But goalless draw against North Macedonia shows glimpse of future Irish talent despite World Cup hurt

The emergence of the self-aware, self-memifying crowd has been an unfortunate development for Irish national team fan culture

There’s little point raging at Ryan Manning, Finn Azaz, Alan Browne, Hemir Hallgrímsson or any other individual

Ireland let their grip on this game slip in the first half by giving away a penalty

Scorer in 1976 Euro final has seen penalty technique copied worldwide, and Czechs have shootout record

Arsenal’s boring, risk-averse game backfired spectacularly against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final

Contract extension reflects faith in long-term project as squad faces defining week

The fans are fed up with Slotball, and the team play as if they just want it to be over quickly

The world’s biggest ‘football reporter’ reveals the value of saying nothing

Fifa chief has never been afraid to risk a little embarrassment in pursuit of what he wants

Years of mistakes are coming together as Spurs stumble towards Premier League trapdoor

Ireland would face serious consequences for deciding not to play against Israel. That doesn’t necessarily mean they shouldn’t refuse

The Reds have built a squad according to a schizophrenic ethos that combines crypto-bro extravagance and self-defeating stinginess

His protege, Mikel Arteta, is reaping rewards after turning away from methods he learned from the master

Mikel Arteta’s refusal to take risks is adding angst to their Premier League title challenge