Friday Night Lights: League of Ireland 2019 Preview
The time has come to embrace everything that is great about the league that we call “ours”. Gavin White previews the 2019 League of Ireland season ahead of the big kick-off. Continue reading → The time has come to embrace everything that is great about the league that we call “ours”. Gavin White previews the 2019 League of Ireland season ahead of the big kick-off. Continue reading → Modern Football Documentary
Kauri Multimedia are the film production team behind a short documentary entitled Modern Football. The film takes an affectionate look at regional football, where the game survives in its purest form. Filmed in Aragón, Spain, the video portrays unique match day scenes in various rural locations whilst giving voice to the people who continue to fight for the existence of football in these areas. Continue reading → Can Monaco Come Back from the Brink?
With the sacking of Thierry Henry, can Monaco halt their decline? Continue reading → The Wandering Football Fan: New York Red Bulls
On a trip to the Big Apple, Ben Bray took the chance to catch the action from a league that had always intrigued him. He headed for Harrison to witness New York Red Bulls take on the then reigning MLS Cup Champions Toronto FC. Continue reading → Men of Many Talents
There is more to some top football players than exceptional skill and golden feet. Many have additional talents they love to pursue off the pitch that people might not know about, from saving the planet to tattoo artistry.
Continue reading → Green Army: Irish Fan Portraits in Cardiff and Aarhus
‘Green Army’ is a photographic portrait series by Denis Vahey capturing die-hard Irish football supporters. These fans follow the Boys in Green through thick and thin. This edition feature recent trips to Wales and Denmark. Continue reading → Heads, He Wins: The Story of Oliver Bierhoff
Peter Prickett charts the career of Oliver Bierhoff, a history maker for the German national side and a player with trademark that made him a striking force in Italy. Continue reading → Toby Alderweireld: Why the Belgian Centre-Back is Man in Demand
Much has been made of the future of Toby Alderweireld but it appears that the Tottenham Hotspur defender will be staying put. For now. Continue reading → Troy Parrott: Spurs’ Promising Irish Teen Striker
Troy Parrott is already making ripples in world football, after scoring against Barcelona under 19’s. Fans are comparing him to the likes of Harry Kane and his compatriot Robbie Keane. He’s only sixteen but looks set to be scoring goals in lilywhite but also green senior shirts in not too long, writes Declan Wiseman.
Continue reading → Rise of the Machines, the Electronic Sports Universe
We footie lovers harbour strong affection for the beautiful game and living in the age of the Internet, we can benefit from all sorts of treats, from streaming matches on our smartphones, to catching up the games after a day at work.
And while we’ve been revelling in the many opportunities presented to us by chance, technology, and the popularity of the game, a new version of it has come about. Continue reading → New Ireland Under-21s Boss Stephen Kenny Learns First Opponents
Stephen Kenny has learned which teams he will be competing against for qualification for the Under-21 European Championships after he was appointed Ireland boss last month. Continue reading → The Wandering Football Fan: St Pauli
Ben Bray plans his weekend breaks to ensure the local team is playing at home. Watching Hamburg’s St Pauli at the Millerntor was one for his bucket list. Continue reading → Could “Madman” Bielsa Take Leeds Back to the Big Time?
The emergence of Leeds United under charismatic Marcelo Bielsa as a serious promotion contender from the Championship, one of the world’s most competitive leagues, has many looking on nostalgically. Continue reading → Football’s Hard Border – Crossing the Divide
With the news of his appointment as General Manager of Linfield, former Shelbourne, Bohemian, Shamrock Rovers and Hibernian manager Pat Fenlon will be treading a path he has done before in his playing days. Continue reading → Football is the Last Sacred Ritual of our Time
The quote “Football is the last sacred ritual of our time” from the great Italian film director, Pier Pasolini, pops up all the time in football books. A lot has been written on Pasolini’s love for football in Italian but almost nothing in English. Continue reading → Take the Ball, Pass the Ball
Take the Ball, Pass the Ball: Trailer for documentary on Barcelona’s Guardiola years.
