Friday night lights: Rocky road to League glory leads to Dublin
Gavin White previews the League of Ireland season.
Issue 5: Red State
The Dalymount Park redevelopment will see one of Ireland’s most storied clubs leave their home for a complex groundshare with their north Dublin neighbours.
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.
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.
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.
Coming Attractions: League of Ireland 2018 Preview
“More and more people are tuning into the joy a Friday night has brought thousands of supporters across the country for years.” Gavin White previews the 2018 League of Ireland season ahead of the big kick-off.
Totti, Eternal Hero of Rome
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.
Winter is Clearing: League of Ireland 2017 Preview
A long winter is clearing as two clubs look to knock Stephen Kenny’s Dundalk off their perch in the shadow of a historic year for Dalymount Park. Gavin White previews the 2017 League of Ireland season ahead of the big kick-off.
Shels and Dalymount: Historical Romance Set to be Renewed
The complex history of League of Ireland clubs and their stadiums is likely to get a little bit more complicated with the revelation that Shelbourne look set to join Bohemians in Dalymount Park in the not too distant future, writes Gavin White.