"We don't feel bad when we see Wembley, it's a good place and a wonderful stadium."

Spartak Moscow player Leonid Mironov has been charged with racially abusing Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster, UEFA has announced.

It is the second time this season Liverpool have been forced to act against the Russian club.

Vitaly Mutko is now Russia's deputy prime minister, president of the Russian Football Union and the chairman of the organising committee for Russia 2018.

There will be no Russian anthems, flags or uniforms at February's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after the country was banned for state-sponsored doping.

Olympic chiefs look likely to ban Russia from February's Winter Games in Pyeongchang over systematic doping when they meet today.

The lawyer of the man who blew the whistle on Russia's state-sponsored doping programme believes anything other than a ban from February's Winter Olympics would "embolden the cheats".

The European Commission has said that "sufficient progress" must be made on three key issues before it will move on to negotiations on trade and the transition to a future EU/UK relationship.

Opponents of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe are preparing to demonstrate for the ousting of the 93-year-old leader who is virtually powerless and deserted by most of his allies.

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The Taoiseach has confirmed Government will not be immediately addressing pensions anomalies which have seen 42,000 people lose as much as €1,500 a year.

Gary Neville accused Newcastle of showing "no ambition" at one stage during their 1-0 home defeat to Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Enda Kenny bowed out as Gerry Adams made plans to follow, all amid myriad scandals from banks to whistleblowers. It was a tumultuous year, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Tottenham 5 - Southampton 2: Harry Kane smashed Alan Shearer’s Premier League record for goals scored in a calendar year by hitting a hat-trick in Tottenham’s 5-2 mauling of Southampton.

Sam Allardyce's unbeaten run as Everton manager continued as Chelsea were held to a goalless draw at Goodison Park.

Pep Guardiola is prepared to apologise to Manchester United if they consider Manchester City's celebrations after Sunday's derby excessive.

The divide is between those who want a wrongdoing addressed once highlighted and those who want it to remain buried, says Special Correspondent Michael Clifford.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has questioned Manchester City's behaviour in the wake of the post-derby fracas.

Dublin GAA chief executive John Costello hit out at critics of the county's footballers in dramatic style today, comparing them to authors of children's books.

A 1-1 draw in the Merseyside derby left Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp raging and Wayne Rooney elated after the Everton striker scored his first in the fixture for his boyhood club.