The day before Cork City beat Valur 2-0 in Reykjavik in 2007, Uefa’s man on the spot held a roundtable meeting with officials of both clubs to ensure all the boxes for the Intertoto Cup game had been ticked.

We have to make this happen.

FAI chief executive John Delaney has defended his much-publicised drinking sessions with Irish fans during Ireland’s disastrous Euro 2012 campaign.

UEFA president Michel Platini has revived the prospect of FA Cup winners qualifying for the Champions League.

The 2009 League of Ireland season was officially launched in Dublin today, kicking off eight months of football action in the presence of guest of honour, UEFA General Secretary David Taylor.