There are obvious holes to be picked in the belief it is never a bad idea to watch a game of football.

It used be thought you couldn’t win anything with young players, until Alex Ferguson came along and turned that on its head with his team of tyros from the class of ’92.

For something widely described as the worst-kept secret in golf, Pádraig Harrington’s eventual unveiling as Europe’s next Ryder Cup captain surprised us in just how pleasant and important a reminder it was of what a special golf nation this is, and what a special sportsperson Harrington is.

Paul Pogba took barely half an hour to offer his epitaph for Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United career - or so it seemed.

Ryan Giggs has challenged his Wales youngsters to prove people wrong in the absence of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.

Wales boss Ryan Giggs says Gareth Bale is “50-50” to face Ireland at Aviva Stadium in their Nations League clash next Tuesday.

If it is possible for an event, which mainly consisted of middle-aged men in a state of wheezy exhaustion, to be considered spiritual, then Tuesday’s Liam Miller Tribute match certainly was that, writes Tommy Martin

Whatever this was, friendly or competitive fare, it was carnage. And who’s to say it will get any better?

The only time Ryan Giggs came up against Ireland as a player, he was reduced to playing a bit part in history.

Ger McCarthy poses four questions ahead of Ireland's rematch with Wales...

Gary Neville had already spent the morning talking Premier League but, like any good full-back who spends the 90 minutes motoring up and down the sideline, there was no sign of him flagging come the resumption after lunch.

He wasn’t slow to tell them what was what when Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United were in their pomp and boasted a midfield four of Beckham, Scholes, Keane and Giggs.

The same day Roy Keane adorned the front page of this paper by flying back into his hometown to launch the Liam Miller tribute match also happened to be the 25th anniversary of him joining Manchester United for a then record British transfer fee.

The celebration of a Cork sporting hero’s life is now a PR disaster for the GAA, writes Joe Leogue.

Ryan Giggs defended Gareth Bale’s contribution after he suffered his first defeat as Wales manager to Uruguay in the China Cup final.

Ryan Giggs is determined to promote young talent in his new role as Wales manager after playing his part in the rise of Marcus Rashford.

The first round of acts are as follows.

"You are pitting your wits against two experienced men in Martin O’Neill, and in Roy, who is obviously someone I know well, who was a fantastic player and captain."

This will be Giggs’ first permanent job in management.

Who would you choose?

Ryan Giggs says he advised Manchester United to sign Gabriel Jesus and Kylian Mbappe before the pair rose to prominence.

David Unsworth, Sean Dyche, and David Moyes are among the frontrunners for the Everton manager’s job after Ronald Koeman was sacked yesterday with the club languishing in the relegation zone.

West Brom midfielder Gareth Barry has revealed Arsenal tried to sign him twice as he prepares to break the Premier League appearance record at the Emirates Stadium.

Giggs laughed off Keane's claim that he would be worth £2billion in today's exorbitant transfer market.

Ryan Giggs has warned Romelu Lukaku he will have to deal with a whole new level of scrutiny at Manchester United.

With his latest collection Drake commandeers two prevailing trends in popular music. 

Jose Mourinho believes he has matured and is therefore better able to "transmit his serenity" to the Manchester United players.

“Keane’s run through, Roy Keane going through, Keane shoots, Roy Keane, oh Roy Keane gets his 50th goal for Manchester United! He’s had a long wait for it, but he hit it running into the penalty area, a bullet into the bottom corner. That’s just what this game needed.”

David Moyes returns to Manchester United on Monday for the first time since being axed from "the impossible job" - yet Jose Mourinho claims not to be overawed by trying to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson.

Man United prepare to take on Arsenal tomorrow with the Gunners looking to break a 10-year duck at Old Trafford.

It is being reported that Ryan Giggs was snubbed by Swansea in their search for a new manager.

Neville was sacked by Valencia last season.

Jose Mourinho put the record straight on burning issues concerning Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney as he outlined his vision for Manchester United yesterday.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Judges have delayed until Monday a ruling on whether to lift an injunction barring tabloid newspaper editors from naming a celebrity couple, one of whom was allegedly involved in a threesome.

Cue TV voiceover. Previously, on Terrace Talk: “One struggles to imagine how we can trouble City. But then one does think of Martial & Rashford’s lingering un-Van Gaal’d ability to do the unexpected. And a flame of hope still burns.”

For Cristiano Ronaldo, team spirit doesn’t involve sharing tapas with Real Madrid strike partners Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale.

Rio Ferdinand thinks Manchester United would be taking a risk if they appointed Ryan Giggs as their next manager.

Last week, after pointing out that our victory at Anfield shouldn’t deflect attention from the continuing awfulness of our performances, I concluded: “all we have done is given LVG a free pass for another couple of weeks, without settling any of the bigger questions.”

The success of the Fifty Shades series revealed a hitherto under-appreciated public appetite for sado-masochism, which may in turn partly explain football’s popularity as a spectator sport. 

Louis van Gaal admits his Manchester United players have driven him to boredom and anger at times this season.

In the publicity for the recent film and book I Believe in Miracles, the author Daniel Taylor regularly opted for a certain comparison to help people grasp the scale of Brian Clough’s magnificent achievement with Nottingham Forest in the late ‘70s.