From her deep reservoir of experience and knowledge, Vera Pauw dug out a Dutch proverb to caution Ireland against premature delusions of women’s World Cup qualification.

The National Lottery regulator could be asked to appear before the Dáil's Finance Committee, the Taoiseach has suggested, after concerns were raised that the jackpot has not been won for months.

It will be deeply offensive to United fans that the club would be considered football’s longest running comedy revue, entering its ninth year playing to packed houses

Meanwhile, Christian Pulisic‘s future at Chelsea is increasingly uncertain as Liverpool look to bolster their attack

Premier League: 10 points to watch out for this weekend

The Norwegian’s three-year tenure came to an end when he was dismissed in the wake of Saturday’s 4-1 Premier League defeat to Watford, the latest in a poor run of results.

Cristiano Ronaldo struck with a brilliant chipped finish on 78 minutes, after Fred had robbed Etienne Capoue just outside the area

NBC more than doubled their bid for the right to exclusively broadcast English football in a package increasingly sought after by fans

Valverde has been out of work since leaving Barcelona in 2020

Bayern Munich, missing half a dozen players to Covid-19 quarantine, edged past Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 to secure top spot in Champions League Group E with a game to spare.

Juventus were outplayed from start to finish on a night that must have delighted Roman Abramovich, who was in England but unable to attend this thrashing

Whatever the future holds for Michael Carrick, the former Man United midfielder will always have this

Pochettino has been linked with the new managerial vacancy at Manchester United but his only silverware as a boss came in the Coupe de France last season

What the papers sayManchester United will have to pay Paris St Germain £10million to secure Mauricio Pochettino‘s signature, according to the Mirror.

Carrick is an interim to an interim with Man United having indicated that they want to appoint a short-term manager until the summer when Solskjaer’s replacement can be named

Michael Carrick has been placed in charge of Man United while the club searches for someone to fill the role until the end of the season

Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick is taking his first press conference since taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. 

Solskjær lost his job a month short of his three-year anniversary as manager after Saturday’s dismal 4-1 loss at Watford

United's squad has been expensively assembled, but it lacks coherence and whoever is appointed will have to face that first of all – and that means sales as well as signings.

As one Twitter wag put it, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would’ve been sacked three times by Watford in the first half alone.