Frank! Incensed! Mirth!

Stephen Ireland has said his international exile was because he couldn't afford to spend time away from his children.

It’s going to be a thrilling ride for Arsenal this season...

It’s fair to say that Arsenal have under promised and over delivered in the transfer window

It would be remarkable if a club that has been lambasted and mocked for failing to win a single trophy since the League Cup in 2008 began their collection with the biggest one of all.

Up to last weekend, Jack Byrne would have been expecting to complete his football duties this week by heading north to Ballybofey to face Finn Harps.

Larry Ryan: Fashioning narratives out of the week’s big big game

Successive Premier League weekends have catapulted the ongoing issues of racism in football back into the headlines. For those misguided enough to believe racism is no longer a problem in football — and this includes FIFA, the governors of the game — such incidents are a wake-up call, but it is not just the footballing authorities that need to take notice.

Sligo artist Dan Leydon has already claimed a Champions League three-in-a-row this season, but now the Liverpool fan hopes Real Madrid stop following in his footsteps.

Irrespective of how pronounced the home advantage may appear in tomorrow’s semi-final, Leinster know the Scarlets have a habit of turning conventional wisdom to dust, writes Peter Jackson

Pep Guardiola has revealed he almost joined Wigan when he left Barcelona.

Greater Manchester Police are investigating an incident of alleged racially aggravated assault on Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling at the weekend.

In a week when the five most popular picks for captain all failed to find the net, you knew the mood among the FPL community was about to darken.

Fantasy Premier League is back, and oh how we’ve missed it!

Fantasy Premier League is back, and oh how we’ve missed it!

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hinted Pep Guardiola’s decision to personally attend his side’s game against Stoke City reflects how seriously they are being taken as title challengers.

The Football Association has appointed an independent legal counsel, Kate Gallafent QC, to assist its review into historical child abuse allegations.

Finally, a shiny new Premier League season is almost upon us, and for millions of people that means one thing — fantasy football time!

The biggest games often call for the greatest players to take centre stage.

Vardy has recovered from a minor groin surgery in time for tonight's big game.

An afternoon which started with a huge social-media hoax about The Gobby One getting the boot ended with the Scousers stealing our thunder by sacking Brendan Rodgers. In between, we’ve witnessed the sort of complete performance from the Gunners against Manchester United that we’ve been waiting for, ever since Fergie sought refuge in his pipe and slippers.

Jose Mourinho had seemingly heard enough, even though he hadn’t come anywhere close to saying enough.

The Gunners signed off with a sumptuous first-half of mesmerising football against the Baggies, thereby guaranteeing that they’ll be wearing their flip-flops for a few weeks longer this summer, not having to don their boots and psyche themselves up so soon, for such an influential Champions League qualifier.

Burnley 0 Arsenal 1: Seven days after tearing apart Liverpool with a display of flair and exuberance, Arsenal showed a different characteristic that they have often been accused of lacking.

Thankfully, unlike the farcical officiating at the Etihad, the ref at St James’ Park on Saturday didn’t thoroughly spoil the spectacle for the watching millions, by sending the wrong player off in the opening seconds.

Matthew Macklin may have been born in England but is very much a proud Irishman

“I have no doubt he will be chomping at the bit now and ready to go having missed three games.”

Nothing could spoil Alan Pardew’s good mood last night - not even dire warnings about the dangers of Ebola.

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Argentinian Willy Caballero will start in goal for Manchester City ahead of England’s Joe Hart in today’s Community Shield with Arsenal at Wembley.

Still no word of Ray Houghton. Not even a stir out of his new Twitter account (@ray81988) since Brazil-Colombia on Friday evening.

Liverpool: This latest heart murmur just wasn’t necessary

After last week’s half-term report on Manchester United, it’s time to scrutinise their neighbours and bitter rivals Manchester City, the team most people believe will reclaim the title from the red side of town.

Arsenal 2 Cardiff City 0

Crystal Palace 1 Norwich 1

It's the craze that has swept the footballing world and it's about time one of the stars honoured by the chant got involved.

Defender Per Mertesacker believes it could prove a good thing for Arsenal to have to tackle one of Europe’s top sides in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Joe Hart has been left sitting on the bench once more as Manchester City attempt to close the gap on the Barclays Premier League pace-setters at Sunderland.

Helen Flanagan is terrified her sexy phone pictures will be leaked online.