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VICTOR SANCHEZ del Amo has been sacked as Malaga head coach after an explicit video of him emerged on social media. The 43-year-old was suspended by the Segunda Division club on Tuesday pending an investigation. It was alleged Victor was blackmailed, with the former Real Madrid and Spain midfielder claiming he was the victim of extortion. Malaga on Saturday …
BRIGHTON AND HOVE Albion boss Graham Potter has explained Irish star Aaron Connolly’s absence from first-team squads, and stressed the importance of managing the young striker’s workload as he continues to develop. The 19-year-old has had a breakthrough season at the Seagulls, bursting onto the scene in October when he bagged a brace against Tottenham …
LEAGUE TWO CLUB Scunthorpe United have signed goalkeeper Ian Lawlor on loan until the end of the season. The Dubliner makes the temporary move from Doncaster Rovers, to whom he remains contracted until the summer of 2021. Lawlor has made 85 first-team appearances for Doncaster — who are currently in 10th place in League One …
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Updated Feb 4th 2020, 12:40 PM THE BOARD OF Basketball Ireland feel the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) were granted a ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ as they accused the Government of ‘double standards’ for signing off on a rescue package worth €30 million for the beleaguered organisation last week. Click Here: mens nrl rugby jerseys Citing their …
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THE IMPACT OF Brexit on Irish football remains to be seen, but there is a growing sense that it may not necessarily have a detrimental effect. One of the potential ramifications is that promising young players won’t be allowed to leave the country until their 18th birthday. The Football Association of Ireland’s Interim Deputy CEO, …
Connor Ronan in possession during the Ireland U21 side’s win against Armenia in November. Source: Hrach Khachatryan/INPHO CONNOR RONAN SCORED his first goal as a Blackpool player last night as the Tangerines picked up a much-needed win in League One. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was the hero for Blackpool after scoring a 90th-minute winner that saw off …
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IT FEELS STRANGE to write a column about League of Ireland Football during the Covid-19 pandemic. Football seems silly in a way. People have died, are dying and will die. Who in Italy is worried about Serie A? Atalanta were experiencing a historic season, they now lie in the epicenter of the crisis in Bergamo. People …
AUSTRALIA’S LAST ACTIVE sport, the A-League soccer, has pulled the plug on its season to curb the spread of coronavirus, with bosses saying it had become “mission impossible”. Irish duo Roy O’Donovan and Wes Hoolahan ply their trade in the league, and were action again yesterday for Newcastle Jets after playing three games in nine …
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LIVERPOOL LEGEND KENNY Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus after being admitted to hospital this week, the Premier League club has announced. The 69-year-old, perhaps the most iconic figure in the Reds’ history, entered hospital on Wednesday for treatment on an infection which, a club statement says, required intravenous antibiotics. In keeping with current …
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RANGERS HAVE DEMANDED SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster be suspended over the controversial vote about how to end the season amid the coronavirus crisis. The Scottish Professional Football League on Wednesday submitted a resolution that said the three lower leagues would finish in the positions they stood at when play was halted because of the …
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