Like most Irish football fans, Donal O’Brien fell under the spell of the Premier League as a young boy. But while the state of the modern game is driving people away from the commercial elite, an upturn in attendances for the much-maligned League of Ireland could be a sign that real football lovers are searching for and finding something pure. Continue reading → 
Join Eamon Dunphy’s podcast The Stand Fantasy Football League to pit your wits against the famous pundit for a chance to win two Champions League final tickets. Continue reading → 
With Sean Maguire named in the provisional Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, if the young Kilkenny man sees game time, he’ll represent a major milestone for the game in his native county. Here, Cian Manning tells the tale of Matt O’Mahoney, Kilkenny’s original footballing flag-bearer. Continue reading → 
Why would a team called Juventus sport the colours of their fierce rivals, and what have they got to do with the most beautiful goal from the game’s greatest ever player? Brazilian journalist Bruno Rodrigues takes a trip to Sao Paulo. Continue reading → 
Copa90 tell the story of how Despacito, not just one of the biggest songs of the year but also one of the most popular songs heard on stadium terraces, has become a football phenomenon Continue reading → 
Photographer Denis Vahey brilliantly captures the matchday atmosphere at Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Austria in Dublin. Continue reading → 
Brazilian side São Paulo’s Lucas Pratto would look more at home on a rugby pitch than a football field but on a journey that’s taken him from South America to Italy and back again, he’s developed some odd superstitions, writes Brazilian journalist Bruno Rodrigues. Continue reading → 
A terrible start and a rip-roaring finish, Ireland’s clash with Austria ended with substance thanks to Jon Walters’ equaliser but was worryingly devoid of style. We are still in a brilliant position to qualify for next summer’s World Cup, so why does it feel so precarious? Here are ten talking points after a huge week for Ireland’s qualification hopes. Continue reading → 
In 12 months’ time, the FIFA World Cup will kick off in Russia and Copa90 set the scene by explaining why it’s the greatest competition on Earth. Continue reading → 
It was both our lowest ebb and tournament highlight. Humiliated at the hands of Spain, on this day in 2012, the Irish fans in Poland endeared themselves to the watching world. Continue reading → 
7-year-old Ireland fan Cathal Byrne from Wicklow got #TheCallUp to visit FAI HQ in Abbotstown, for a behind the scenes tour but got something a bit more special… Continue reading → 
Graphic Designer Adam Caul brings us a wonderful Subbuteo-inspired graphic for the next in our Póg Mo Goal Matchday Poster Series as the Austrians roll into town for a crucial World Cup Qualifer against Ireland. Continue reading → 
On the day of the most important football match in Irish history, an expectant father is torn between witnessing the miracle of childbirth and the miracle of reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup. Now you can watch the new Irish short film, produced by the famous Weinstein Company, in full. Continue reading → 
The winds of change are blowing for Austria’s football team. Following a disappointing Euro 2016, players have been quitting the international scene while head coach Marcel Koller is being questioned as never before. Georg Sander looks ahead to the Dublin showdown.
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15 years on, Robbie Keane remembers the goal against Germany at the 2002 World Cup, the moment that truly heralded his arrival on the global stage. Continue reading → 
One half of the city of Madrid is preparing for the Champions League final this weekend. In their latest Derby Days, Copa90 travelled to the Spanish capital to witness the last ever fixture between Atletico and Real at the Vicente Calderon. Continue reading → 
Ireland’s latest American adventure sees them take on Mexico this week. So, who are these supporters that continually show up in New York when the Irish arrive? What is the status of soccer in the Irish-American community? And when will we see a player born and raised in the United States line out for the Boys in Green? asks Irish New Yorker Eugene O’Driscoll. Continue reading → 
Gavin White was a teenager when he first travelled to Italy to see Francesco Totti in action, having grown up mesmerised by the skills of the Serie A legend. He casts a nostalgic look back on the career of his favourite player, Il Re di Roma. Continue reading → 
Chelsea clinched their sixth league trophy in a highly impressive 2016/2017 season under Antonio Conte and it is more than obvious that the Italian tactician was the key to the team’s success Continue reading → 
Next month is a big one for the Republic of Ireland. A World Cup qualifier against Austria could go a long way to determining whether Martin O’Neill’s men advance to the finals in Russia next summer but two fixtures against Mexico and Uruguay precede that clash. It won’t be straightforward by any stretch but good performances in the friendlies from Ireland could set them up for a major qualifying scalp at the beginning of June.
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Crest Love takes a look at the story of one of World Football’s most unique jerseys and the crest that adorns it. Pumas Unam from Mexico City. Continue reading → 
Whether it was sheer luck, skills or a bit of both, here are some of the most unusual feats in the history of the beautiful game. Continue reading → 
In January 1986, Waterford United signed 26-year-old Sebastiao Elias de Freitas Filho, believed to be the first Brazilian to grace the League of Ireland. His time was brief but eventful if not always for what he did on the pitch. Continue reading → 
ON 4th May, 1949, members of the Grande Torino football squad were among the 31 people who died in the Superga air disaster. Here, Italian football website The Gentlemen Ultra commemorates the tragedy with an extract from the book ‘Erbstein: the triumph and tragedy of football’s forgotten pioneer’, by Dominic Bliss.
