Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny is refusing to give up on Euro 2024 qualification despite seeing his side slip to a damaging defeat in Greece.
Kenny admitted Ireland have given themselves “a mountain to climb” if they are to get out of Group B after losing both of their opening fixtures following Friday night’s 2-1 reverse in Athens, but he remains defiant ahead of Gibraltar’s visit to the Aviva Stadium on Monday evening.
Asked if the task is now near-impossible, he said: “It’s only the second game. We’ve given ourselves a mountain to climb.
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“At the moment we’ve just got to get ourselves ready for Monday, a home game, nearly a full stadium, we have to give the…
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has installed host nation Brazil and arch-rivals Argentina as favourites for the FIFA World Cup.
Six World Cup finals have been held in North, Central or South America since the first in Uruguay in 1930 and they have all been won by South American nations.
While Van Gaal rates the chances of reigning champions Spain and mentioned Portugal as a contender for the upcoming World Cup, the 62-year-old believes Brazil and Argentina are clear favourites to be crowned world champions.
The favourites are Brazil or Argentina, because the statistics point out that a South American team always wins in South America, Van Gaal said at his press conference in the Portuguese town of Lagos on Monday.
The Netherlands have been pooled with Spain, Ch…
Juventus restored their three-point advantage at the top of Serie A as a rare goal from Andrea Barzagli and a late Mario Lemina strike secured a hard-fought 2-0 win against a spirited Atalanta side at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d Italia.
Having seen Napoli triumph on Saturday, Juve respondes a day later with a 17th victory in their last 18 league matches as Massimiliano Allegri s men hunt their fifth successive title.
Barzagli gave Juv the lead after 23 minutes, turning home a Mario Mandzukic header for his first Serie A goal since May 2012, which also came against Atalanta.
Lemina came off the bench to secure the victory with five minutes to go and another loss extends Atalanta s winless streak to 13 league matches as they slip further towards the relegat…
Brendan Rodgers has been left staggered by the vitriol he has faced after leaving Celtic for Leicester City, telling fans who have abused him: Bloody hell, I m one of you!
Rodgers stepped down as Celtic boss this week to succeed Claude Puel at the King Power Stadium, having won every domestic trophy available during a stint in Scotland that began in May 2016.
The decision outraged sections of the Scottish champions support and a banner was unveiled at Celtic s subsequent fixture against Hearts that read: You traded immortality for mediocrity. Never a Celt. Always a fraud.
In addition, video footage has emerged on social media of fans allegedly singing distasteful chants about Rodgers, prompting a response from Celtic that read: We have no knowledge of who these…
Lyon star Houssem Aouar explained his decision to snub interest from across Europe, insisting he has unfinished business at the Ligue 1 club.
Aouar was tipped to join Premier League side Arsenal, while the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Manchester City and Real Madrid were also linked.
But the 22-year-old French midfielder will remain with the 2019-20 Champions League semi-finalists this season.
[Why did I make] my choice to stay in Lyon? Aouar said after scoring in Lyon s 1-1 Ligue 1 draw against rivals Marseille on Sunday.
I felt that I could still bring something to this team and to this club.
That s why I have made the choice to continue my adventure with Lyon. I hope we will get up and find our form again quickly.
We pres…
Bert van Marwijk has voiced his pleasure after extending his contract as the Netherlands coach until 2016.
The former Feyenoord and Dortmund coach maintained he felt there was a mutual desire to continue his relationship the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) over the long haul.
I ve often said I m very happy with the KNVB, and there is still plenty of talent (coming through), van Marwijk told OnsOranje.
If I have a good feeling (about staying), I think it s okay to remain there for a long time. If I m progressing, I feel that they want to keep me, and that was the case.
However, reports in the Netherlands had suggested that van Marwijk had initially set his sights on only a two-year extension, but eventually gave into the KNVB s offer of four years.
Bert van Marwijk looks set to become South Korea s next coach after KFA official Lee Yong-soo confirmed he had spoken to the Dutchman.
Lee, the head of the South Korean Football Association s (KFA) technical committee, verified on Thursday that he had visited Van Marwijk in Amsterdam to discuss becoming Hong Myung-bo s successor.
Hong quit following South Korea s poor World Cup, where they claimed just one point, and Van Marwijk looks to have shot to the top of the KFA s three-man shortlist.
We will wait a little longer for him to make a final decision, Lee said.
The negotiation will be finalized in about a week.
At the moment, Van Marwijk s decision is the most important factor in making this deal successful.
Should he decide to take …
Garry Monk has hailed the positive atmosphere in the Swansea City squad ahead of Saturday s visit to Burnley in the Premier League.
Swansea City will hit the 40-point mark quicker than in any other season since winning promotion to the Premier League in 2011 if they can get the better of Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.
The Welsh club s current record for reaching the fabled milestone is March 2 during the 2012-13 season, but a win at Burnley would see them celebrate St David s Day safe in the knowledge they are all but assured of a place in the top flight next term.
It s a big motivation for us, said manager Garry Monk. We have to now use that and go on and do well. We know it will be an extremely tough game and that it won t be easy.
Burnley are…
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After promising a presentation with bigger announcements for the Metal Gear franchise, Konami has announced a Metal Gear – Production Hotline 01 for today at 8 PM JST/4 AM PST. The announcement tweet (translated via DeepL) says it will provide the latest information about the series from the producers.
It will be available on YouTube and Twitter, with the former having English subtitles. The last Hotline video saw Konami revealing the title screen for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and an upcoming update for Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1.
Of course, there have been several other announcements since then, from the recent gameplay reveal of Delta: Snake Eater to its various new features (which you c…