Roy Keane has launched a scathing attack on Manchester United players and professional footballers in general, calling them "weak."

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In sharp contrast to the scarcity of strikers in the Ireland squad, John Egan knows he’s a victim of the riches in the central defensive department.

No-one needs to be apprised of Seamus Coleman’s pride every time he captains his country but the skipper he says he’ll be only too happy to hand over the armband on Thursday when Glenn Whelan gets to lead the team out against Northern Ireland at the Aviva for what is likely to be the Dubliner’s final appearance in the green shirt.

A third of the way through the 2018/19 season, the top three teams remain unbeaten – the first time this has happened in top-flight history. But who will reign supreme come May? Darren Norris assesses the state of play.

LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named the MLS Newcomer of the Year.

Shane Long and Derrick Williams have been ruled out of Republic of Ireland's upcoming international friendly against Northern Ireland and next week's Nations Cup game in Denmark.

“I think the Irish supporters have a good balance. If they see players going out giving their all – they’ll back you all the way.”

The Weekend Review with Daniel Storey.

The All Blacks landed in Dublin yesterday, mightily relieved to have avoided defeat through an escape route they had used only once before in 30 years.

The rights and wrongs of Manchester City’s relationship with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations have been well aired this week but, whatever the balance sheets may or may not tell us, the gulf in class between the city’s two clubs has never been more starkly demonstrated than it was for 90 minutes at the Etihad last night.

For about 20 minutes during the second half at Wastelands, you could sense United fans excitedly muttering to themselves all over the world: “Surely we’re not going to get away with this yet again?!”

One of the earliest and most hard-earned lessons I learned in the playground as a young football neophyte was that there was no team called Manchester.

Daniel Storey asks five key questions ahead of the Manchester Derby.

The tragic death of his brother, Andrew, has shaped Mike Ross’s outlook on rugby — and on life, where he never took no for an answer. And like Ross the player, his new book, Dark Arts, is an underrated gem.

Jurgen Klopp believes the expectation placed upon Liverpool following their finest ever start to a Premier League season means only becoming champions will qualify as a success.

There may not have been the regular exchange of messages or calls between Frank Lampard and John Terry this week.

It’s the ultimate battle of philosophies in Manchester tomorrow. A classic clash of styles as the family pulling every stroke to pump as much money as possible into their club faces the family working every trick in the book to take it out.

Some people say TV has ruined sport but there’s a strong case to argue that the opposite is true, writes Brendan O'Brien

Pierre-Emerick Augbameyang won the praise of manager Unai Emery after his winner at Bournemouth took Arsenal to within a point of the top four, but Mesut Ozil’s place in the club’s new era looks rather more shaky after he sat shivering and ignored on the sidelines.