'It was never our intention to mislead anyone,' says FAI director of football Marc Canham

Time is limited and you can’t catch all the global sporting icons over the next three weeks. With that in mind, here are 10 international stars to follow at the Paris games.

England secured a final showdown against Spain thanks to super sub Ollie Watkins’ stunning strike.

UEFA announced the 35-year-old would officiate its showpiece match, assisted by Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni, also from France.

Cathal Dennehy runs through what to look out for as the 2024 Games get underway.

'No bullshit, no. What you see is what you get,' said Andrews, who is currently the manager of Vikingur’s women’s team and barring a three-year spell has been based in Iceland since 2008.

Those expecting a continuation of the Stephen Kenny era of expansive, progressive football would do well to temper their expectations – like all Icelanders, pragmatism is a pole star for Hallgrimsson

A CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final win over Canada took Heimir Hallgrímsson's Jamaica to the Copa America

'I was a bit shook to be honest,' admits Russell after her recent recall to the Irish set-up

Gareth Southgate’s side have been criticised throughout their Euro 2024 campaign.

We outline five of the immediate tasks awaiting him in his in-tray as the Nations League series looms before next year’s World Cup qualifiers.

No promises were made to John O’Shea. Clearly from the outset, experience was a prerequisite.

Heimir who? This is where Ireland should employ some humility. We might wonder who Hallgrímsson is but there may be many wondering why he has taken a job with Ireland? 

Heimir Hallgrímsson is to become the new Republic of Ireland senior men’s manager, the FAI have confirmed

Bellamy is determined to banish the general perception of him.

Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at their side ahead of Sunday's final against either England or the Netherlands

Gareth Southgate's side have been criticised throughout their Euro 2024 campaign and have not won a match in 90 minutes since their opening group-stage victory over Serbia

Robbie Ryan is back with director Yorgos Lanthimos for another impressive collaboration 

Les Bleus never played like pre-tournament favourites but this defeat by Spain felt like the passing of an era

Goals in each half from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi were enough to see the defending champions past tournament debutants Canada 2-0