This summer’s hottest rivalry no longer belongs to the BBC and ITV, but football’s online and streaming presence

Questioned in France but championed from afar, the departing head coach has forged a legacy that no one – bar, perhaps, himself – would dare dispute

Thomas Tuchel’s side were due to face the Central American outfit at 4pm eastern time (9pm BST) but the pitch at the Inter&Co Stadium was heavily waterlogged an hour-and-a-half before the start.

Top scorer Cian McMahon (Mallow Town) bagged his sixth goal of the campaign in the first half with a neatly placed finish from a tight angle

RTÉ said it intends to air these ads "mainly during top tier games".

Spain manager on the values behind the nation’s coaching culture, the joy of teaching and Lamine Yamal’s otherworldly talents

Desire Doue and his older brother Guela are ‌French-born, but while Paris St Germain starlet Desire plays for Les Bleus, Guela is an overlapping fullback for the Ivory Coast from where their father hails.

On this week's episode of Arena, Maurice Brosnan speaks to Joe Callaghan about the World Cup

This summer break offers space to smooth imperfections rather than engineer an overhaul. 

Research cited by charity links major football tournaments with increases in domestic violence incidents and reports

Ireland's defeat to France on Tuesday means they will have to go through the play-off system to qualify for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil

The pair will become free agents along with veteran Casemiro, who had already confirmed he was to leave Old Trafford this summer.

An improbable direct route to Brazil next year was killed off by France in Tuesday’s concluding regulation qualifier.

Elsewhere on the card, Tyson Fury can get the eight-race card off to the best possible start for punters by winning the Limerick Optional Claiming Race

Defeating a French side that hadn’t lost a home World Cup qualifier for 21 years was always a long shot but Carla Ward will leave Grenoble feeling at least a draw was merited.

By finishing third in the group, seeded status is bestowed on them for both the play-off semi-final in October and the November final, should they progress.

Ireland were edged by France by the narrowest of margins in Grenoble on Tuesday night, meaning the play-off route awaits Ward's women once more if they are to reach the 2027 showpiece.

The forward’s fitness is a consideration for Thomas Tuchel, whose side face Costa Rica in a warm-up friendly in Orlando on Wednesday before taking on Miami FC the following day behind closed doors.

To say the conclusions are damning is a considerable understatement

Alvarez, who is preparing for Argentina’s World Cup defence, registered 20 goals in 49 matches for Atletico this season, with 10 coming in the Champions League.