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Stephen Kenny’s Republic of Ireland side can hold their heads high following a 0-0 draw at home to Portugal in front of 50,737 spectators. Hopes of qualifying for next year’s FIFA World Cup are long gone, however Kenny has blooded a whole host of new faces during the current campaign and confidence is growing amongst […]
Simon Kelly discusses Spurs’ long awaited managerial appointment, that lands on Nuno Espirito Santos after a number of false starts.
Jack Murray discusses the resurgence of Renato Sanches, whose stock has risen again following some strong performances at Euro 2020.
Today, Andrew Delaney takes a look at some more recent classics – including England versus Wales in 2016, and Portugal’s penalty heroics against England in 2004.
With a star-studded line-up led by Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal arguably enter this tournament in better shape than the one they won five years ago.
Andrew Delaney takes a look at some European Championship classics ahead of the 2020 edition this weekend.
Having been dubbed the Mini Messi at 16, Scotland’s Ryan Gauld is still finding his feet in the Portuguese league.
With seven games remaining, Porto are hot on the tails of Sporting CP who are in chase for their first title since 2002.
The 2022 World Cup will be unusual in a number of ways. It’ll be the first winter World Cup, with the final taking place exactly one week before Christmas Day. With the tournament in Qatar it’s also the first time that a World Cup will be hosted in the Middle East. This will be the […]
In the third instalment of his series looking at UEFA European Championship underdog stories, Andrew Delaney brings us back to Greece’s triumph in 2004