After a quarter of a century climbing towards heaven, are we about to discover it was a revolving door we were charging through?

Austria boss Ralf Rangnick has also given political comment a wide berth ahead of tonight's Nations League clash.

The Waterford striker is the Premier Division’s top scorer with 14 goals but has yet to score in six appearances for Jim Crawford’s Ireland under-21 side.

Ratcliffe has courted more controversy this week, saying in a BBC interview that the United Kingdom is in decline because 'nobody’s tough enough to deal with the immigration problem'

Cristiano Ronaldo says his critics tried to kill him 

United’s wage bill was down 3.6 per cent on the previous year.

Brighton have impressed in a goal-laden start to the season, in a league that remains a brutally strong attraction

The widespread expectation is that Nienaber will return to working with the Springboks when his Leinster contract runs out next summer and that Felipe Contepomi will succeed Leo Cullen

United were fortunate to leave Craven Cottage with a 1-1 draw

Before Cunha’s goal, which flew off the boot of defender David Affengruber, United looked to be heading for an unlikely defeat that would certainly have heaped more pressure on Carrick

Recruitment is under scrutiny after £155m was spent on three midfielders while other positions were neglected

The champions were well beaten by a rampant Seagulls side on Saturday

Dancing with the devil becomes easier once the devil sponsors the league.

Spurs and Villa meet in desperation derby, Andoni Iraola faces test on south-coast return

Maybe the question to ask about young JJ Gabriel is whether anyone should be talking about him at all. Is it right that someone who is not old enough for a paper round should be getting the Fabrizio Romano treatment? Do children belong anywhere near the avaricious and ruthless world of professional football?

Micheál Martin and Andy Burnham met in Manchester as they discussed the Good Friday Agreement, Ukraine, Gaza and Ireland-UK relations

Thomas Tuchel named a 27-man group for the three-week, four-game Nations League camp

Senior international caps Adam Brennan and Rory Finneran are named in the squad of 22, while there are first-time call-ups for Nottingham Forest’s Grady McDonnell and Celtic’s Marcus Gill. 

The Red Devils took an early 2-0 lead after goals from Shea Lacey and Mason Mount in the opening ten minutes of play. However, Brighton found their way back into the game with a goal before the break courtesy of Charalampos Kostoulas

Two goals inside the opening 10 minutes from Shea Lacey and Mason Mount put the home side in total control, but Fabian Hurzeler's side came roaring back