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# Looking Back

All time
‘£25m, tiny, slow, only left footed and didn't know his position’ – The transformation of David Silva
‘They said: We don’t think you’re ready... I knew I wasn’t going to be playing a lot of games’
My family were concerned when Mourinho joined Man United - Mata
'I nearly gave up football when I was 12' - Man United star James
'Sanchez always seemed a sad man' - Mourinho
Details of Spurs' failed €65 million Fernandes bid revealed - including Premier League title bonus
'Tottenham probably got rid of me at the wrong time' - Trippier
Tipperary celebrate but how will counties review their 2019 hurling season?
Guardiola: I doubted milestone man David Silva
‘Once a red always a red’ – Liverpool legend Alonso not ruling out return as coach
'It was such a big part of my life, it's weird that I got up one day and walked away'
'I miss Real Madrid more than Man United' - Ronaldo
All-Ireland minor final defeat to Cork 47 years ago created a burning desire inside Mickey Harte
'You're the one getting the big money, you pass me by' - When a star-studded Liverpool met Dundalk
Bundsliga's teen sensation opens up on Man City exit
'I think I'm the only person to ever say I was delighted to be moved onto Henry Shefflin'
'Roy said: Do you want to be a footballer, or do you want to take piss for a living like that fella?'
Remembering the greatest European run in the history of Irish football
'They didn't want to call it the Women's World Cup... They were unsure if it was going to be an embarrassment'
Koulibaly reveals 'intense' Sarri dragged him away from son's birth
'Your bosses would resent the fact that you'd go on maternity leave' - Garda culture in 1980s Ireland
'My first memory is being so gutted to miss out... Man City wouldn't let me play'
'It wasn't easy... I was left out for a few matches'
'I feel like I was Irish' - The Barbados-born footballer who found a second home
'The girls were on fire, singing and celebrating... I was crying'
'You might think 'what if' the odd time' - Cavan star on his brief stint with Burnley
Ranking the 8 most entertaining matches in this season's Champions League
'F*ck! Come on!' - Gotze says 'teeth grinding' Klopp has an intimidating side
'A civil war kicked off. Our training ground essentially got overtaken by the Russian army'
Player ratings: How Ireland's British-based players fared this season
'I won more Premierships alone than the other 19 managers together' - The quotes of the season
Best player? Worst signing? Defining memory? Our writers review the 2018-19 Premier League season
'The GAA looked the other way because it was so popular - they'd have crowds of thousands'
Mourinho killed everyone at Real Madrid, even Ronaldo - Adebayor
'When we first came in, there was a rota for bringing food. We used to pay to come to training'
'He was always yelling and screaming!' - Monaco star on Henry's failed tenure
'I threw a boot at the car, knocked on the window and said: 'Say it to my face now.''
Williams to leave Harlequins 10 years on from 'Bloodgate' scandal
'Fantastic memories' - Ireland legend John O'Shea on the tournament that made him
The magical PSG comeback and four other key results that sealed the United job for Solskjaer