Republic of Ireland 1 Azerbaijan 0: It took until the last second of the final minute in injury time but U21 defender Shaun Donnellan ensured the good times for Irish underage football continued last night.

More than 100,000 protesters from across Greece have converged on Athens's main square to protest against a potential Greek compromise in a dispute with neighbouring Macedonia over the former Yugoslav republic's official name.

Gylfi Sigurdsson helped Iceland seal qualification for their first ever World Cup finals by scoring in an emotional 2-0 victory over Kosovo.

Iceland are on the brink of reaching their first ever World Cup after recording a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Group I rivals Turkey in Istanbul.

Wayne Rooney, England’s all-time top scorer, has announced his immediate retirement from international football.

Cork City’s Euro dream is very much in the balance after they suffered a first defeat in 26 matches losing out to AEK Larnaca in a tense and highly competitive Europa League qualifier at Turner’s Cross last night, writes Noel Spillane.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa is missing the start of pre-season training after being given time off.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa will miss the start of pre-season training, Press Association Sport understands.

Video replays took centre stage as Spain beat France 2-0 in a friendly at the Stade de France.

Spain retained top spot in Group G after a 4-0 scoreline at home to Macedonia was matched by rivals Italy in Liechtenstein.

Greece's government has said it is expecting a growing number of stranded migrants and asylum seekers after neighbour Macedonia further restricted border access at the weekend.

Apart from the two Irish groups, what else was decided last night?

A timeline of the most recent saga in Irish football.

Macedonian police special forces have fired stun grenades to disperse thousands of migrants stuck in a no-man s land at the border with Greece.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has named Diego Costa in his squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers while Gerard Pique returns and uncapped duo Rodrigo Moreno and Juan Bernat have also been called up.

Spain defender Sergio Ramos has called for more of the same after the defending champions started their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in style – but also urged fans to show patience with the new-look national team.

Spain 5 Macedonia 1

While it would clearly be ridiculous to make any kind of judgement on Martin O’Neill’s management after one game, tomorrow’s fixture in Tbilisi does offer a curious kind of acid test — and an immediate point of comparison.

Tomorrow against Turkey at the Aviva Stadium, Ireland play the first of four games in three weeks in three different countries.

Ireland U21 manager Noel King has revealed he felt Giovanni Trapattoni was dismissive of James McCarthy when the midfielder’s international intentions came under scrutiny.

There are certain sayings that should be banned from the language.

Of all the missionaries seeking redemption in Cologne tomorrow night, Darron Gibson’s case jumps to the forefront.

Gareth Bale has been named in the Wales squad to face Macedonia and Belgium, but will not play a part in either match.

Mario Balotelli fired Italy to next year’s World Cup finals as the Azzurri came from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in Turin last night.

Macedonia 1 Scotland 2

Chris Coleman hailed Gareth Bale’s commitment to Wales after the world’s most expensive player raced back from his unveiling at Real Madrid to join up with the national squad ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia.

Unsettled Tottenham star Gareth Bale has failed to report for training for a second day.

Gareth Bale has been named in the Wales squad for next week’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland in Cardiff.

The Champions League final traditionally ends the football season across Europe, but it doesn’t feel that way this year.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has made clear to captain Vincent Kompany he expects him to put club before country.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has voiced his anger with Vincent Kompany and Belgium after his captain played in a World Cup qualifier this week.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has hit out at Belgium counterpart Marc Wilmots for selecting captain Vincent Kompany for international duty this week.

Arsenal broke with tradition to make a last-minute purchase last night, and the Gunners are now looking to cash in against Stoke tomorrow.

A question mark hung over Craig Levein’s future as Scotland manager after last night’s 2-0 defeat to Belgium all but extinguished their hopes of resurrecting their World Cup qualifying Group A campaign.

In recent years, the moments at which successive Ireland managers have reached the point of no return have usually been accompanied by howls of rage and frustration from the stands.

Scotland manager Craig Levein expressed his anger after seeing his side denied what he felt was a legitimate goal in their 2-1 defeat to Wales at Cardiff City Stadium.

Luxembourg U19 2 Ireland U19 5