The Fragility of Happiness

The subject of Episode 13 of the Póg Mo Goal podcast, we’re reposting our 2014 article where Ron Ulrich of 11freunde recalls when, for 4 minutes and 38 seconds, ‘The Miners’ were the 2001 German champions. Then Andersson struck and hell opened.

Leganés Match Posters

Barcelona-based Cillian Shields explores the storied history of the matchday poster through one of the best exponents of the phenomenon in Spain, CD Leganés.

Repost: The Alan McLoughlin Interview

To pay tribute to an Irish football hero since November 1993, on the sad passing of Alan McLoughlin, we are reposting his chat to Póg Mo Goal’s Dave O’Grady from 2014 about the release of ‘A Different Shade of Green – The Alan McLoughlin Story’, nominated for Irish Sports Book of the Year. He talks about his personal battle with cancer, that famous night in Windsor Park, Roy Keane’s Rolex watch and much more.

Distant voices on Dalymount days

One year into the public health crisis, Ryan Clarke laments the absence of fans even more at the start of a new League of Ireland season.

War of the Worlds

Three games in a week have turned the Irish football world upside down. Paul Bourke looks back at a tumultuous few days.

The Game That We Love

Former Shelbourne player Stuey Byrne continues to release music after his retirement from football. His newest track is an ode to the game we all love and the memories of playing it as a kid growing up. He has previously […]

Magazine feature: Taylor made

Before becoming a global superstar, Irish phenomenon Katie Taylor was sharing shadow boxing with international football.

Irlanda ’30

Can Ireland really host a World Cup when proper investment in football has been so lacking, asks Craig Banks.