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.

Football – zut alors!

Germany weren’t just shocked by Mexico on Sunday, they were just pipped by Galway too. And Roscommon.

In an interview first published on February 21, 2015, Liam Miller reflected on his career with Liam Mackey.

Cristiano Ronaldo may be basking in a fifth Ballon d’Or triumph, but he still has one eye on his post-football career.

Ubiquitous. It’s a nice word. But what does it mean?

Patrice Evra has thanked 'all real Marseille fans' for the support he has received in the wake of last week's incident which saw him suspended by the Ligue 1 side after aiming a kick at one of the club's supporters.

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

The map of Europe presents a very different picture now to the days John Caulfield was gnawing at the ankles of elite club defenders.

After the fairytale of Leicester City’s unexpected success last year, this season marked a brutal back to business return for the Billionaire Boys from The Bridge, writes Nick Callow.

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has claimed the "Premier League are begging me to stay" amid reports that he has agreed to sign for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 26 goals this season and his decisive performance in the EFL Cup final have left Manchester United with a dilemma as they ponder how to keep their talisman at Old Trafford beyond the end of the season.

Investment at the landmark Silversprings Hotel in Cork by new owners Clayton/Dalata who acquired it two years ago as part of a nine-hotel €445m acquisition from the Moran Group will top €5 million by next year, while the hotel’s €3.2m reworked two-storey Events Centre, ballroom and business meeting rooms reopens from tomorrow.

Manchester United 2 Southampton 0: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Jose Mourinho kicked off life at Old Trafford with a comfortable Friday night victory over Southampton.

The extent to which they will be leaders will be determined by that mix of passion, ego that isn’t selfserving, and fierce undivided loyalty to the project, writes Fergus Finlay

In the great Brexit debate former soccer star David Beckham has come out for Remain while a furious row has erupted between his wife Victoria and a prominent Leave campaign group.

Romelu Lukaku has described himself as one of the most gifted strikers in world football.

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

Crystal Palace’s Yohan Cabaye has revealed the malaise at Newcastle led to him believing he would never play in an FA Cup final, as he will against Manchester United on Saturday.

There have been some legendary United ‘goons’ at Wembley down the years. Moments when all bodily and mental control flies out of the window, and gruff grown men can be seen kissing each other on the lips, ululating like possessed animals, and falling over each other into tangled heaps of blood and joy.

TOM DUNNE is fizzing with energy. 

For the Dunph’s “a good player, not a great player”, now read Fergie’s “a great player but not world class”.

From sharing Big Macs with David Beckham to preparing young footballers for the pitfalls of life as a pro, Pat McGibbon has taken an interesting career path

MANCHESTER UNITED 1 TOTTENHAM 0:The swagger and arrogance were there, with a few histrionics thrown in for good measure – perhaps Manchester United have struck upon a player worthy of the No.7 shirt.

Bertie Ahern has defended his record as Taoiseach at the Banking Inquiry; See the moment a helicopter crashes into a Longford pub; and a US judge has allowed the release of dashcam videos showing police killing an unarmed man in a suburb of LA, after he took off his hat. Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has failed in a bid to win asylum in France.

There is one serious flaw with the defensive-based running game which has been slavishly adopted by virtually every team in the country.

A Danish settler in the old West wreaks terrible revenge on his attackers.

Eric Cantona does not speak about football much any more, but when he does it is always worth listening.

Cristiano Ronaldo got an early birthday present yesterday as the former Manchester United star was voted the greatest player to have graced the Premier League.

It was 20 years ago tomorrow, mon dieu, says Liam Mackey.

Liam Mackey sat down with one of football's real hard men, Neil Ruddock, who spoke about Keane, Cantona and what became of his cream suit.

Eric Cantona was relaxed and even ate McDonald’s in the moments after he received a two-week prison sentence for his kung fu-style attack on a Crystal Palace fan, according Manchester United’s former head of security.

Once a manager earns the name of being a dictator, he can cut all the deals he wants, writes Paddy Heaney.

Gary Neville might regard it as “The Dog and Duck versus the Red Lion” owing to the current fortunes of both clubs, but Manchester United versus Liverpool is the biggest game in English football - bar none.