Author: EMPEZARUNBLIG

YOU’D BE HARD pressed to find a more consistent player in the League of Ireland than Sean Gannon. The esteem in which he is held by his colleagues throughout the Premier Division is summed up by the fact that he has featured in the PFAI Team of the Season for the past six consecutive campaigns. […]

LEEDS REMAIN TOP of the Championship on goal difference after West Brom defender Semi Ajayi scored at both ends as the top two shared the points in a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns. The Baggies went ahead in the second minute when Ajayi forced the ball over the line from close range in a goalmouth scramble. […]

MARCUS RASHFORD MARKED his 200th appearance for Manchester United with two goals that restored some much-needed confidence in a 4-0 Premier League victory over bottom side Norwich, who handed a full Premier League debut to Ireland U21 international Adam Idah. Anthony Martial and impressive teenager Mason Greenwood were also on the mark as Ole Gunnar […]

IRELAND U21 INTERNATIONAL Aaron Drinan has joined Scottish outfit Ayr United on loan for the remainder of the season.  Drinan makes the switch from Ipswich Town, with his parent club announcing the news this afternoon.  The 21-year-old striker had been training with the Scottish Championship side this week, and will now spend the rest of […]

LAZIO’S CLUB RECORD club record 11-match winning run ended with a 1-1 draw against city rivals Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, leaving them third, two points behind second-placed Inter. Lazio failed to take second place from Inter after Roma ended their winning streak, with both goals the result of goalkeeping errors. Roma’s early dominance paid […]

LIVERPOOL MOVED an incredible 19 points clear at the top of the Premier League as Mohamed Salah and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secured a 2-0 win at West Ham on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side have turned the title race into a procession and the runaway leaders saw off struggling West Ham to make it a remarkable 23 […]

ED WOODWARD BELIEVES the next transfer window will be an “important opportunity” for Manchester United as he accepts the club are “not yet where we want to be”. United have undergone an extensive resetting of the playing squad and transfer strategy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who admitted this month he had to “tear the house […]

BOURNEMOUTH MANAGER EDDIE Howe has given his backing to Irish youngster Gavin Kilkenny, who appears to be making a big impression at the Premier League club. The diminutive midfielder, who turned 20 this month, was rewarded for his progress with a new long-term contract in December. Kilkenny forced his way into the first-team picture at […]

LEAGUE ONE CLUB Lincoln City have announced that veteran Irish defender Alan Sheehan has joined them until the end of the season. The 33-year-old signs for the Imps as a free agent, having parted company with Luton Town in January. Sheehan spent four years years at Luton, captaining the Kenilworth Road outfit as they were […]

ROMELU LUKAKU MIGHT have been playing for Juventus rather than Inter had the Bianconeri sold Paulo Dybala to Manchester United, according to the Belgium international’s agent. Lukaku left United for Inter in a €65million deal in August and went on to score 17 Serie A goals before the season was halted by the coronavirus pandemic. […]