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<p>Shamrock Rovers' Graham Burke and Lee Grace train at the club's Roadstone facility ahead of their Champions League second leg qualifier against Ararat-Armenia. Pic: ©INPHO/Will Morgan</p>

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Shamrock Rovers face Ararat-Armenia rescue mission without John McGovern

A groin injury will keep McGovern out of the second leg clash while Victor Ozhianvuna also misses out through injury

<p>RESPECT: Mayo's manager Andy Moran and Kerry's manager Jack O'Connor after the match. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne</p>

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Jack O’Connor: 'They had more energy than us, more legs, more hunger'

<p>Pat McEnaney on fellow Corduff man Martin McNally: “He’s been knocking on the door and has now gone through it. Martin and Seán Hurson have been the best referees this year along with David Coldrick." Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile</p>

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'He’d pick my brain but he’s his own man': McEnaney backs McNally for Kerry-Mayo final

Ararat-Armenia v Shamrock Rovers - UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round 1st Leg

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Shamrock Rovers facing uphill Champions League battle after defeat in Armenia

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 2

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Fogarty Forum: Cork and Limerick can’t kill each other

Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Final - Puskas Arena

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Picking only one player per team, here's a Champions League team of the year

Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Final - Puskas Arena

Arsenal won't stand still in search of trophy they left behind

As the open-top buses rolled through north London and the Premier League trophy sparkled in the sunshine, perspective returned.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2026

Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Final - Puskas Arena

Mikel Arteta: Arsenal must turn Champions League final pain into fuel

Arteta said a second-half foul on Noni Madueke could "easily" have been given as a penalty for Arsenal

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Final - Puskas Arena

Arsenal heartbreak as PSG win Champions League final on penalties

The game finished 1-1 after normal time. Kai Havertz had given Arsenal an early lead but an Ousmane Dembele penalty took it to extra time

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Paris Saint-Germain v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Final - Puskas Arena

Champions League final team news: Havertz gets Arsenal nod, Hakimi in

There are no real surprises in the PSG team

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool - Premier League - City Ground

Liverpool sack Arne Slot after two years with Andoni Iraola in line to replace him

Dutchman departs after disappointing title defence

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Arsenal Training - Puskas Arena - Friday May 29th

Arsenal v PSG: Where the Champions League final can be won and lost

The Gunners, fresh from their Premier League title triumph, will have their work cut out to get the better of the Parisian powerhouse.

Sat, 30 May, 2026

Arsenal Media Day - Sobha Realty Training Centre - Thursday May 21st

'We have won one, now we want the second one': Mikel Arteta eyes Champions League glory

The newly crowned Premier League champions have a second chance to become kings of Europe when they face PSG in Budapest on Saturday night.

Fri, 29 May, 2026

Crystal Palace v Arsenal - Premier League - Selhurst Park

Arsenal 'fully convinced' they can make history in Champions League final

Mikel Arteta was named Premier League manager of the year at at the League Managers Association’s annual awards

Wed, 27 May, 2026

Arsenal v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Arsenal no longer fear falling short and now have clear sight of immortality

In the space of a week the mood has changed, with positive energy replacing suffering, and two trophies are suddenly within reach

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Arsenal v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Cashing in: Champions League glory would net Arsenal almost €150 million

Gunners' progress to May 30 decider in Budapest has already guaranteed the north London club €140m

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Arsenal v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Declan Rice urges Arsenal fans to bring ‘all the energy’ for Champions League final

Arsenal have received an official allocation of just 16,824 tickets from UEFA for the final at the 67,000-capacity Puskas Arena

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Arsenal v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Arsenal see off Atlético Madrid and feel gnawing fear of failure start to fall away

The newly found belief Mikel Arteta’s side have shown has now carried them into the Champions League final

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Arsenal v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Mikel Arteta thrilled as Arsenal ‘make history together’ in Champions League

Arsenal head into the Champions League final as the sole unbeaten team in this season’s competition following a remarkable record of 11 wins and three draws

Wed, 06 May, 2026

Soccer - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - First Leg - Manchester United v Arsenal - Old Trafford

From Shankly v Revie to the 'ghost goal': All-English European semi-finals

Before Nottingham Forest face Aston Villa in the Europa League, we look at seven other all-English semi-final clashes in Europe.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

Atletico Madrid v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - First Leg - Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Atlético hold Arsenal despite penalty drama in Madrid

Arteta might have felt two of the three big calls from the ref did not go his way with some justification.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026

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'The best match I have coached’: Luis Enrique thrilled by PSG’s 5-4 win over Bayern Munich

Tuesday evening's game featured a record nine goals for a Champions League semi-final

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026

Paris Saint-Germain v FC Bayern München - UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Semi Final First Leg

PSG and Bayern play football of the demigods in thrilling semi-final

The game was expected to be densely packed and full of fine margins but instead PSG and Bayern Munich produced something closer to art

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026

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Diego Simeone: There is interest from Arsenal in signing Julian Alvarez

Alvarez is due to line up against the Gunners in the first leg of their semi-final clash in Madrid on Wednesday.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2026

And then there were four: the inside line on Champions League semi-finalists

And then there were four: the inside line on Champions League semi-finalists

PSG play Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid face Arsenal in the Champions League semi-finals with the first legs to be played this week

Tue, 28 Apr, 2026

Everton v Liverpool - Premier League - Hill Dickinson Stadium

Virgil van Dijk: Champions League qualification ‘not the standard’ for Liverpool

Liverpool are three points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa in the chase for the Champions League places. Liverpool's next game is against Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon

Wed, 22 Apr, 2026

Arsenal v Sporting Lisbon - UEFA Champions League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Analysis: Arsenal are painful to watch but maybe this is just how you win things

Arsenal crawl on, this strange, slow-burn race towards some kind of finish line, a spectacle that really is unlike any other...

