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“The most important thing in football is what a player is doing on pitch when he's not in possession of the ball, not vice-versa.”
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Valeriy Lobanovskyi
WORDS: JOHN HYNES
Twice in the Sixties, Bill Shankly’s Liverpool secured the league title and on both occasions the Football League trophy was absent on the day of triumph. With the Reds players waiting to celebrate, the fans in the Kop produced a makeshift cup of their own, which has gone down in Anfield folklore…
WORDS: JOHN HYNES
Despite the poor results at Euro 2012, Irish fans had a great time in Poland. Now, as the Polish side come to Ireland to cement the relationships built between the nations, there are grumbles of discontent about the performances of Giovanni Trapattoni’s team. But can we justifiably expect any better?
WORDS: JOHN HYNES
The recent international break was lacking something for many Irishmen as the Green Army came to terms with the retirement of Shay Given from international football. Terry McDermott believes the Ireland camp will miss the legendary stopper’s human qualities as much as his supreme goalkeeping ability…
WORDS: JOHN HYNES
Cycling through the wind and the rain, the youngsters of North Tipperary couldn’t wait to get their first glimpse of professional footballers in action as Crewe Alexandra came to Newtown. When they arrived, they witnessed a deluge of a different sort as the goals came pouring down on the local select XI…
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