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Lukaku’s fight to become a Mourinho untouchable
Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku returns to Stamford Bridge tomorrow, where his Chelsea dream was effectively ended by the impossibility of competing with Jose Mourinho’s ‘untouchables’, with every right to believe that the tables have now been well and truly turned.
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More than his talent, Colin Healy bowed out of football a Cork City hero
Who knows how much money he would have made, how many caps he’d have earned, how many honours he’d have won, had Colin Healy not had his leg badly broken by an awful tackle when he was just 23.
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Pep Guardiola coy on Alexis Sanchez
Pep Guardiola will not discuss whether Manchester City will try to sign Alexis Sanchez again — but his opinion of the Arsenal forward has not changed.
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Give Slaven Bilic a break, Declan Rice urges fans
Ireland U21 star Declan Rice believes West Ham United’s fans will see the best of Slaven Bilic if they get behind their manager.
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The best of enemies: Tensions run high as rivalry turns toxic
The relationship between rival managers John Caulfield and Stephen Kenny has been markedly strained this year, deteriorating rapidly as the season progressed.
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Cup final glory kept Caulfield’s critics at bay
John Caulfield believes it’s less likely his Cork City team would have won the league this year if they hadn’t finished last season by winning the FAI Cup and finally getting the upper hand in their great rivalry with Dundalk.
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Stephen Kenny certain Cork don’t have Dundalk’s number
Stephen Kenny hasn’t had too many disappointments in his time as Dundalk manager but perhaps top of the list is last year’s FAI Cup final defeat to Cork City.
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Why are we so disappointed with Super Sundays?
The question: Do the Premier League’s big games disappoint?
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‘They were tough times. I don’t know what kept me going. I just love playing soccer’
Katie McCarthy holds the record for the most appearances with Cork City Women’s FC, having played since the club’s foundation, in 2011, bar an 18-month spell between DLR Waves and Wexford Youths. Tomorrow will be her 72nd appearance and her first in the FAI Women’s Cup final.
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‘We just love Cork — people are sound. It’s a great place’
If Cork City players feel pressure going into Sunday’s FAI Cup final, it will be of the welcome kind: The sensation of the hand of history on their shoulders as, with the league title already in the bag, they go in search of the club’s first ever double.
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The week in Fantasy Premier League: The Harry Kane debacle, Steady Eddies and Sané concerns
In a week when the five most popular picks for captain all failed to find the net, you knew the mood among the FPL community was about to darken.
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Harry Kane: We can go all the way
Harry Kane believes Tottenham can win the Champions League after they blew away Real Madrid.
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What one Irish player would be in your best ever Premier League side?
In a special PaperTalk Extra, the panel select their teams from the past 25 years of Premier League talent.
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Spanish media show no mercy as Real Madrid in crisis
Real Madrid are a team in crisis and free fall following their Champions League “nightmare” against Tottenham, according to the Spanish press.
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