Roy Keane is holding off on a return to club management as he continues to enjoy his role with the Republic of Ireland.
Under Martin O Neill and his assistant Keane, Ireland reached the knockout stages of Euro 2016 and will this week face Denmark in the World Cup qualifying play-offs.
And it is the task of reaching the finals in Russia next year that is on Keane s mind, rather than the club game, where his former side Sunderland are on the lookout for a new manager following Simon Grayson s sacking.
Asked about a second spell in charge at the Stadium of Light, the 46-year-old said: At this moment in time, I m really enjoying what I am doing with Ireland.
I enjoy working with Martin, the staff and the FAI, and the only thing on my mind in the next few day…
Arsenal made light of Gabriel Jesus absence as each of the Gunners attacking trio scored in Boxing Day s 3-1 win over West Ham on their return to Premier League action.
The blow of losing Jesus for three months due to a knee injury suffered during the World Cup had seen many write off the league leaders title chances, but at Emirates Stadium their mentality shone through.
Arsenal – who had a fifth-minute Bukayo Saka goal wiped out – looked to be in trouble when Said Benrahma scored a penalty on the stroke of half-time.
But their dominance eventually brought chances, and while they benefited from a hint of luck, Saka coolly levelled before Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah secured a deserved win.
Nketiah, the man tasked with replacing Jesus, was enc…
Paulinho s away goal was enough to send Guangzhou Evergrande into the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League after a 2-2 aggregate draw with Kashima Antlers on Tuesday, while Persepolis, Al Hilal and Kawasaki Frontale also went through.
The Brazilian midfielder had hit the only goal in the first leg and, after Pedro Junior bent in a brilliant 20-yard opener for the Japanese champions in the second leg, Paulinho scored again, tapping in after a long throw-in caused chaos in the box.
That left the Antlers needing to score twice and although Mu Kanazaki poked home off the underside of the crossbar in the first minute of added-time, his side could not score again to qualify, with 2015 winners Guangzhou moving into the last eight.
Kawasaki Frontale booked their pl…
Edinson Cavani called for Paris Saint-Germain to focus only on the future after they bounced back from their defeat to Real Madrid with a resounding 5-2 home win over Strasbourg on Saturday.
The Uruguay international scored twice both chipped finishes in the second half as the Ligue 1 leaders restored their 12-point cushion over nearest Ligue 1 rivals Monaco in impressive fashion.
The result also provided a much-needed boost in confidence following Wednesday s 3-1 loss to Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie.
While there is still a second leg to come on home soil, Cavani felt it was crucial PSG showed a good reaction after what happened to them at the Santiago Bernabeu.
We had to win to change our minds, what happened happened, s…
Barcelona extended their winning run in Liga F to 50 games after a 7-0 thrashing of Levante Las Planas on Wednesday.
A hat-trick for Asisat Oshoala guided the hosts to a resounding rout at Estadio Johan Cruyff, with a brace for Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic as well.
Goals from 16-year-old Vicky Lopez and Mariona Caldentey completed the scoring, with the former recording her first for the club.
Their victorious streak in the league stretches all the way back to June 2021, having last lost to Atletico Madrid.
Barca s only three defeats in any competition in that time all came in Europe.
They may not be able to challenge for a clean sweep this season though, having been expelled from the Copa de la Reina on Tuesday for fielding an ineligible player, though …
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1. Burnley s Ashley Barnes, who has had a hand in four goals in three league starts against Cardiff (three goals, one assist), has scored 10 times in the Premier League this season. Who is the only Clarets player to have scored more in a single Premier League campaign?
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2. Southampton are hosting Wolves in the Premier Lea…
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Buoyed by the promising performance against one of the main contenders for the 2018 World Cup title, Croatia play host to Senegal in their final warm-up game. The Lions of Teranga have not been too impressive in recent friendlies but the return of star player Sadio Mane will be a welcoming boost.
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It is fair to say that Croatia haven’t reached their full potential in recent years, having largely struggled since reaching the quarter-finals at the Euro 2008 and there are no doubts they will see the 2018 World Cup as an opportunity to make things right. A team that have players like Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic, Mario Mandzukic and Ivan Perisic pulling the strings should definitely perform better at ma…
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was delighted with his side’s composure as they made it back-to-back wins for the first time since October with a 2-0 Premier League victory at Nottingham Forest.
Dejan Kulusevski picked out Richarlison to head home the opener in first-half stoppage-time before turning goalscorer when he capitalised on a poor clearance from Matt Turner to double the advantage at the City Ground.
Tottenham then had to see out the final 20 minutes with 10 men after Yves Bissouma’s dismissal for a high lunge on Ryan Yates but they held on despite Neco Williams hitting the post late on.
“I m really proud of the lads, it’s not an easy place to come. We handled it really well and scored two good goals.”
Ange on tonight s victory at the…
According to a recent report from Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan could turn their attention towards Paris Saint-Germain defender Layvin Kurzawa after not wanting to pay €40 million for Chelsea star Marcos Alonso – which was the proposed transfer fee put forward by the Blues.
Inter have been busy over the last few weeks with rumours here, there and everywhere regarding what their dealings are going to look like in the immediate future.
By immediate future, of course, we’re referring to the January transfer window, as Inter are widely expected to follow up on their hectic summer period by bringing in a few new faces.
Kurzawa could well be one of them, but we aren’t so sure whether or not the PSG man is going to be okay with the idea of bein…
After an entertaining group stage filled with goals and VAR-drama aplenty, the Women s World Cup is entering the knockout rounds.
Five teams advanced through with a perfect record as England, Germany, Netherlands, United States and tournament hosts France won three games from three.
Norway, Italy, Australia, Brazil, Canada and Sweden progressed with six points, meanwhile, and they will be joined in the last 16 by Spain, China, Nigeria, Japan and Cameroon.
Eight mouth-watering ties await in the first knockout round, starting with Germany against Nigeria in Grenoble on Saturday, and here we assess each match with the use of Opta numbers.
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Germany v Nigeria (June 22)
12 Niger…