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Soccer

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Nostalgia
As Ireland's 23-year association with Umbro ends, we pick our 10 favourite jerseys
12 Jun 2017
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Candy shop
Former Rangers defender among trio of new Derry City signings
12 Jun 2017
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boys of summer
Mars bars, diarrhoea, Connect 4 and a once in a lifetime triumph: an oral history of Malaysia '97
12 Jun 2017
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Huge coup
Milan sign €38m Portuguese sensation Andre Silva
12 Jun 2017
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green scene
An Irish invasion has begun at Bury as they bid to return to the Championship
12 Jun 2017
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Unimpressed
'It was not easy to play our game because they play, most of the time, long balls'
12 Jun 2017
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boys of summer
Boys of Summer: We celebrate Ireland's golden generation and their golden moment
12 Jun 2017
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accolade
Are these the 10 most valuable players in football?
12 Jun 2017
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Incident
Gabriel Jesus harbours no ill feeling after Man City team-mate 'fractured his eye socket'
12 Jun 2017
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RIP
Ireland defender leads tributes to British boxer uncle who passed away last night
12 Jun 2017
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Tribute
France plan 'Don't Look Back in Anger' tribute before England friendly in Paris
12 Jun 2017
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Donegal Catch
England's victorious U20 World Cup boss once had a spell in the League of Ireland
12 Jun 2017
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Living the Legend
Celtic have launched a two-toned green away kit for next season
12 Jun 2017
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Swede deal
'Lindelof will star at Man Utd' – Larsson backs fellow Swede to be a shrewd investment
12 Jun 2017
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Fire emoji
US captain Michael Bradley scores filthy long-range chip against Mexico
12 Jun 2017
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hart-breaker
'I've got nothing at the moment’ - Hart unclear on future but accepts Man City career is over
12 Jun 2017
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Analysis
Ireland change a winning formula - and almost pay for it
12 Jun 2017
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Proud moment
'It's what dreams are made of' - Long still pinching himself after making competitive debut for Ireland
12 Jun 2017
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Support
'Darren Randolph has done nothing wrong'
12 Jun 2017
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snapshots
It's Sunday so here are 13 of our favourite images from the sporting week
11 Jun 2017
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Solid
Good result for Ireland as Wales and Serbia play out a draw
11 Jun 2017
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Reaction
'The referee wasn't totally to blame for our first-half performance... But I thought he was very poor'
11 Jun 2017
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key player
Man for the big stage Walters still vital for Ireland as he becomes top scorer of the O'Neill era
11 Jun 2017
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read the game
Dean Rock on 'you know who', the rise of Colombian cyclists and the week's best sportswriting
11 Jun 2017
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Criticism
'They had a 12th man today' - James McClean outraged with referee's performance
11 Jun 2017
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Lucky Escape
Watch: All the goals from Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Austria
11 Jun 2017
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point apiece
Walters strikes late to earn Ireland a share of the spoils with Austria
11 Jun 2017
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Opinion
Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against Austria
11 Jun 2017
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road to russia
Ireland v Austria, World Cup 2018 qualifier
11 Jun 2017
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Team news
Burnley defender Kevin Long handed shock start for Ireland-Austria game
11 Jun 2017
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Gold Lion
Liverpool new boy follows in footsteps of Maradona and Messi with Golden Ball
11 Jun 2017
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young lions
Everton striker fires England to first World Cup success at any level since 1966
11 Jun 2017
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Löw Blow
Löw unhappy with German fans for jeering their own player over diving controversy
11 Jun 2017
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Talking Points
Ireland presented with a golden opportunity to kill off one of their World Cup qualifying rivals
11 Jun 2017
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Strategy
Analysis: How Ireland are becoming the Leicester City of international football
11 Jun 2017
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Profile
Can one of the world's best footballers silence the Aviva again?
11 Jun 2017
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road to russia
Germany score 7, Lewandowski bags a hat-trick, Eriksen nets for Denmark
10 Jun 2017
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Swede Success
Manchester United confirm deal for €35 million Benfica defender
10 Jun 2017
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Battle of Britain
Kane ends international drought to rescue England in dramatic finale with Scotland
10 Jun 2017
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road to russia
Injury-time goal secures big away win for Northern Ireland in World Cup qualifiers
10 Jun 2017
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