Nations League playoff: Ireland prepare to face the other side of Belgium

Criticised by Gasperini - Evan Ferguson's Roma troubles detailed with Irishman yet to score

Brendan Rodgers' Celtic split is the latest explosive chapter in a career littered with the dramatic‚ controversial and occasionally cringeworthy. The 52-year-old‚ eviscerated by major shareholder Dermot Desmond in an extraordinary 556-word statement branding the manager 'toxic'‚ 'divisive' and 'self-serving'‚ is no stranger to the kind of storm currently swirling around him. Rodgers jumped before he could be sacked during a disastrous campaign but Desmond still landed heavy public blows to the Northern Irishman's reputation.

Katie McCabe stars as Ireland beat Belgium in Nations League - as it happened

Dewsbury-Hall: I won't choose Ireland - I dream of playing for England

Ireland player ratings v Belgium: Katie McCabe has outstanding game

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall makes international ambitions clear after Ireland move for Everton man

Katie McCabe on top form for Ireland in commanding win over Belgium

Ireland manager Carla Ward looking to strike the right balance against Belgium

Ireland captain Katie McCabe urges Ireland fans to get behind team for playoff with Belgium

Return to Ireland fold worth the wait for Caitlin Hayes

Jess Ziu returns for Ireland after two ACL injuries in two years

Mixed injury news for Ireland ahead of Nations League playoff against Belgium

Carla Ward in 'constant conversations' with FAI about support for Ireland's women's team

Sunday League matchgoers at Wythenshawe FC Vets have been left stunned as a host of former Premier League stars‚ including Joleon Lescott‚ have been turning out for the ninth-tier side. Lescott‚ the former Manchester City and England defender‚ recently scored a hat-trick for the team competing in the Cheshire Veterans Football League - eight years after hanging up his boots. They say age is just a number‚ and Lescott‚ along with his ex-City teammates Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha‚ as well as former Burnley midfielder George Boyd‚ have been proving just that.

Irish player tracker: Parrott‚ Ferguson and Ebosele all in action

Shamrock Rovers title wait goes on and what else we learned on Friday in the League of Ireland

Paddy Kenny requires oxygen after he's KO'ed by Premier League cult hero

FAI sent blunt Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall message as Ireland icon delivers verdict on Everton star

Roy Keane was the first to predict his own role in Saipan. 'In this bad movie I was going to be the fall guy‚' he wrote in the autobiography published a couple months after the 2002 World Cup and a couple of decades before the Pacific storm hit the big screen. It is the instance when the penny drops in Keane's own compelling account. His Republic of Ireland team-mates were not exactly with him. Even if they were not entirely with his boss Mick McCarthy either. And the moment when he begins to realise that he may have unwittingly helped McCarthy achieve what he wanted‚ because the self-destruction of his captain‚ biggest star‚ leader of all-conquering Manchester United and social hand grenade came in exchange for the relief of enhanced dressing room harmony.

JACK THE LAD! Jack Grealish got over England woes at Dubai Irish bar while treating punters to drinks

Heimir Hallgrímsson urges 'glass half-full' view of Ireland's World Cup qualifying effort

Ireland need 'unbelievable performance' against Portugal‚ says Ryan Manning

How can Ireland qualify for the World Cup? Here are the permutations

Kevin Kilbane: Ireland are going down a dangerous road with Heimir Hallgrímsson

Nathan Collins credits 'solid' Ireland for grinding out win against Armenia

Finn and Ziu back in Republic of Ireland squad

Heimir Halgrímsson looks to positives for 'new dawn' of Ireland's final two games

Ireland v Armenia: Evan Ferguson's goal keeps World Cup qualifying hopes alive - as it happened

England qualify and Ireland keep dream alive ... just

Evan Ferguson's goal keeps Ireland in World Cup frame after nervy display against 10-man Armenia

Armenia captain 'lost his head' - Republic of Ireland's Azaz on red card

Can Ireland still qualify for the World Cup if they beat Armenia? The permutations

Ireland gear up for must-win Armenia clash with back five a possibility again

Ireland international Megan Campbell announces her retirement from football

Ireland 1 Armenia 0: How the Irish players rated at the Aviva Stadium

World Cup qualifying: Ronaldo breaks record while Ireland close gap

DRC look to beat Sudan for World Cup survival

Republic of Ireland skipper Nathan Collins: I'm driven by the hurt losing causes

Courtney Brosnan a major doubt for Ireland's Nations League play-off against Belgium

Hallgrimsson 'believes' Republic of Ireland will qualify for World Cup

Heimir Hallgrimsson: Win all that matters as Republic of Ireland face Armenia

Second match syndrome and Portugal toll - Republic of Ireland talking points

Portuguese media get stuck into Ireland and what else we learned from defeat in Lisbon

