public hammer of Fifa

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 13:22

Ciarán Murphy: Alan Dillon leaves knowing he gave it his all

Mayo stalwart bows out while Wicklow’s James Stafford is tempted back to the fray

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 20:50

Kasper Dolberg: His trainer is Bergkamp and he finishes like Van Basten

Five Ajax players to watch out for in Wednesday night’s Europa League final

Wed May 24 2017 - 10:09

Ken Early: Every player is a Neil Taylor until the rules are enforced

Referee did not send off Bale because he would have been accused of ruining the game

Mon Mar 27 2017 - 13:04

Mary Hannigan’s All in the Game: reports back from the world of soccer

Juve's logo love and hate . . . history bites back . . . Palermo’s revolving door . . . East Timor Samba no more . . quotes of the week

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 16:30

Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fourth Ballon d’Or award

‘As you can imagine I feel so proud and happy to receive this amazing and beautiful ball'

Tue Dec 13 2016 - 09:28

Dutch great Marco van Basten takes on Fifa role

‘I’m very proud to have to opportunity to work in the home of world football’

Fri Sept 23 2016 - 17:35

Marco Van Basten quits Dutch national team as leadership crisis continues

He is the second of Danny Blind’s assistants to announce their departure in last fortnight

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 11:21

France 84, Holland 88, Spain 08: which is the best ever Euros team?

Ahead of the Euros take a look at the best team’s ever to grace the tournament

Sun Jun 05 2016 - 19:33

Euro Moments: Danish dynamite defy the odds to lift Euro ’92

Underdogs beat Germany in Sweden to complete an improbably fairytale win

Fri May 20 2016 - 13:30

Euro Moments: Van Basten stuns the Soviets with volley heard around the world

The AC Milan forward inspired the Netherlands to their first European Championship win

Sun May 15 2016 - 13:30

Euro Moments: Ronnie Whelan shins it to win it against USSR

Stunning volley caps off exceptional Irish performance in Hannover draw at Euro 1988

Mon Apr 25 2016 - 13:30

Ken Early: Johan Cruyff the great idealist who proved beauty is best

Dutch master was a visionary whose ideas revolutionised the global game

Thu Mar 24 2016 - 22:30

Johan Cruyff: Life and times of a true Dutch master

Obituary: His philosophy and style of play made him one of the most influential figures in the history of the game

Thu Mar 24 2016 - 14:51

Messi set for Ballon d’Or but Neymar threatens duopoly

Argentinian forward fully expected to reclaim award he has won four times

Mon Jan 11 2016 - 16:37

Ex-Italy and Milan boss Arrigo Sacchi denies racism claims

European Cup winning manager said there are too many black players in Italian youth teams

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 11:20

Netherlands riding the crest of a wave

Louis Van Gaal’s squad in confident mood for the game against Australia

Wed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00

Iconic image of Italia 90 involves a real mouthful

Clash between Rudi Völler and Frank Rijkaard in World Cup second round game concludes with an unjust sending off of the German and spit by the Dutch defender

Sat May 24 2014 - 10:00