With four of the Republic of Ireland’s next five games at home, the arrival of group leaders Poland to Dublin offers a serious question to the Boys in Green’s qualifying credentials. With the stakes so high, we take a look at five of the potential game-changers ahead of the massive Euro 2016 clash.
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Blaszczykowski-gate. Piszczek injured. Szczesny on the bench at Arsenal. Poland undoubtedly have their concerns before one of the most important games of the qualifying campaign against Ireland. Szymon Podstufka of Transfery.info offers the visitors’ view.
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Bottom of Bundesliga 2, St Pauli, once dubbed ‘the world’s coolest club’, are in danger of becoming a footballing irrelevance. But the team from the port city of Hamburg have been there before and weathered the stormy waters to survive and prosper. Continue reading → 
Dublin based studio New Graphic bring us the next installment in the ongoing Póg Mo Goal Euro 2016 match-day poster series for Ireland’s pivotal game against qualification rivals Poland. Continue reading → 
Brazilian Kaka scored in stoppage-time to rescue a draw for Orlando City against New York City FC in front of 62,000 at the Citrus Bowl in the season opener between MLS’ two new sides.
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The powerful video response from Wale Wale Kenya to the World Food Programme Campaign – 805 Million Names that saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic team up with French graphic designer Tyrsa and Swedish typographer Martin Schmetzer to design tattoos of 50 different names tattooed on his body.
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The San Jose Earthquakes are set to move into their brand new Avaya Stadium in Silicon Valley at the start of the new MLS season. Continue reading → 
One of Ireland’s all-time great footballers and former manager John Giles has been conferred the Freedom of Dublin City at a ceremony held in the Mansion House in the capital.
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The Irish season kicked off with the second edition of the President’s Cup featuring League of Ireland champions Dundalk and the FAI Cup winners St Patrick’s Athletic in the curtain-raiser to the domestic campaign. The Irish version of the Community Shield was initiated to honour our football-loving first citizen, Michael D. Higgins.
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The League of Ireland season kicks off this weekend. SSE Airtricity set the mood with this cracking promo. Continue reading → 
On this day in 1900, members of a Munich gymnast club broke away to form a football team, one that would become among the biggest in the world.
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Ahead of the new season, take a behind the scenes look at the official League of Ireland launch photoshoot.
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The LA Galaxy celebrated their unprecedented success of winning a fifth MLS cup, with the release of a beautifully designed Season Ticket Member booklet. Continue reading → 
Ahead of the Juventus vs Borussia Dortmund match in the Champions League, Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus have gone head-to-head in a unique interview. The two PUMA players discussed the game ahead, favourite films, beard growth and whether it is better to win 4-3 or 1-0. Continue reading → 
A closer look at the recently launched Velocita Pro by Umbro. Weighing just 165g, the speed boots are the lightest pair the Manchester based sports company has made to date. Continue reading → 
The group stage of the 2015 Copa Libertadores is underway with Argentina’s defending champions San Lorenzo getting off to a winning start. Elsewhere, former Man United man Anderson struggled with the conditions while a passionate Sao Paulo derby threw up a wonder goal. Here’s all the best highlights from South America.
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KesselsKramer have created an advert proclaiming that glory is not only for the 1% but also for the 99% too, for the Launch of the Velocita boots by Umbro. Continue reading → 
French graphic designer Tyrsa teamed up with Swedish typographer Martin Schmetzer to design tattoos of 50 different names tattoed on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s body which he displayed after scoring against Caen in Ligue 1 in support of World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. Continue reading → 
Few love a party as much as the Brazilians and with the fiesta of music, dance, and colour in full swing this weekend, the nation besotted with football indulges in its other great passion, Carnival. And yet, there are more than a few links between the country’s two great loves. Continue reading → 
Today’s marks the birthday of Liam Brady. From signing as a teenager with Arsenal, to his wavy-haired international début at Dalymount, to his time as a star of the title-winning Juventus, Brady is considered among the greatest players ever to emerge from this island. As a pundit, he is a key member of RTE’s legendary panel. Chippy, we salute you.
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Bao Tailiang’s superb picture of a dejected Lionel Messi after the World Cup final has won the World Press Sports Photo of the Year for 2014
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Another Dublin club allowed entry into the struggling League of Ireland shows the lack of strategic planning by the FAI. Continue reading → 
In September 1957, Liam Whelan scored twice in a European Cup tie for Manchester United against Shamrock Rovers at Dalymount Park, just up the road from where he grew up in Dublin. Less than five months later, the Irishman would perish along with seven team-mates in the Munich Air Disaster.