Seamus Coleman urges team-mates to handle pressure of playing for Ireland

Talking Point: Ireland's strengths and limitations were all on show in Lisbon

Heimir Hallgrímsson on Ireland loss in Portugal: 'It's painful and a heartbreaking result'

If we wanted to give Ireland a slap after Yerevan‚ after Lisbon you just wanted to give them a hug

Portugal v Ireland: Kelleher saves Ronaldo penalty but Ireland concede late goal - As it happened

Ireland player ratings v Portugal: Kelleher and O'Brien stand out in narrow defeat

Heartbreak for valiant Ireland as Portugal produce late winner in Lisbon

Former Liverpool goalkeeper embroiled in heated row with Cristiano Ronaldo before SAVING his penalty - but star has the last laugh after Portugal's late winner against Ireland

Heimir Hallgrímsson seems like more of a bystander than the actual Ireland coach

Sunday's briefing: Erling Haaland nets hat-trick as Portugal break Irish hearts

Heimir Hallgrimsson left heartbroken as Ireland concede late Portugal winner

Neves stuns Ireland with late goal after Kelleher saves Ronaldo penalty

CR7 bailed out! Neves late winner rescues Portugal

Ireland suffer stoppage-time heartbreak as Neves rescues Portugal

Portugal v Ireland LIVE - Ronaldo starts World Cup qualifier as visitors chase first Group F win

Portugal v Republic of Ireland‚ Spain v Georgia: World Cup 2026 qualifying

Ireland under-21s come from behind to claim draw against Slovakia

Republic of Ireland need 'perfect game' in Portugal

Roberto Martinez heaps praise on Séamus Coleman ahead of Ireland clash

Ireland empower Jake O'Brien to throw down gauntlet against Portugal

5 key talking points as the Republic of Ireland prepare to visit Portugal

Republic of Ireland need to be perfect to stop Portugal - Heimir Hallgrimsson

The Famous F365 Friday Quiz: England versus Home Nations and Republic of Ireland...

Kevin Kilbane: If Ireland don't get three points in next two games Hallgrímsson should go

Ireland and Leinster need to turn things around

25 years on: The night Matt Holland earned Ireland a vital point away to Portugal

Ireland seek to pull off ultimate heist in billionaire's back yard

'It was a shock to the system': John O'Shea calls for Ireland reaction to Armenia loss

'It really hurt us': Finn Azaz says team aware they let Irish fans down with Armenia defeat

Stuck in the middle: Midfield still the main area of concern for Hallgrímsson and Ireland

Black Stars crush CAR to close in on World Cup ticket

FAI receives €3m in budget to build on progress of League of Ireland academies

Ferguson and Parrott fitness boost for Republic of Ireland

Troy Parrott future-focused as Ireland look to rescue faltering World Cup aspirations

Molumby 'angry' at being left out of last Republic of Ireland squad

Will Ferry backed to mix it with Cristiano Ronaldo and co after Dundee United star wins first Ireland call-up

Black Stars look to shine against Central African Republic

Dundee United's Ferry receives first Republic of Ireland call-up

Evan Ferguson an injury doubt for Ireland as he misses Roma game with ankle problem

Hallgrímsson postponed FAI contract extension talks after Ireland's loss to Armenia

Séamus Coleman and John Egan return to Ireland squad for World Cup qualifiers

Aston Villa fans attacked in Rotterdam: Five arrests after local supporters sparked brawl with glasses thrown at Irish pub before Europe League game

Heimir Hallgrímsson needs a miracle to keep Ireland's faint World Cup hopes alive

Irish Player Tracker: Caoimhín Kelleher reinforces penalty specialist reputation against Manchester United

Celtic fans bash the bookies as horses named after two Hoops heroes land in staggering 60/1 double

All eyes on Carla Ward's next Ireland squad after Athlone Town continue title march

Mason Melia: The Irish Isak signed by Spurs for a record fee

Alan Sheehan hints at exciting new Swansea City approach as he makes Idah and Vipotnik admission

Brendan Rodgers 'very close to the end' at Celtic as Russell Martin's Rangers nightmare leaves a mark in Ireland

Irish player tracker: Nathan Collins struggles for Brentford against Fulham

Five games‚ four 1-1 draws: what we learned from Friday night in the League of Ireland

Robbie Brady to miss rest of Ireland's World Cup qualifiers with calf injury

Manchester United have become the Republic of Ireland in club football form

Ireland's Amber Barrett and Abbie Larkin on the double in strong start to club season

Irish player tracker: After bad week in green‚ players bounce back in style for clubs

Kevin Kilbane: Besides Caoimhín Kelleher and Evan Ferguson‚ Ireland players lack the backbone to avoid humiliation