The Irish men’s national soccer team is set to square off against Mexico June 1 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The friendly match, which won’t count towards either teams official international rankings, is slated as a warm up game in advance of Ireland’s 2018 World Cup qualifier game against Austria on June 11. Ireland is currently ranked 26th in the FIFA world rankings … [Read more...] about Ireland v. Mexico Soccer Friendly
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Irish Soccer Fans Receive Award for Good Behavior
Fans of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland soccer teams were commended by the City of Paris for their displays of good sportsmanship during the 2016 Union of European Football Associations Championship. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said that both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland fans were awarded the Medal of the City of Paris for their “exceptional” behavior … [Read more...] about Irish Soccer Fans Receive Award for Good Behavior
Irish Soccer Stand-off Continues
You may have thought that the World Cup and the Roy Keane saga was over, but a series of new books on Ireland's soccer greats threatens to reopen the wounds and will undoubtedly lead to new conflict between the warring factions in Irish soccer. Four explosive tell-all books are due for release in the coming weeks, starting with a Roy Keane biography penned by controversial … [Read more...] about Irish Soccer Stand-off Continues
World Cup 2002:
The Beautiful Game
Americans call it soccer, everybody else calls it football, but whatever you call it, the exciting displays of skillful footwork and surprising results made the 2002 World Cup hosted by Japan and South Korea one of the best World Cups ever. If the word "soccer" does nothing for you other than conjure up a picture of a "soccer mom" picking up her kids in an SUV, let me explain … [Read more...] about World Cup 2002:
The Beautiful Game
Life’s Lessons
In the summer of 1998 Katie McMahon was in Belfast following the peace process and completing her study on the political murals. It was there, on a littered soccer field, that she received her calling. "Hey Missus! Give us a go on yer bike!" A group of young boys had caught sight of her on her silver mountain bike. After talking with them a while, Katie asked if they … [Read more...] about Life’s Lessons