“I legit have no idea what Nadine Coyle has said yet"

It is among the great sources of regret in professional football, the lost connection between players and fans.

Twenty years after their on-field tension rivalry ended, Ian Wright insisted his summer squabble with Roy Keane on the pundits’ couch at the World Cup hasn’t dimmed his respect for the Corkman.

Roy Keane was, as ever, the voice of reason on ITV last night.

Arsenal are set to appoint Unai Emery as their new manager.

It's been widely reported that Unai Emery is to be appointed the next Arsenal manager.

The rise and fall of Arsène Wenger: An insider’s account of how the historic success of Arsenal’s greatest manager ultimately contained the seeds of his own downfall.

Pencils at the ready, children. Poor old uncle Arsene has lost the dressing room. Can you help him find it?

Wenger defended the performance of his players at Wembley, where several were labelled as "spineless" and a "disgrace" by Gary Neville.

Premier League football highlights will continue to be shown on Match of the Day after the BBC announced it has agreed a new three-year deal.

Minister must show strong hand in Brexit talks

Arsene Wenger accused Raheem Sterling of diving and criticised the standard of refereeing after his Arsenal side were beaten 3-1 at Manchester City.

BATE Borisov 2 - Arsenal 4: Arsene Wenger praised Jack Wilshere’s “outstanding” contribution to Arsenal’s 4-2 Europa League victory at BATE Borisov.

Arsene Wenger reckons it’s “absolutely stupid” to say Arsenal cannot win the Premier League in the wake of their 4-0 humiliation at Liverpool.

Transfer deadline day is a serious affair for managers, players and supporters as clubs scramble around to complete last-minute deals.

Ian Wright has described Arsenal as an “absolute shambles” and expressed amazement that the club would sell Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Chelsea.

A host of former Arsenal favourites have questioned the appetite and ability of the current wearers of the shirt after Monday night’s 3-0 mauling at Crystal Palace.

Former striker Ian Wright led the condemnation of Arsenal's performance in their embarrassing loss to Crystal Palace, saying: "At least I tried."

The partner of a cheating joiner kicked him out of their house just hours after he told a murder trial jury he had planned to set up home with his lover.

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright believes Arsene Wenger's reign at the club is "imploding".

A trio of former Arsenal stars have turned on Arsene Wenger and his players after a humiliating 5-1 Champions League thrashing at Bayern Munich.

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Cork City manager — and Arsenal fan — John Caulfield on the changing face of football

Let’s get the formalities out of the way first. Mouthy BBC pundit Ian Wright has sternly told us that anyone not worshipping at the altar of Wayne Rooney this past weekend is “disgraceful”.

Mickey Quinn won’t collar Wayne Rooney:

It must be hard keeping up with the Joneses down around West Cork’s chi-chi Castletownshend. 

The very first manager to have “lost the dressing room”, according to Google, was John Barnes in 1999.

Check out the best of tonight's telly below.

The best performances and palaver from the Premier League.

I watched last Sunday’s scoreless draw with England on television and listened with interest to the analysis of Kenny Cunningham and Keith Andrews.

Last week, I wrote about the increasing destruction of habitats in marginal areas, where, in the cause of creating more grassland for more cattle to make more beef and now more milk — bedrock is smashed and removed and the land scraped of all the wild and hardy vegetation that has evolved there since the last Ice Age.

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Arsenal v Leicester: Tonight: Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has rounded on Match of the Day pundits after his scuffle with James McArthur.

The Cork tenor is celebrating a quarter of a century as a professional singer, writes Dan Buckley

Arsene Wenger has responded to criticism of Arsenal’s leaky defence by giving his backing to Per Mertesacker and Calum Chambers.

Irish art will come under the hammer in Dublin and London next week. Fresh from his viewing in Skibbereen last weekend Morgan O’Driscoll will bring 124 lots to the RDS for auction on Monday at 6 pm.