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026

Jude Bellingham

Bayern Munich progress past Real Madrid after seven-goal classic

The two European heavyweights traded punches in an enthralling contest, fighting each other almost to a standstill, until Luis Diaz delivered the knockout blow a minute from time.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026

Liverpool v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Anfield

Reports that France's Ekitiké out of World Cup with ruptured Achilles

The Liverpool forward was carried from the Anfield pitch on a stretcher during the first half of Tuesday's Champions League defeat to PSG

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026

Liverpool v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League - Quarter Final - Second Leg - Anfield

Dembele double sends Champions League holders PSG past Liverpool

The Reds remained very much in the tie until the final 20 minutes approached.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Julian Alvarez

Atletico Madrid beaten by 10-man Barcelona but do just enough to progress

Atletico, who have never won it, who will meet Arsenal or Sporting for a place in the final.

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Arsenal Training - Sobha Realty Training Centre - Tuesday April 14th

'No fear, pure fire': Mikel Arteta says Arsenal have no concerns about collapse

Arsenal have lost three consecutive games in domestic competitions

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Shamrock Rovers v Cork City - 2025 Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup Final

Uefa's rise to €1bn in commercial revenue a boon for LOI's Euro qualifiers

A major spike in prize-money is expected to come in the next few years

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Liverpool Press Conference - Anfield - Monday April 13th

Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai apologises for ‘misunderstanding’ after cup exit

The Hungarian was pictured shrugging, raising his arms and clapping, widely interpreted as sarcasm, towards Liverpool supporters after a 4-0 FA Cup defeat at Manchester City.

Mon, 13 Apr, 2026

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Andy Robertson eyes another iconic Anfield night before Liverpool exit

Liverpool trail PSG 2-0 from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Robertson believes that Liverpool players giving supporters something to get behind can generate another special night at Anfield

Sun, 12 Apr, 2026

Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Quarter Final - First Leg - Jose Alvalade Stadium

Mikel Arteta hails ‘extraordinary’ David Raya after Arsenal victory in Lisbon

Game-winning goalscorer Kai Havertz said Raya has been the "best keeper in the world" for the last two seasons

Wed, 08 Apr, 2026

Arsenal Training - Sobha Realty Training Centre - Monday April 6th

Champions League quarter-finals preview: Who's hot, who's not and what the teams need to do to progress

Ben McAleer takes a look at all eight teams aiming to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

Liverpool v Galatasaray - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - Second Leg - Anfield

Salah's 50th Champions League goal helps Liverpool progress to PSG rematch

Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike joined in the goal-scoring fun as the Reds blew away Galatasaray at Anfield.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Barcelona v Newcastle United - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - Second Leg - Spotify Camp Nou

Eddie Howe vows to take Newcastle back to the Champions League after Barcelona hammering

Anthony Elanga's first-half brace had cancelled out Raphinha's early opener and Marc Bernal's free-header, but Lamine Yamal's stoppage-time penalty opened the floodgates

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Liverpool Training - AXA Training Centre - Tuesday March 17th

Liverpool may end up getting rid of Slot purely because they cannot think of what else to do

The mood at Liverpool has gone from skittish to mutinous. Jamie Carragher has felt things and, like Walter Cronkite during the Vietnam war, if you’ve lost Carragher then you’ve lost Middle Liverpool.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Chelsea v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - Second Leg - Stamford Bridge

PSG leave Chelsea humbled as European champions flex their power

On Wednesday night's evidence, Chelsea are light years away from being able to compete with the best in England, let alone Europe.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Mikel Arteta says Eberechi Eze’s thunderbolt is ‘the reason why he’s here’

Eze hit spectacular 20-yard thunderbolt before Declan Rice added a classy second to seal a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen for a 3-1 aggregate success.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Manchester City v Real Madrid - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - Second Leg - Etihad Stadium

Manchester City crash out of Champions League as Real Madrid punish 10-man hosts

Three goals down from the first leg against Real Madrid, Man City's task was already tough but a red card for Bernard Silva after 20 minutes made it impossible

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - Second Leg - Emirates Stadium

Arsenal march on to Champions League quarters as Eze magic helps sink Leverkusen

Boring, boring Arsenal? Winning is never dull and when they play as well as this, who can blame the supporters, players and coaching staff for deserved celebrations.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

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PSG hand Chelsea a Champions League lesson to seal emphatic win

A 5-2 first-leg deficit was always going to be difficult to retrieve. Chelsea beat the French champions 3-0 in the Club World Cup final in July but a repeat was never on the cards.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

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Sporting Lisbon into Champions League quarter-finals after memorable comeback

Sporting beat Bodo/Glimt 5-0 on Tuesday evening, overturning a three-goal first leg deficit.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Arsenal v Everton - Premier League - Emirates Stadium

Mikel Arteta believes Max Dowman's exuberance can help inspire Arsenal

Arteta uses a “cook slowly” approach for bringing through young players

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Pressure mounts on Igor Tudor after record-breaking losing start as Spurs boss

Tommy Martin: How the sporting Gods often make the mighty look silly

It was a week when the hubristic were well and truly humbled.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Real Madrid v Manchester City - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - First Leg - Bernabeu

Valverde hat-trick gives Manchester City a mountain to climb against Real Madrid

Valverde destroyed Manchester City with a first-half hat-trick that summed up why Los Blancos always have the potential to be Galacticos.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026

Newcastle United v Barcelona - UEFA Champions League - Round of Sixteen - First Leg - St James' Park

Barcelona fan ‘gutted’ at missing Newcastle game after going to wrong St James’ Park

It was only when he presented his ticket to staff that the mix-up became apparent but rather than turn him away, Exeter provided him with a ticket for their League One match against Lincoln.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2026