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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 […]

Dundalk 1 Derry City 0 A 79TH-MINUTE winner from Dane Massey saw Dundalk edge past Derry and secure an opening day win in tonight’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division encounter. A rare defensive lapse from Derry allowed Massey to volley home the winner 11 minutes from time. The Candystripes had successfully frustrated their opponents for […]

“VERY BRAVE,” IRELAND manager Vera Pauw smiled earlier this week when asked about Clare Shine opening up on her mental health struggles a little over a month ago. “She’s very brave and I’m very proud of her, the way she came out. She let me know before that she was planning to do so, and […]