The catwalk that is the Premier League run-in is also the time of year when clubs reveal their 2012/13 Autumn collections. Here’s Chelsea’s new kit and a leaked version of what might be the new Gunner’s number. United and Barca rumoured shirts are there too. Continue reading → 
“I remember Dennis Wise saying; ‘One England cap is worth 50 Ireland caps.’ All I’d say was; ‘It’s more than 20 years since you’ve beaten us”. In Part 2 of our interview with two of the stars of Jack’s Charlton’s history-making Irish squads, Tony Cascarino tells Póg Mo Goal that scoring against England was a highlight of his career. Continue reading → 
SlimLangan is Seamus Langan from Donegal and he may have come up with the greatest Ireland song for Euro 2012, a reworking of smash 90’s hit Informer by Snow. Now with video. We Love It!! Continue reading → 
When Ireland line out in Poznan on June 10th, it will be 24 years since our first appearance at the European Championships. Packie Bonner and Tony Cascarino were among the pioneers in those first breakthrough moments for the Republic. Speaking to Póg Mo Goal, they cast their minds back to those heady days before wondering, like the rest of us, what lays in store this summer. Part 1 features Packie Bonner. Continue reading → 
LeBron James models the custom-designed Liverpool headphones. But put them on and you only get beat.
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How would you like to win your own Póg Mo Goal “The Match-Up The World Is Waiting to See” boxing-inspired T-Shirt commemorating Ireland’s historic clash with world champions Spain this summer?
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Nineteen-year-old Chris Forrester scored this beauty as St. Patrick’s Athletic humbled champions Shamrock Rovers with a 5-1 win at Inchicore. Continue reading → 
He’s played in the Premier League and in the League of Ireland at the height of the boom times. Spotted in a European tie, he went on to spend almost a decade on the continent where he experienced a new football philosophy. Now former Republic international Dominic Foley believes Ireland needs a culture change if we are to progress. Continue reading → 
It’s not an April Fools’ joke that Stephen Ireland is seriously considering ending his self-imposed exile from international duty.
Yet the Corkman can’t help but contradict himself every step of the way. Continue reading → 
Barcelona pay homage to their new all-time top scorer ahead of the match with Bilbao. Some greats of the game and sensational goals here.
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Ireland’s U19s show Trap and the boys how to have the craic on away duty
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In front of the RTE cameras Bohemians finally collected their first point of the 2012 Airtricity League season on Sunday with a decent defensive display, but it’s their inability to create chances at the other end that will most concern their supporters, writes John O’Neill. Continue reading → 
While most of the globe celebrates all things Irish in March, Four Four Two made a major boo-boo this month. The normally respected publication dedicated their entire issue to foreign players in the Premier League and omitted all Irish entries.
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When FIFA Street meets the League of Ireland. Rovers’ Stephen Rice and Bohs’ Owen Heary take part in a Street Face-Off at Dalymount.
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How do you enjoy the perfect Champions League night-in? Giant plasma screen, chilled beer, and footie on the telly? Don’t take our word for it. Listen to Lawro. Continue reading → 
Weddings aren’t all about the bride you know. You’ve already seen the Liverpool-themed nuptials. Here’s the Champions League version. Continue reading → 
Messi, Drogba, Lampard, Aguero, Wilshere, and Torres star in the new Pepsi ad. Come the summer it’ll all be about Glennardinho Whelan.
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After another stand-out performance from James McClean in Sunderland’s 3-1 win over QPR, Match of the Day’ s Alan Shearer hopes to see the Derry Die Hard in action at Euro 2012.
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“Henry is one of those players that every fan should love. I’m Irish and despite an instinctive handball that knocked Ireland out of the World Cup I won’t hear a bad word said about him.” Continue reading → 
Of late, I have had cause to wonder; who is the most myopic sports fan? Is it the barstooler stuck to his seat watching Sky Sports, cursing, shouting and giving out at the TV? They pale into insignificance next to the stupidity of the men who stood on the terraces at Molineux this season, writes James Clancy Continue reading → 
So now we know why the FAI chose an English company to provide the official Euro 2012 squad attire. It seems our own Keith Andrews is the suit behind the suits. Continue reading → 
History is repeating itself at League One side Oldham Athletic as the son of Irish legend Denis Irwin played a trial match this week. Continue reading → 
We missed out on getting Wayne to declare for Ireland but we could be on to a winner with his son Kai Rooney. Wayne’s wife Colleen, who also boasts Irish ancestry, posted a picture of the little fella in an Irish kit on Twitter to wish a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Continue reading → 
Could this be what Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fight over to mesmerise the planet in a possible Clasico Champions League final? Adidas have revealed the official match-ball inspired by Munich’s Allianz Arena. Continue reading → 
It’s the greatest partnership since Rush and Aldridge. How do you get around the dilemma when your fiancé says “You love football more than me?” Easy. A Liverpool-inspired wedding. Continue reading → 
Robbie Keane gave his LA Galaxy boss the perfect reply on St. Patrick’s weekend when scoring two against DC United. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena had said the Irish captain lacked confidence after some frustrating displays since returning from Aston Villa. Two goals from the Tallaghtman is good news for Galaxy and good news for Ireland.