Continue reading → Derby Days Hamburg
Copa 90 return with an excellent in depth look at the Hamburg derby between HSV and St. Pauli in Derby Days Hamburg. Continue reading → Paddy McCourt, The Boy Next Door Who’s Nothing Like Us
“With shaggy boyband hair, a slightly ruddy complexion partly obscured by his unkempt beard, he thrives in opposition to others.” Edd Norval explores the cult status of the Derry Pele, the irrepressible Paddy McCourt. Continue reading → Poles Part: Ireland in Crisis
The Irish team and its supporters are in turmoil right now. The manager Martin O’Neill and, in particular, his assistant Roy Keane are under immense pressure from both the media and the fans. The 5-1 World Cup play-off defeat at home to Denmark is still fresh in everyone’s mind and a week of off-field scandal followed by a gutless loss to Wales means Irish football is in a very dark place. Continue reading → A Thinking Man’s Game for High-Flying Ramblers
They pulled off one of the shocks of the season by dumping Dundalk out of the EA Sports Cup. Now as Cobh Ramblers get set for the final, John O’Shea explores the effect Sport Psychologist James Claffey has had on Stephen Henderson’s team as Cork’s second club aim for bigger things. Continue reading → Nations League: Irish Horror Story or Tale of Redemption?
It’s a new chapter for the Irish football team but no one seems to have bought the book. Despite UEFA’s attempts to hype up the Nations League, this still feel likes a set of early season friendlies, and with the Rice and Arter sagas, Irish fans are consumed with negativity towards the management duo of O’Neill and Keane. With a glaring lack of quality in the squad, this seems like the same old story with an unhappy ending. Continue reading → Master Truck Scalextric v A Sense of Community
“But most of all we ache for a deeper connection with those on the pitch, we want to feel part of something that truly represents us.” For Conor Thompson, Celtic FC has become and obsession. Continue reading → Dundalk FC The Next Chapter
Dundalk FC have released the fourth in a series of videos produced by sponsors Fyffes charting the remarkable story of the club’s achievements in domestic and European competitions. Continue reading → Down at the Copa: A Guide to South America’s Big Competitions
Football may have been introduced to South America by British merchants and sailors, but perhaps nowhere else on Earth has taken to the beautiful game more fervently. Continue reading → Five Top Movies about the Beautiful Game
As the most popular sport in the world and the source of so many cultural icons, football has always been seen as a topic worth delving into when it comes to the art of cinematography, though usually with very mixed results. Continue reading → The Bucket List: Episode 1 – Michael
The Ink Factory are doing a fundraising event called The Bucket List in aid of ALONE. Here, Bucket Lister Michael tells how he became an ALONE Ireland Tenant and explains the idea behind his tattoo, based on his favourite football team. Continue reading → The Beautiful Badge
From the very first three lions crudely sewn onto the woollen shirts worn by the England players for the world’s first football international in 1872, to todays multi-million pound brands, The Beautiful Badge brings alive a history of the game like never before. Continue reading → Crest Love #18 – Club Tijuana
One of World Football’s greatest mascots and club badges are featured in this edition of Crest Love. Continue reading → My First Football Shirt: Jason McAteer
The Your First Football Shirt collection is a book by the Football Shirt Collective of 30 interviews and illustrations with footballers such as Alan Shearer and Bob Wilson and fans like BBC’s Dan walker and comedian Josh Widdicombe. Here Ireland star Jason McAteer talks about his first ever shirt, along with his most famous goal in the green jersey. Continue reading → What Did Ireland Learn from the 2018 World Cup?
While the Boys in Green were absent from the 2018 World Cup, Irish supporters were still cheering from afar. But what effect did the Cup have on Ireland? Continue reading → Russia 2018: The Story so Far
On the first day of rest, of World Cup 2018, Gavin White offers a retrospective of the group stage. Continue reading → World Cup 2018 Flag Kits
Dublin designer Philip Slattery has created these stunning national flag-inspired football kits in time for the great festival of football in Russia.
