Jose Mourinho has been appointed as Tottenham’s new manager following the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino.

As the sold-out signs were last night hoisted for Tuesday’s Euro women’s qualifier against Ukraine at Tallaght Stadium, Ireland defender Claire O’Riordan insists she’s ready to meet the nation’s expectations.

A new psychological thriller series from the writer of 'Derry Girls' will be broadcast on Virgin Media as part of their new season.

Former UEFA president Lennart Johansson has died at the age of 89.

After talking a lot over the past 18 months about his grand vision to overhaul Irish football, Niall Quinn has put his plans into print for the FAI’s governance review committee to digest.

Tottenham have handed "indefinite" bans to three supporters who tried to sell their Champions League final tickets on a secondary ticketing platform.

Tottenham Hotspur have enjoyed plenty of memorable European nights but none quite like the 90 plus minutes experienced in Manchester on a crazy, crazy evening.

And in different circumstances, he believes Roy Keane could have been the man to shape that philosophy.

Reports yesterday suggest sacking Jose Mourinho is likely to cost Manchester United £24m (€26.8m) in a pay-out to the Portuguese native, which will soften the blow in his household this Christmas at least.

Manchester United face a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo after being pitted against Juventus in the Champions League group stage.

Irish customers are to miss out on a controversial deal that will see UK viewers benefit from Sky and BT sharing content including Premier League and Champions League matches on each other’s platforms.

Sky and BT have announced a deal that will allow the rival broadcasters to sell their channels on each others' platforms.

Neil Lennon says Martin O’Neill could still manage a Premier League club, but he wonders how young players would deal with his old-school ways.

Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare is looking forward to the “massive challenge” of facing Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

BT Sport has retained the exclusive rights to show Champions League and Europa League games until the end of the 2020-21 season, it has announced.

Pre-tax profits at the UK arm of the Sligo sports group that counts Real Madrid and Barcelona amongst its clients increased fourfold to £1.1m in 2015.

Sky plans to introduce a loyalty scheme to stem a rise in customer defections that, together with a jump in the cost of soccer broadcasting rights, cast a shadow over first-half results yesterday.

Some 515,000 people tuned in to BT Sport on Saturday evening to watch Manchester City beat Sunderland 2-1 in an English Premier League opener.

The new sports channel Eir Sport has acquired the exclusive Irish rights to the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

TV3 presenter Kirsteen O’Sullivan is excited about Extra Time, the new football entertainment show she’s co-hosting during Euros season with Joe Molloy from Off The Ball.

YouTube will be streaming the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals for free.

Martin O’Neill has firmly placed Damien Delaney’s international future in the player’s hands by suggesting he won’t rule the Corkman out of his Euro plans if “he’s an interest in playing” for Ireland.

Despite conceding 16 goals in their five ties up to last night, Roma’s scoreless draw against BATE Borisov ensured they nudged through to the last-16 of the Uefa Champions League.

Four League of Ireland clubs are to benefit to the tune of €156,000 from Uefa’s policy of dispersing fines received from Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches.

Cork girls Clare Shine and Denise O’Sullivan are set to lead the attack for Glasgow City tomorrow as their all-conquering side contest the Scottish Cup final against Hibernian.

Nissan seems to be taking inspiration from Rocket League, as it will soon enable players to control Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 using the Nissan Qashqai.

Here's what you can look forward to on the box tonight.

Manchester City have made a profit for the first time since the club’s takeover by Sheikh Mansour in 2008 – and despite what the chairman describes as a “below par” season on the pitch.

Ireland have missed out on a seeding for the Euro 2016 play-offs next month.

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PlayStation 4 owners can now download the PlayStation F.C. UEFA Champions League app for free.

Celtic have announced a pre-tax loss of £3.95 million (€5.3m) last season.

Owen Hargreaves knew Bastian Schweinsteiger was different when the Manchester United midfielder approached him and demanded his boots.

Gary Lineker believes the Premier League still does not attract the best players in the world despite the bumper new television deal.

What's on telly? UEFA and benefits and movies galore.

Brendan Rodgers has ordered his ailing Liverpool team to toughen up if they are to mount a serious challenge for a return to the UEFA Champions League next season.