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The new Patron Saint of Irish soccer celebrates his 73rd birthday on St. Patrick’s Day. Let’s hope he’s leading another parade through Dublin with just as many drunk Irish people on July 2, the day after the Euro 2012 final. Continue reading → 
Didier Drogba hit a new low with his antics against Napoli in the Champions League. Even Trap’s lovely assistant Manuela could only interpret the Ivorian’s cowardly diving as a joke, tweeting “I can fall over better than Drogba.” Could we love her any more? Continue reading → 
…and all I got was this brilliant limited-edition Póg Mo Goal T-shirt. Continue reading → 
Nike have scored an Irish own goal this week just in time for Paddy’s Day. The ‘Black & Tan’ trainer has Irish-America kicking up a fuss. Didn’t anyone tell them, “Just Don’t Do It.” Continue reading → 
Noel Gallagher called it the best one-to-one since Frost-Nixon. We think it’s the greatest interview since God spoke to Moses, or Tommie Gorman spoke to Roy Keane. It’s Noel Gallagher and Mario Balotelli from BBC’s Football Focus. Continue reading → 
The Boys in Green won’t be the only ones representing Ireland at Euro 2012 following the news that Mayo referee Damien MacGraith has been named in UEFA’s panel for the finals. What are the chances he gets a France game? Continue reading → 
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Fernando Torres faces a fight to appear against Ireland at Euro 2012 after being dropped from Spain’s squad to face Venezuela last week. While Kevin Doyle has also suffered this season, there’s little danger of the Wexford man missing out, highlighting the gap in quality Giovanni Trapattoni must bridge in the summer. Continue reading → 
The acclaim which greeted the on-field arrival of Derry’s James McClean during last Wednesday’s game with the Czech Republic was like the return of the messiah. For many, his inclusion on the plane to Poland in the summer seems a foregone conclusion. And this gives Trapattoni a major media headache. Continue reading → 
Goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel believes Ireland can pull off a few shocks in Poland this summer. The Great Dane can’t wait for the Irish fans’ return to the European Championships especially as the Green Army will be pitching camp in the town where his father grew up. Continue reading → 
The Airtricity League kicks back into action tonight with a renewed anticipation in seeing those players who might make their mark following James McClean’s internatioanl cameo on Wednesday. All eyes will be on Tallaght Stadium where Shamrock Rovers, the defending champions and Europa League history makers, have been busying attracting many of the big name transfers. But few are likely to raise as many eyebrows as Limerick’s recent recruits. Continue reading → 
Darren Gibson and Shane Duffy led the charge. They trundled down the road from Belfast to Dublin and into the eye of a footballing storm. As James McClean becomes the latest to declare for the Republic having previously turned out for the North, one player has decided he won’t be joining them. Continue reading → 
James McClean-mania has reached fever pitch in some quarters but Giovanni Trapattoni is not going to drastically change tactics at this point. The amount of previews of the Czech game suggesting McClean would start on the left were scarcely credible and against everything we have learned from the Trap era. Continue reading → 
We hope James McClean gets his chance against the Czech Republic and goes all Yippee Kay Olé on their asses. Continue reading → 
In the final part of our look at the state of the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of Euro 2012, Spud Watch finds a new role for Kevin Kilbane and ponders the unthinkable; Stephen Ireland should phone home. Continue reading → 
Richard Dunne has been named FAI Senior Player of the Year joining Irish legend and deity Paul McGrath by winning the gong for a second time, a feat also achieved by Roy Keane and Shay Given. Continue reading → 
Roy Keane, the man who once said he’d rather sit in a dentist’s chair than on a panel of television experts, has now completed his move to the Dark Side by signing as a newspaper columnist for Sunday paper. Continue reading → 
A potential disaster looms for Ireland with the news that Richard Dunne has emerged as a doubt for Euro 2012. The Aston Villa defender is set to miss the rest of the season after breaking his collarbone in the recent Premier League clash against Manchester City. Continue reading → 
The FAI International awards take place this weekend.What will it say about Giovanni Trapattoni if Seamus Coleman wins Young Player of the Year? A footballer the Italian wouldn’t have on the bench as he was putting Gareth Bale and a string of Premier League full-backs in his pocket, could be looking at the trophy on his Donegal mantelpiece while Ireland are in action in Poland. Continue reading → 
In the third part of our look at the state of the Republic of Ireland squad ahead of Euro 2012, Spud Watch reveals how Glenn Whelan will stop Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets and Alonso this summer, says people should lay off Kevin Doyle, and discusses how, even at his age, Trap practices safe sex. Continue reading → 
Galvin Klein “At least Matt Holland managed to wear a shirt at a major tournament. Joey Barton supposedly ‘leaks’ the kit England will be wearing when they crash out of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals at the hands of Ireland.” Continue reading → 
James McClean’s call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad for next week’s friendly with the Czech Republic casts the spot-light once more on the domestic game’s role in the development of international-calibre players. Continue reading → 
What happens when the Samba School associated with your football club doesn’t score so well in the annual Sao Paulo Carnival? Well, you scale the barrier, tear up the results, and set fire to parade floats as pandemonium breaks loose in Brazil. Continue reading →