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IF THE GAME goes ahead, no spectators will be permitted to attend the Republic of Ireland’s upcoming meeting with Germany in the 2021 Women’s European Championship qualifiers. The first of two meetings between the top two sides in Group I is scheduled to take place at the Preußenstadion in Münster on Saturday, 11 April.  With […]

CZECH REPUBLIC DEFENDER Frantisek Rajtoral, who played for Turkish side Gaziantepspor, has been found dead in his home. The club’s president Ibrahim Kizil said the 31-year-old’s body was found in his home in the southeastern province of Gaziantep by police after he failed to attend training. Kizil also confirmed that he had taken his own […]

IF I WAS to ask you to name the five Irish players that have played in the group stages of the Champions League with non-British teams — how many could you answer correctly? There’s a good chance you would name the two active players; Aiden McGeady and Cillian Sheridan. McGeady faced some of Europe’s best […]

REAL MADRID ARE well aware of the challenge they face after being drawn with Manchester City in the last 16 of the Champions League, but club director Emilio Butragueno remains bullish given Los Blancos’ pedigree. Madrid would have been braced for a testing tie after they finished second to Paris Saint-Germain in the group stage, with […]

MAURICIO POCHETTINO HAS hinted that he would have been willing to consider taking the top job at Arsenal, while admitting that he is “open” to a swift return to the Premier League. The Argentine spent five-and-a-half years at Tottenham before being relieved of his managerial duties on 21 November, following a poor start to the […]

IRELAND INTERNATIONAL CONOR Hourihane scored the only goal, as Aston Villa beat Norwich 1-0 in the Premier League today. The Cork native replaced Marvelous Nakamba in the 56th minute and struck the winner eight minutes later. More to follow The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us! Click Here: […]

EVERTON BOSS CARLO Ancelotti has admitted Liverpool chose wisely when they rejected him in favour of making Jurgen Klopp manager in 2015. Ancelotti will experience his first Merseyside derby in an FA Cup third-round tie at Anfield on Sunday. The experienced Italian could have been on the other side of the divide had Liverpool selected him […]

JOHN DEMPSEY DIDN’T really know what he had signed up for. Born and raised in London, he claims the decision to play for Ireland instead of England was an easy one. Yet he could be forgiven a few doubts as he boarded a plane for Dublin, not sure who would be there to greet him […]

IRELAND UNDERAGE INTERNATIONAL Anthony Scully has joined League One outfit Lincoln City on a permanent deal from West Ham.  The 20-year-old has been in fabulous scoring form for the Hammers’ U23s since making the switch from midfield to striker — bagging 14 goals and five assists in 16 appearances in the Premier League 2 and […]

REAL MADRID WERE knocked out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday as Martin Odegaard put on a creative masterclass against his parent club to lead Real Sociedad to a thrilling 4-3 victory. Madrid conceded as many goals in 69 minutes as they had in their last 11 matches, torn apart at the Santiago Bernabeu […]