World Cup winner Raphaël Varane announces retirement due to injury
Former France, Real Madrid and Manchester United defender won Champions League four times
Former France, Real Madrid and Manchester United defender won Champions League four times
The Glasgow club’s latest accounts showed a drop in its annual profits but overall it has a healthy balance sheet
Stalemate in European opener for the Gunners
Strength in depth and a ferocious press may help European adventures to have competitive relevance once more
Gazzaniga howler gifts PSG 1-0 win over Girona; wins for Sparta Prague and Dortmund
The two Irish players were on the scoresheet at Celtic Park against Slovan Bratislava
Scans reveal ligament damage to the midfielder’s ankle as Arsenal manager says ‘hopefully not months’ until return
Arne Slot’s side went behind at San Siro after a third-minute goal from Christian Pulisic
Youri Tielemans opened the scoring for Villa in the 27th minute
Philip Dooley had travelled to Bergamo for club’s Tuesday night Champions League fixture
Midfielder believes 40-50 games a season would be ideal
Arne Slot unlikely to make many changes as Liverpool return to Europe’s top tournament in Milan
Uefa’s new Champions League supplants sporting integrity with the confected thrills of a TV game show
The 1982 European Cup winners make Champions League return in Bern on Tuesday
Host club Osijek scored twice at the start of the second half to secure their progress to second round
Goalkeeper Niamh Reid-Burke played key role in keeping out Belarusian side during game in Croatia
From next season Champions League away tickets will be capped at €50
Liverpool take on holders Real Madrid in the league phase while Manchester City face Italian double against Inter Milan against Juventus
Uefa have made major changes in a bid to have more match-ups between big sides in the early stages
Twenty summers after a famous Champions League qualifier, Depor’s first promotion in a decade coincided with Shelbourne’s first European adventure since 2006
Budgetary constraints enforced during busy summer of sport behind decision made by RTÉ
Second-half strikes from Oleksandr Pikhalyonok and Nazar Voloshyn clinched a 2-0 victory at Hampden Park
Sparta Prague effectively killed off the tie with the opening goal on the night but Shamrock Rovers produced a gutsy display in the Champions League qualifier before eventually losing 4-2
Sparta Prague in control of the tie after their away win over Shamrock Rovers and no Irish side has ever overturned a two-goal deficit in Europe
Goals from Veljko Birmancevic and Tomas Wiesner too much for Stephen Bradley’s side at Tallaght Stadium
Daunting task ahead for Stephen Bradley’s men to beat Czech side full of internationals
Nikolaj Hansen misses penalty in final moments to bring game to extra time after Johnny Kenny double
Hoops to play second-leg qualifier against Víkingur after scoreless draw in Reykjavik and Bohemians in FAI Cup on Friday
Irish champions almost stole a winner against Víkingur Reykjavík as they missed the chance of the game on 87 minutes
St Pat’s to play FC Vaduz in Conference League qualifying, while tough draws await Shelbourne and Derry City should they progress
The German arms industry giant Rheinmetall is now paying to bask in the reflected glory of Dortmund
Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior score after half-time to secure a 2-0 victory
Vini Jr one of the favourites for the Ballon d’Or after another impressive campaign in Real Madrid’s march to Champions League final
Dortmund could be crowned kings of Europe while Leverkusen claimed an undefeated domestic double
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