"It has become clear this type of abuse is becoming a weekly occurrence for James."

This was a game between two of the sport’s best. It stood to reason that everyone wanted to see it happen.

Paul Rouse The extraordinary sums of money that now swirl around the Premier League in England are driven by television.

Birmingham have parted company with manager Garry Monk, the club have announced.

Bolton will start next season in Sky Bet League One with a 12-point deduction after going into administration, the English Football League has announced.

Bolton have announced their home game against Ipswich tomorrow is in doubt because of a "critical" IT failure.

The English Championship is to the Premier League what Puma is to adidas. Well regarded in its own right — at last count the third most-watched league in Europe — it will always exist in the shadow of its bigger brother, writes Brendan O'Brien.

Manchester City can consider themselves highly unfortunate not to beat Wolves. They hit the woodwork three times, Rui Patricio made a world-class save from Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus missed a simple chance, and the Wolves’ goal should have been disallowed for handball.

Premier League clubs can launch their summer spending sprees in earnest when the transfer window opens today.

Jim Kelly is the groundsman and chief steward at O’Connor Park, Tullamore. He took time out from mowing the pitch on Thursday evening to chat about preparations for Offaly’s Leinster SHC opener against Galway. Interview by Stephen Barry.

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The GAA will wait until Friday to make a decision on whether this weekend's League games will go ahead.

Premier League fixtures would be scheduled across two weekends to give each team a break without the competition entirely halting.

You wait 130 years for video technology in football and then,with pundits poised and the world watching, nobody could decide if it had been used or not!

By the time football restarted after the Second World War, Tottenham Hotspur was a club of the past. 

Paul Scholes believes Manchester United should push to beat their title rivals away from home to give themselves a psychological advantage.

Crystal Palace, Manchester City, Manchester United, Swansea and Watford opposed the deal, while Burnley abstained in the vote.

Premier League clubs have agreed to close the summer transfer window the day before the start of the 2018-19 season.

Ajax’s first professional coach was Wicklow native John Kirwan, who allegedly played a key role in choosing the club’s iconic white shirt with a red vertical strip.

The ability of Chelsea as a football club to snatch ignominy from the jaws of victory can never be underestimated, although last night’s victory at the Hawthorns at least protects a memorable Premier League campaign with another title, their fifth of the Abramovich era, writes Allan Prosser.

Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has spoken to gay footballers and suggested the idea of a group of players coming out together.

Long before he became notorious for his views on immigration in his controversy filled US presidential election bid, Donald Trump had already hit the heights of football administration and fame on the Saint and Greavsie show, writes Robert McNamara .

Watford are under investigation from the English Football League following allegations they supplied false financial documents to the governing body.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish admits the financial ramifications of relegation from the top flight now are "scary" and believes a Premier League 2 could be an option if the gap to the Championship continues to grow.

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Leicester’s remarkable title victory has brought a sense of fairytale, adventure and wonder to the Premier League, caught the world’s imagination and given fans of clubs outside the elite an opportunity, like Claudio Ranieri, to ‘dream’.

Toulon joining the Aviva Premiership “doesn’t stack up for a thousand reasons” but a European league could become a long-term reality, according to Gloucester chief executive Stephen Vaughan.

Relegated QPR have insisted they will fight any attempt by the Football League to impose a fine on the club for Financial Fair Play breaches.

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as QPR slumped to relegation without a whimper in an embarrassing 6-0 defeat at Manchester City.

Massimo Cellino’s period of disqualification as owner of Leeds has been extended to May 3 by the Football League.

Nottingham Forest have been placed under a full transfer embargo over the non-payment of a fee to Peterborough – but new boss Dougie Freedman is not fazed by the sanction.

Massimo Cellino has announced he has resigned as president of Leeds but says he will return in April.

Massimo Cellino’s long-term future as Leeds owner has been cast into doubt despite the Italian businessman insisting he will accept disqualification by the Football League and then return in April.

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino has had his appeal against being disqualified as a director dismissed, the Football League has announced.

Cardiff will revert to their traditional blue home kit with immediate effect.

"I share the view of one former top referee that the current group of professional referees is the worst that we have seen."

The Blackpool fan who was allegedly branded “a r****d” by Karl Oyston has called on the Tangerines chairman to resign.