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Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has insisted “nothing is impossible” as he plots Euro 2024 qualifying victories over European superpowers France and the Netherlands in September.
Kenny’s men belatedly opened their Group B account with a 3-0 victory over Gibraltar at the Aviva Stadium on Monday evening to ease at least a little of the disappointment of Friday night’s 2-1 defeat in Greece.
Ireland’s hopes of securing one of the top two spots look forlorn unless they can pull off a series of shock results, but that is exactly what Kenny intends to do.
FT | Three goals, three points |
— Ireland Football (@IrelandFootball)
Asked what his message was to the players, he replied: “It’s a seven-day window just, it’s a short win…
Laying down what was another stunning marker on Sunday night, Napoli picked up an impressive 1-0 victory away at Jose Mourinho s Roma.
Only continuing on what has been a remarkable start to the 2022/23 campaign, the Azzurri also once again widened their buffer at the top of the Serie A table to three points.
In the midst of what has been a record-breaking purple patch, Sunday s guests made it 11 victories on the bounce as attacking talisman Victor Osimhen struck a late winner at Stadio Olimpico.
Gaining a string of plaudits and also enjoying a rampant run of form while on Champions League duties, Napoli also exposed Roma s extended attacking inconstancies.
In a showdown between two Italian giants, we have taken a look at the main talking points.
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Swansea manager Brendan Rogers said his side got its just reward after clinching promotion to the English Premier League on Monday.
The Welsh club looked in control at half-time of the Championship playoff against Reading at Wembley after jumping out to a 3-0 lead inside 40 minutes.
But Reading scored twice in the first 12 minutes of the second half to give hope to their band of supporters, only for Scott Sinclair s penalty his third goal of the game to ice the result for Swansea on 80 minutes.
It was a fantastic game, said Rodgers, who was sacked as Reading coach in December 2009 and joined Swansea in July 2010.
I don t think we played as well as we did for most of the season.
But on the moments when we did show our quality we were very, ve…
Former Scotland manager Craig Brown has died at the age of 82, Aberdeen have confirmed.
Brown is the last man to lead Scotland to a World Cup finals, taking the team in France 25 years ago.
A statement from Aberdeen read: “Everyone at Aberdeen FC is heartbroken by the loss of our beloved former manager, director and club ambassador, Craig Brown.
Everyone at Aberdeen FC is heartbroken by the loss of our beloved former manager, director and club ambassador, Craig Brown.
A dear friend to us all, Craig will be sorely missed and our love and condolences are with his family at this terribly sad time.
— Aberdeen FC (@AberdeenFC)
“A dear friend to us all, Craig will be sorely missed and our love and condolences are with his family at this t…
Andres Iniesta believes Spain s FIFA World Cup humiliation at the hands of the Netherlands will serve as the inspiration for a turnaround.
Vicente del Bosque s world champions suffered the ignominy of a 5-1 hammering in their Group B opener on Friday, as the Netherlands gained a measure of revenge for their final defeat to the Spaniards in 2010.
Doubles from Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben were complemented by Stefan de Vrij s header as Louis van Gaal s side responded superbly after Xabi Alonso s penalty had put the holders ahead.
And Iniesta, who struck the winner in the final four years ago, insists he and his team-mates will try to learn from their humbling.
We have to win the two games that are left. There are small details that tip the balance. But it wa…
The coaches of Ecuador and Honduras will come up against their former employers when the sides meet in the FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Ecuador boss Reinaldo Rueda led Honduras to the previous World Cup in South Africa, while Luis Fernando Suarez was in charge of Ecuador when they played at the 2006 finals.
The two nations meet in Group E having failed to pick up any points from their opening Group E fixtures, with Honduras beaten 3-0 by France and Ecuador going down 2-1 against Switzerland.
Both therefore face an uphill task to qualify for the round of 16, but know a victory would provide renewed hope.
Rueda is highly thought of in Honduras, having ended their 28-year wait for a World Cup finals appearance by securing qualification for the 2010 showpiece.<…
Memphis Depay is looking forward to friendlies against Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund in China to gauge Manchester United s level under new manager Jose Mourinho.
FA Cup winners United had to settle for fifth place in the 2015-16 Premier League but will be looking to challenge for the title this campaign with the Portuguese heavyweight in charge.
Louis van Gaal was dismissed at the end of last season by the United hierarchy, who have signed defender Eric Bailly and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan expected to follow.
Depay, largely a disappointment following his switch from PSV in June 2015, will be under pressure to perform as part of the new regime, starting with the International Champions Cup match against Mkhitaryan s Dortmund in Sh…
Lucas Moura wants to stay at Paris Saint-Germain and fight for his place, but admits he will be helpless if the club do not want to keep him.
Lucas has progressively made more starts in Ligue 1 since arriving from Sao Paulo in 2013, but he only played the full 90 minutes on 10 occasions in the previous top-flight campaign.
The 23-year-old has been linked with a move to Liverpool but is keen to remain at the Parc des Princes and push for more time on the pitch, but he is unsure if the wishes of the club match his.
I keep the same mentality to help the team. I want to play and start, as all players do. I m not different, Lucas told L Equipe.
I ll give everything to start. There will be competition but I can help the team a lot.
No [I haven t thou…
Richarlison s early goal proved decisive as 10-man Everton eased the pressure on Marco Silva with a 1-0 win over Premier League strugglers Huddersfield Town, with Jordan Pickford pulling off a pair of brilliant second-half saves.
Silva has come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks following a dismal run of two wins in 10 league matches, with Saturday s FA Cup fourth-round defeat to Millwall compounding Everton s misery.
Richarlison s third-minute strike put them ahead, but despite offering little for much of Jan Siewert s first game in charge, Huddersfield were handed a lifeline when substitute Lucas Digne was sent off.
Pickford made a superb stop from the resulting free-kick, and outdid his earlier effort late on to deny Elias Kachunga and secure a much-nee…
Karim Benzema continued his scoring streak as he netted for the sixth time in four games to help Real Madrid cruise to a 3-0 victory over Deportivo Alaves on Sunday.
The Frenchman struck after 30 minutes of a one-sided contest at Santiago Bernabeu where Gareth Bale made his first start overcoming a calf injury but Vinicius Junior stole the show, including scoring his side s second.
It was the 18-year-old who unlocked the Alaves defence with a killer pass in the build-up to Benzema s opener, and he converted Marco Asensio s low cross to double Madrid s advantage 10 minutes from time.
Substitute Mariano Diaz added a late third as Madrid moved to within two points of second-placed Atletico who lost 1-0 away at Real Betis earlier in the day in the tab…