Continue reading → Can Likeable Three Lions Roar in Russia?
The customary cockiness is gone. In fact, England fans don’t hold out much hope of glory at the 2018 World Cup, but with the pressure off, could a closer-knit Three Lions team be a surprise package? Continue reading → World Cup Love Poem
Poet John Cummins sets the scene for the 2018 World Cup on RTE’s The Sport Show Continue reading → Slavery, Racism and Homophobia – The Future of the World Cup
A country of massive population, strong football tradition most notably in its former guise as the UUSR, all the relevant facilities, but still one with numerous question marks over its merits as hosts. Continue reading → Richard Swarbrick’s World Cup 2014 Highlights
With World Cup 2018 getting underway, relive the highlights from four years ago in animator Richard Swarbrick’s unique style. Continue reading → World Cup Failure Won’t Easily Coexist With Russia’s Sense of Self
Epic failure in front of 7.4 billion sets of eyes does not jibe with the traditional Russian sense of self, and just how those two will coexist is one of the most intriguing questions heading into the 2018 World Cup. Continue reading → Sons of Erin: Football and Expressions of Irishness
As Ireland face USA in a friendly in Dublin, New Yorker Eugene O’Driscoll ponders questions of football and national identity. Continue reading → Schoolboy Errors: Ireland’s Fractured Player Pathway
Kieran Burke from Between the Stripes LOI Podcast on the future direction of youth development football in Ireland. Continue reading → Dreams and songs to sing: Fan and music culture live on at Liverpool
Conor Thompson explores the efforts being made by fan groups to keep the atmosphere and traditions of Liverpool FC alive. Continue reading → Politics & Football: How the World Cup Changed the World
Featured article from Póg Mo Goal Issue 4. From the miracle of Bern lifting West Germany out of the shadow of the war to Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast bringing conflict to an end, the World Cup has powers politics cannot imitate. Continue reading → Football Shirt Collective Present Your First Football Shirt
Football Shirt Collective present “Your First Football Shirt” – an illustrated collection of stories about first football shirts. Continue reading → Mick Meagan: First Manager of the Republic of Ireland
Cian Manning charts the career of the first man charged with taking the reigns of the Irish national team, Mick Meagan. Continue reading → Bhoys in the USA
Featured article from Póg Mo Goal Issue 4. The first British team to win the European Cup and their 1966 American tour. Continue reading → Hope and Optimism in Bavaria
Ever heard of Regensburg? Ever heard of the city’s football team? Conor Thompson knew neither the city nor the football team before he went and studied there for a year, and learnt about football in Munich’s shadow. Continue reading → Three Castles Burning: The Failure of Dublin City FC
Featured article from Póg Mo Goal Magazine, Issue 4. Donal Fallon examines Why did defunct League of Ireland club Dublin City FC fail? Continue reading → A Night to Celebrate Ringsend & Dublin’s Football History
An evening to celebrate the history of football in Dublin & Ringsend in The Yacht Tavern on 22nd March at 7.45pm. With speakers on the night; Eoghan Rice, Donal Fallon and Fergus Dowd. As well as a screening of an extended trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary “Patrick O’Connell – The Man Who saved Barcelona” and A 1975 documentary about Shelbourne FC, “In My Book, You Should Be Ahead.” Continue reading → Don Patricio, the Film
A new film, three years in the making, about Irish footballer Patrick O’Connell who saved FC Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War will premiere in Dublin in April, while also being screened throughout Europe. Continue reading → Tears and Jeers for Neymar
Brazil’s World Cup hopes may rest with Neymar Jr but as he faces a race to recover from injury, not all his compatriots are sympathetic. Continue reading → MLS 2018 Kits
With a new season comes new kits, and MLS has dropped some beauties. A league-wide deal with Adidas means all clubs are supplied by the brand with the three stripes, an agreement which has been extended to 2024. Continue reading →