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Alan SheehanThe little-known Athlone man close to landing Swansea City job in England's Championship
talking point
Kelleher's post-game message to Alisson captures an all-time performance in a Champions League heist
Alisson turned in one of the great individual performances as Liverpool pulled off a stunningly underserved victory against PSG.
cause for concernBroken political promises, no funding and a lack of contact hours: Ireland's struggling academy system
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Irish football fans long to be called arrogant - rugby supporters should enjoy it
There are far worse traits than arrogance in elite sport.
On The 42talking point
Arsenal have themselves to blame for flaming out of title race so early
Arsenal’s failure to sign attacking talent last summer look strange at the time, and now looks utterly bizarre.
On The 42euro wrap
Keane eases pressure at Ferencvaros with first league win, Madrid go second in La Liga
On The 42talking point
Liverpool's easy win over City makes poor comparison with spectacle of Klopp/Pep classics
Liverpool were easy 2-0 winners at the home of the broken champions.
the numbers game
'We need to find the next Will Jarvis' - How Shelbourne are embracing football's data revolution
Shels have signed an exclusive deal with the data company that fuelled Brighton’s success – Technical director Luke Byrne explains how it will work.
Reaction
'We have definitely helped grow the league outside Ireland' - Deflated Bradley's pride in Shamrock Rovers
The Rovers boss also expressed his disappointment that his side were forced to play a league fixture between the two legs of their knockout tie against Molde.
a brutal end
Penalty shootout despair for Shamrock Rovers as European run brought to an end
A depleted Rovers were beaten 5-4 on penalties after a 1-0 second-leg loss to Molde.
need to talk about kevin'It was as if we had never played a game of football before, with some of the stuff I was listening to'
On The 42Stalemate
Mason Melia cameo not enough as Pat's frustrated at home by resilient Drogheda
It finished 0-0 at Richmond Park.
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Ireland's uncritical embrace of the NFL is bizarre and rooted in a more deferential time
The Pittsburgh Steelers game at Croke Park hasn’t been met with anything like the ambivalence reserved for other major events, like co-hosting Euro 2028.
catalogue of problems
No men's international in over 40 years: How Limerick became Irish football's great underperformer
We look at the structural and historical reasons behind Limerick’s great failure to contribute to the Irish national team – and determine what should be done to fix things.
Interview
'It's always there' - Ruairí Keating opens up on grief, and why he needed to return to Cork
Ruairí Keating speaks exclusively to The 42 about coming to terms with the tragic loss of his father.
On The 42column
RTÉ guilty of a lack of vision by allowing League of Ireland TV rights pass to Virgin Media
RTÉ have fumbled the rights to the League of Ireland at just the moment it is bound for significant success.
PGA Tour
Stunning finish sees Rory McIlroy win Pebble Beach Pro-Am ahead of Shane Lowry
It as an Irish one-two in the second signature event of the 2025 season.
On The 42talking point
Humiliated Haaland becoming a problem for Manchester City
Haaland scored in City’s 5-1 loss at Arsenal – but he offered little else in general play.
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The Lewis-Skelly episode is the final proof - VAR must be binned
VAR does not work as it is a false prophet preaching certainty, a certainty that does not – and cannot – exist in football.
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