The Irish Times

All in the Game: Homework needed for Van Gaal for World Cup

Espanyol peeved by Piqué; England bullish about chances again

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 09:00

Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe retires aged 39

Former England international is ninth highest scorer in Premier League history

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 14:20

In the end the Glazers shot Bambi, but where do Manchester United go now?

Look up ‘shambles’ in the dictionary and you’ll find United post-Alex Ferguson

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 06:33

Ken Early: England’s Premier class intent on creating their own history

Southgate’s squad full of players who play with, compete against and learn from world’s best

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 06:00

Ken Early: England's 30 years of hurt are coming to an end - a magical 30 years for us

Era of English dominance may come for talented squad and the FA's accidental manager

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 01:00

How did England banish their World Cup penalty demons?

Inside story of how Gareth Southgate’s team’s detailed preparation paid off

Thu Jul 05 2018 - 12:07

Ken Early: France yet to find rhythm after Danish stalemate

Both sides went through the motions in Moscow but that could come to hurt French

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 17:13

TV View: Harry Kane takes the groundhogginess out of the day

Upbeat nature of the BBC studio at odds with the pictures coming from Volgograd

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 23:12

Ocean’s 8 talk with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna: The weekend’s best TV

Also the Blue Planet team chart the story of life on Earth over the course of a single day

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 06:00

Gianluigi Buffon was the master sculptor of modern goalkeeping

Legendary Italian who has retired from international football embodied so much

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 13:06

Bright lights, big city, bigger plans: Jim McGuinness in Beijing

The ‘Irish Times’ columnist is helping to revolutionise the Chinese Super League team

Sat Nov 11 2017 - 10:00

Iceland are smallest nation to qualify for World Cup - taking over from . . .

Northern Ireland, who have featured in three World Cups so far, are third on the list

Tue Oct 10 2017 - 09:11

Clarence Seedorf interviewed for Oldham manager’s job

The 41-year-old was sacked by AC Milan after five months after failing to qualify for Europe

Fri Sept 29 2017 - 14:40

Without a system there is no salvation for Ireland

Ken Early: With a solid game plan, smaller countries can overcome more talented opposition

Mon Sept 04 2017 - 07:00