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# Praise

This year
2024
'A top boy' - Liverpool boss Klopp hails Tyrone youngster Bradley
Last year
2023
Erik ten Hag says Harry Maguire ‘playing like we want him to’
'They'd jump off a cliff after Denis Leamy' - Rowntree hails Munster's coach's influence
Evan Ferguson can become a great player – Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi
'You could make the case that Ireland are the best Six Nations team ever'
'Ireland fool me all the time' - Scottish centurion Hogg hails Farrell's side
All time
Paul Ince hails 'outstanding' Jeff Hendrick
'He’s 19 but he’s got the body of a 28-year-old' - Rice hails midfield partner
'I hope he is proud' - Praise for the man who helped instigate Ireland's youth football rejuvenation
'I realise that most people who say that don't have a f****** clue'
Ange Postecoglou hails Celtic players despite defeat
'He was down inside his own 6-yard box towards the end defending, you could see him sprinting' - Solskjaer on Ronaldo
Lukaku gives another dimension to Chelsea’s game says boss Tuchel
'Every day he improves' - Nuno on Harry Kane
Mick McCarthy hails Cardiff and on-loan Liverpool player amid remarkable resurgence
'I never felt that I needed to change him and that is good' - Mourinho on Bale
Talk of title is for others not Solskjaer's United
'He's pretty special' - Ireland excited about Doris' impact in first year of Test rugby
QPR boss expresses delight with Ireland U21 international after his first career goal
'He is the present and future of West Brom' - Bilic hails Irish youngster O'Shea
McLoughlin likened to 'a young Harry Maguire' by ex-Hull City defender
Hull boss impressed by former Cork City star's 'excellent' Championship debut
'That's why Rojo is still here' - Solskjaer hails Man United defender
Hourihane hailed as 'a wonderful example to the younger players' by Villa coach
O'Keeffe acknowledges former manager Dunne's role in Wexford's Leinster success
Hummels showed 'courage' to make €38 million Dortmund return
Joey Barton talks up in-form striker's chances of long-awaited Ireland recall
Barry John hails 'world's best fullback' Williams as Wales stun England in Cardiff
John Horan: 'I'm delighted to see RTÉ have improved their performance in showing our games'
Declan Rice is better than John Stones at 19, says Liverpool legend Ian Rush
'Sterling can be one of the best' - Sane hails improving team-mate
Doncaster's delight at snapping up 'the best player in the League of Ireland'
'We are still possibly learning the system, to get it to exactly how we want'
'Mbappe reminds me of Ronaldo in his Man United days' - Griezmann backs PSG star to hit 50 goals-a-season
Neymar lauds 'winner' Tuchel and insists best is yet to come
Thierry Henry's World Cup experience the 'missing piece' for Belgium
Gabriel Jesus is Brazil's 'new Ronaldo' - Dani Alves
Kevin De Bruyne and City are the best in the Premier League, says Hazard
Pogba will improve alongside Matic, says Man Utd legend Scholes
O'Connor's steely focus, White's comeback from injury and Buckley's 18th All-Ireland