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Copa90 recently headed to Wembley to talk to members of the newly formed Mental Health Charter about the growing problem of issues with mental health in modern football. Continue reading → 
Three Ireland have released a second video featuring Irish legend Robbie Keane who reveals the Italian legend who inspired him to wear the No. 10 jersey. Continue reading → 
The history of the women’s game on the island of Ireland is comparatively short, though it has had its moments of controversy, and brilliance, not least in the form of a young Inchicore player who became an Italian sensation, writes Donal Fallon. Continue reading → 
Liverpool have released their new home kit for next season along with unveiling their 125th anniversary commemorative crest. Continue reading → 
While the fight for Zlatan’s services, injured or otherwise, continues, a 36-year-old Robbie Keane remains without a club. Continue reading → 
Barcelona have released a superb video celebrating Lionel Messi’s 500th goal for the club, the incredible winner against Real Madrid, featuring congratulations from his friends. Continue reading → 
“The fact that it’s eccentric is part of the appeal”. The League of Ireland First Division often struggles for crowds and media attention but it still attracts passionate fans. Paul Cahill’s short film takes in Shelbourne versus Longford Town in the EA Sports Cup and gets the thoughts of Irish football diehards. Continue reading → 
This weekend marks 30 years since Shamrock Rover’s last game at their beloved Milltown which led to decades without a home and a threat to the club’s very existence. Continue reading → 
Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace against Bayern Munich in the Champions League saw the Portuguese superstar reach 100 European club goals in his career, the first player ever to do so, and the footballing icon released a video on his Instagram account to mark the milestone. Continue reading → 
As Canada announces its intentions to bid for the World Cup with the USA and Mexico, from Póg Mo Goal Magazine Issue 3, Devon Rowcliffe examines the pitfalls that face the upcoming Canadian Premier League. Continue reading → 
In 1950s Ireland, a Nigerian medical student made a stir in Irish soccer circles but his later life remained a mystery until a perhaps tragic ending, writes Cian Manning. Continue reading → 
We’re now midway through the qualifying group stages and Republic of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill will still be quietly confident of leading the nation to next summer’s World Cup. Ireland, unbeaten in five qualifying fixtures, are joint-top of Group D with Serbia and supporters are already dreaming of a spot in Russia 2018. Continue reading → 
Following his first appearance for Ireland, former Dundalk star Daryl Horgan speaks about getting the call up to the national squad. Continue reading → 
It’s been a bruising few days for the Irish football team. A disastrous tackle has left us shorn of our captain Seamus Coleman while the goalless draw with Wales has seen us slip off the World Cup qualifying group summit. Here are ten talking points. Continue reading → 
Photographer Denis Vahey brilliantly captures the matchday atmosphere at Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Wales in Dublin. Continue reading → 
When Ireland played Wales at Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground in 1906, two film-makers were on hand to capture some of the action. The images are believed to be the oldest surviving footage of an international match in existence. Continue reading → 
Irish team sponsors Three have released a brilliant video featuring Robbie Keane telling what it means to play for Ireland. “No jersey ever fit so well for FAI’s newest Hall of Fame member.” Continue reading → 
Ireland host Wales in a crucial World Cup qualifier in the Aviva Stadium on Friday night, and American designer Andy Beller has produced this brilliant design for the next installment in our match-day poster series.
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Dundalk’s Patrick McEleney has been the sensation of the new League of Ireland season with four goals already this term and a number of man-of-the-match performances. His first strike against St. Patrick’s Athletic is already being touted as a goal of the season contender. Continue reading → 
Brazilian art director Fabrício Fajardo put his imagination to work and created team shirts for famous bands.
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Football reporter Mark Pitman has the visitors’ view ahead of the massive Ireland-Wales World Cup qualifier at the Aviva Stadium. Continue reading → 
After a recent incident at Borussia Dortmund, Conor Thompson asks if German football’s dislike of RB Leipzig has overstepped the mark. Continue reading → 
With Harry Arter one of Ireland’s most consistent midfield Premier League performers, is the Bournemouth player the man to make Ireland tick against Wales? Continue reading → 
Ahead of Ireland’s monumental World Cup qualifier with Wales, DJ Alli B has released a 2017 remix of iconic Irish football anthem Put Em Under Pressure with a video featuring freestyle football artist Philip Clarke. Continue reading → 
Shamrock Rovers have put together a brilliant video feature on the matchday experience at Tallaght Stadium. Continue reading → 
There is a huge need for football clubs to have the correct safety equipment and the correct people to use them on site in case of emergency. Continue reading →