Nations League

‘This group deserves a bit of luck’: Hallgrímsson’s Ireland are learning slowly how to win again

Headed goal by Evan Ferguson and penalty save by Caoimhín Kelleher got the job done against Finland

Ireland 1 Finland 0 FT: Nations League as it happened

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s ride their luck but make themselves safe from automatic relegation

Ferguson and Kelleher prove the difference as Ireland edge out Finland

Liverpool goalkeeper pulls off penalty save as Ireland rode their luck to stop the Finns from scoring

Ollie Watkins and Curtis Jones grab their chance to help England sink Greece

England can confirm their promotion back to the top flight of the Nations League by beating Ireland on Sunday

Ireland v Finland: TV details, kick-off time, team news and more

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men play the Finns on Thursday and England on Sunday in the Nations League

Hallgrímsson’s desire for consistent lineups being tested by injuries as Finland come calling

Brady’s absence is significant as the veteran inspired victory over Finland last month in Helsinki

Harry Kane hits out at his England teammates over withdrawals

Bayern Munich striker asks if players are absent due to ‘tough period’

Mark McGuinness and Andrew Moran biding their time

Strapping Luton defender and on-loan Brighton midfielder eager to press for opportunities with the Republic of Ireland

Sammie Szmodics: ‘The lower leagues seem so far away now’

Republic of Ireland star reveals he got a congratulatory hug from Ed Sheeran following his spectacular goal in Ipswich’s shock away win at Tottenham

Heimir Hallgrímsson’s options narrow ahead of taxing double-bill for Ireland

Assistant-coach John O’Shea welcomes call-ups for Matt Doherty, Ryan Manning and Jake O’Brien to replace injured trio Coleman, Idah and Duffy

Kylian Mbappé left out of France squad for Israel and Italy games

France manager Didier Deschamps says omission is 'one-off decision'

Thomas Tuchel has not influenced selection, says Lee Carsley as he names England squad

Jack Grealish included despite recent lack of action

Matt Doherty misses out on Ireland squad for matches against Finland and England

Nations League: Andy Moran in line to play a part in Ireland's final games as Heimir Hallgrímsson backs him to be a success at senior level

Ireland drawn with Turkey, Slovenia and Greece in Women’s Nations League

Eileen Gleeson’s side are comfortably the highest ranked of the four teams in the group

Irish FA chief ‘confident’ Northern Ireland will play Belarus in Belfast

Venue for Nations League game has been in some doubt given UK government’s stance over athletes from Belarus

Hallgrímsson and Tuchel bring foreign eyes to old failings for Ireland and England

Appointments of Icelander and German prove that FAI and FA do not trust their own coaching infrastructures

Ireland show signs of improvement but Hallgrímsson still has to solve ‘something psychological’

Emergence of Festy Ebosele and return to fitness of Evan Ferguson among positives from an encouraging international window

Ireland take home some positives as one-game winning streak comes undone

Greece took advantage of Irish lapse in concentration, but there were encouraging performances on the pitch

Houghton drills down on the ‘Greek lads’ as Ireland succumb to errors

TV View: Like Heimir Hallgrímsson, who swapped Finn Azaz for Troy Parrott, RTÉ made a big change for this game by bringing in Ray Houghton for Stephen Kelly as their co-commentator

Greece continue to hold upper hand over Ireland as they capitalise on mistakes

Caoimhín Kelleher was outstanding in Nations League game, but his late error gifted Greeks the clinching goal

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