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Today marks the birthdays of some special football talents from past, and present, Happy Birthday to Cesare Maldini , Gheorghe Hagi , Carlos Tévez , Neymar Jr., and Cristiano Ronaldo. Continue reading → 
It was a 1910 tour to Brazil by English side Corinthian FC which inspired the creation of Sao Paulo giants Corinthians, by enthusiastic locals. 105 years later, the English outfit’s modern-day descendants Corinthian-Casuals returned to South America to commemorate that first game in front of 26,000 fans Continue reading → 
Adidas have created an ad for their ‘Shiny New Boots’ featuring Luis Suarez, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and James Rodríguez. The ad called ‘There Will be Haters’ targets internet Trolls. Continue reading → 
On January 20, 1985, Paolo Cesare Maldini made his first-team debut for AC Milan at the age of 16, coming on as a sub against Udinese. He spent his entire career – 25 seasons – at the Serie A giants before hanging up his boots in 2009 at the age of 41 as a legend of the world game. Watch the documentary Paolo Maldini – Football’s Greatest. Continue reading → 
Watch the excellent BT Sport documentary on the charismatic FA Cup-winning Wimbledon side of the 1980s in full. Continue reading → 
AS Roma have unveiled plans for a €300 million 52,500 capacity stadium inspired by the Roman Colosseum. Continue reading → 
The digital media age means the demand for crap masquerading as ‘content’ is insatiable. If someone, somewhere with a platform capable or arranging words in order is not prepared to provide some analysis of your preferred club’s Tuesday afternoon behind closed doors friendly, you better start getting worried. This story is about my club, Leeds United – a lower mid-table Championship side granted a significantly higher level of media news and comment than such a position rarely merits. The problem is less would very much be more. writes Gary Hartley, Continue reading → 
In celebration of Cristiano Ronaldo’s stellar year and tremendous achievement, Nike created a special boot as unique as his talents. The Mercurial CR7 Rare Gold boot was designed specifically for Ronaldo and given to him after he was awarded his third Ballon d’Or. Continue reading → 
The Limited Edition Puma evoPOWER 1.2 CAMO acts as a comouflaged version of the evoPOWER 1.2 which is released later in the month. Continue reading → 
When Póg Mo Goal spent some time living in Madrid, the Galácticos hype was at its peak. The Bernabéu Stadium was a mecca for day-trippers as the glamour of the game’s biggest names proved intoxicating. Across the city, however, beleaguered Atlético supporters still packed the Estadio Vincente Calderon and sang the name of ‘El Nino’. Now Fernando Torres has returned.
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Watch the full NBC Sports ‘The Southampton Way’ documentary by Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett. Continue reading → 
Puma have marked the start of 2015 with the release of a limited edition signature Cesc Fabregas evoPower football boot.
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January 1st 2015 sees the release of the 180g Adidas Adipure 11pro Super Light. Continue reading → 
Nightlight Productions present a short film about legendary Manchester based illustrator Stanley Chow. The film covers his process, history and inspirations.
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World Cup winner Mario Götze stars in the new video from Beats by Dre ‘Train Hard. Make History.’ Continue reading → 
German national team photographer Paul Ripke has documented Die Mannschaft’s World Cup triumph in a beautiful new book called ‘One Night in Rio.’ Continue reading → 
The Adidas Pure Leather Collection sees three of Adidas’ signature boots given the classic treatment with a kangaroo leather collection release. The Limited Edition pack includes the Predator Instinct, F50 Adizero and Nitrocharge. Continue reading → 
Lionel Messi’s signature Mirosar10 boot tells the story of a legend. The Adidas Messi Mirosar10 design and specially created website chronicle the little flea’s rise to greatness. Continue reading → 
A closer look at the New York City FC home shirt. Continue reading → 
To celebrate the 55th birthday of one of the greatest of them all, Paul McGrath, we’re reposting Reliving Giants Stadium. The 1994 World Cup in America was the first for Luke Constable of the brilliantly named RGSOAS (Ruud Gullit Sitting on a Shed). His native England hadn’t qualified but thanks to his Irish grandfather, Luke was rooting for the Republic. Having missed the full game with Italy, the myth around the match had grown. Houghton’s goal and McGrath’s performance became legendary as the years went on. Luke has never seen the game in its entirety…until now. Continue reading → 
Robbie Keane has been named Major League Soccer’s Most Valuable Player for 2014 after a superb season which garnered 19 goals and 14 assists over 29 appearances. Ireland’s captain and record scorer helped LA Galaxy to the Western Conference title and they will face New England Revolution in Sunday’s MLS Cup Final. Continue reading → 
2014 has been a year that Dundalk FC fans will never forget and a new, official club publication, released on November 29, will provide supporters with the perfect memento of an amazing season. Continue reading → 
Thierry Henry sends a message to announce he is leaving the New York Red Bulls. Continue reading → 
Amazing scenes from the Argentinian El Superclásico as River Plate faced city rivals Boca Juniors. Continue reading → 
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A short film exploring the traditional handcrafting methods involved in making Wayne Rooney’s 100th appearance commemorative gold cap for England. Continue reading → 
The official mascot for the 2016 Euro Championship in France has been revealed. The little boy who became a super hero after discovering three magical items – a cape, boots and a ball, will be named by public vote from three choices, Driblou, Goalix or Super Victor Continue reading →