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bolt from the blue

Maltese champions Valletta have offered Usain Bolt a two-year professional contract

16 Oct 2018

5.5k

it's crunch time

Poll: Who will win tonight's Nations League clash between Ireland and Wales?

16 Oct 2018

8.2k

Leadership

'He is pretty much like John O'Shea and I cannot pay him a higher compliment than that'

16 Oct 2018

9.6k

On The 42Heart

'James McClean broke his wrist... And was actually looking at an injection to see if he could play'

16 Oct 2018

6.1k

On the brink

Edin Dzeko double leaves Northern Ireland on the brink of Nations League relegation

15 Oct 2018

5.8k

Three Lions

Sterling bags a double as England blow Spain away with sublime Nations League win

15 Oct 2018

13.7k

Team selection

Do you agree with our Ireland team to face Wales in the Nations League tomorrow?

15 Oct 2018

30.8k

Speculation

Dutchman Ake responds to £40m Man United transfer rumours

15 Oct 2018

15.7k

Up for discussion

More of the same won't suffice: 5 talking points ahead of Ireland-Wales

15 Oct 2018

12.6k

bad behaviour

FA condemn England fans after clashes with Spanish police in Seville

15 Oct 2018

9.1k

Praise

'We are still possibly learning the system, to get it to exactly how we want'

15 Oct 2018

5.9k

Reaction

Martin O'Neill hits back at claims Ireland play 'primitive' football

15 Oct 2018

17.1k

Proper 12

'It was a great experience and hopefully I can look forward to many more'

15 Oct 2018

5.1k

resolved

'I never needed an apology' - Arter put issues with Keane to bed after phone call

15 Oct 2018

6.1k

Down Under

'I'm not even a professional footballer yet': Bolt asks why he is being drug tested

15 Oct 2018

9.3k

Ram Blow

Wales suffer another big setback with Ramsey to miss Ireland clash

15 Oct 2018

4.4k

On The 42RIP

Peter Brackley, the legendary voice of Football Italia, dies aged 67

15 Oct 2018

6.7k

Disappointment

'I think the victory certainly hurt me much more psychologically than my injury'

15 Oct 2018

8.9k

Relief

Last-gasp goal saves Italy, gives Mancini first competitive win

14 Oct 2018

6.7k

regrets I've had a few

'Boredom leads to a lot of things and we ended up going to the pub and wasting ourselves'

14 Oct 2018

43.9k

frozen in time

It's Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week

14 Oct 2018

9.2k

Loyalty

'I have obviously got a lot of faith in him as a player' - O'Neill on Ireland's man of the match

14 Oct 2018

33.4k

Outclassed

Wolves star on target as Ronaldo-less Portugal too good for Scotland

14 Oct 2018

7.0k

hot prospect

Watch: 16-year-old Tottenham youngster's hat-trick helps seal qualification for Ireland U19s

14 Oct 2018

10.4k

Blow

Gareth Bale ruled out of Ireland-Wales Nations League clash

14 Oct 2018

12.0k

On The 42option

Portsmouth youngster recalled to Ireland senior squad ahead of Wales clash

14 Oct 2018

7.3k

On The 42Reaction

'The last time I played there I was about 14'

14 Oct 2018

9.9k

perspective

'Why are you smiling?': Sarri reveals bemusement at fun-loving Klopp after Hazard goal

14 Oct 2018

15.2k

Tweet Elite

Mbappé's Time magazine cover and more tweets of the week

14 Oct 2018

8.1k

The Quiet Man

From Enniskillen to Old Trafford: the 32-year-old Fermanagh native who's Jose Mourinho's right-hand man

14 Oct 2018

48.1k

Rumour Mill

Man City deny reports that they made £1m/week bid to sign Lionel Messi

14 Oct 2018

6.4k

Matt Finish

Doherty acknowledges room for improvement after long-awaited Ireland bow

14 Oct 2018

5.7k

On The 42heroes and villains

'Smashing football' and self-doubt: Deadly Doug, the 'nearly' years and Aston Villa's Irish contingent

14 Oct 2018

6.8k

good reads

The Class of '92's 'next George Best' who never made it, and the rest of the week's best sportswriting

14 Oct 2018

17.0k

talking point

Have the Irish public fallen out of love with the national team?

14 Oct 2018

40.3k

On The 42looking ahead

Denmark coach predicts Ireland-Wales will finish in a draw

14 Oct 2018

4.3k

Skipper

'It's great to be back involved because I love pulling on the green jersey'

14 Oct 2018

7.7k

On The 42Reaction

'It might have been one of those instances where we'd have to let them score at the other end'

13 Oct 2018

10.0k

Holland

Liverpool pair Wijnaldum and Van Dijk on the scoresheet as Netherlands embarrass Germany

13 Oct 2018

11.4k

Opinion

Player ratings: How the Boys in Green fared against Denmark

13 Oct 2018

16.9k

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