Category: European

Stephen Bradley believes that the exceptional European run enjoyed by his Shamrock Rovers can become the norm – but he is adamant that a bit more help from the FAI could have helped to prolong it.

Liverpool have been drawn against Paris St Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Manchester United have been drawn against Spanish side Real Sociedad in the last 16 of the Europa League.

They were the last of them on the pitch, the last men standing. Kevin de Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan, two-thirds of a Champions League-winning midfield two years ago, were saluting the Manchester City fans up amongst the gods at the top of the Bernabeu Stadium. Waving goodbye, perhaps.

The record-breaking Michael Noonan was back to school on Friday, with the morning after the night before bringing the 16-year-old to a world he will soon leave behind.

Stephen Bradley hailed the mentality of “throwback” Michael Noonan after the teenager wrote himself into the record books on his debut for the Hoops.

This was the story of a history making club and a record-breaking player. Michael Noonan’s life will never be the same again.

A Champions League Final in the United States just became a step closer, as Uefa and the European Club Association have entered into an exclusive negotiation period with Relevant Sports for global commercial rights to Europe’s men’s club competitions from 2027. The American agency have been at the forefront of trying to bring major games…

So far in the first season of the Champions League’s new inflated format, it has often been difficult to pinpoint the fixtures that matter and the ones that are just making up the numbers.

By now, Real Madrid and Manchester City have met so often in the Champions League that Florentino Perez and Khaldoon Al Mubarak have a distinctive relationship.