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Colin Sheridan

Colin Sheridan is a writer and columnist. A former officer in the Irish Defence Forces he has extensive deployment experience as a peacekeeper with the United Nations, having lived and worked in the former Yugoslavia, West Africa, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Palestine.

Manchester City v Chelsea - Premier League - Etihad Stadium

S Colin Sheridan: The impossible dilemma of Man City's polarising perfection

City and Guardiola have done it well, too well, so well that their dominance and the conditions that led to it may end up breaking football as we know it

Mon, 22 May, 2023

Lionel Messi handout photos

S Colin Sheridan: Messi's judgement has never been more questionable

Does he really need the $25 million a year Saudi Arabia reputedly pays him?

Mon, 08 May, 2023

TCS London Marathon 2023

S Colin Sheridan: Marathon efforts so tough for Olympians and plodders

JUST put one foot in front of the other, that’s what they say, but, despite that straightforward maxim, running a marathon is anything but simple.

Mon, 01 May, 2023

Arsenal v Southampton - Premier League - Emirates Stadium

Colin Sheridan: Dear Arsenal, don't kid yourself second is anywhere

The purpose of this letter is to impress upon you the importance of the next few days for your club - not just as a team - but as an idea

Mon, 24 Apr, 2023

AFC Bournemouth v Brighton and Hove Albion - Premier League - Vitality Stadium

Colin Sheridan: Let Adeleke and Ferguson enjoy the here and now

Today, Rhasidat Adeleke, 20, and Evan Ferguson, 18, stand on the precipice of a type of greatness none of us could ever really imagine for ourselves, and certainly not for our kids

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Colin Sheridan: Rory McIlroy's long Good Friday

Colin Sheridan: Rory McIlroy's long Good Friday

Sometimes the great ones make it all too easy for us to pick them apart.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Kevin McStay 2/4/2023

Colin Sheridan: Whatever happened, Kevin McStay has Mayo finely tuned

This is a piece about Sunday's Allianz Football League final between Galway and Mayo, an article about something that has already happened, written before it ever happened

Mon, 03 Apr, 2023

Argentina v Panama - International Friendly

Colin Sheridan: Premier League soon a proxy playground

“We’ve taken Aqaba!” Peter O’Toole, Lawrence of Arabia Last Thursday night in Buenos Aires, football - in the truest sense of the phrase - came home.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

11/3/2015

S Colin Sheridan: A decade of game-changing Second Captains

Second Captains have managed what few, perhaps even themselves, thought possible. A chart-topping podcast with international clout, almost daily output, and a bevy of quality contributors

Mon, 13 Mar, 2023

Los Angeles Rams v Green Bay Packers

Colin Sheridan: Aaron Rodgers - the silent, dark, retreat

The Green Bay Packers QB will reflect on his next move at a Darkness Retreat, he says.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2023