Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Euro round-up: Wins for Barca and Leverkusen, Juve held

Barcelona secured a nail-biting late win over Celta Vigo to stay in touch with the LaLiga title race, while Kylian Mbappe scored off the bench in a win for PSG, Bayer Leverkusen won again in Germany and Juventus lost ground on Inter Milan in Serie A.

Soccer • 17 Feb 24

Inter players celebrates after beating Salernitana at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

Euro round-up: Inter restore 10-point lead at top

Inter Milan thumped Salernitana 4-0 at San Siro to take a firm grip on the Serie A title race.

Soccer • 16 Feb 24

Barcelona captain Sergi Roberto made the difference as Xavi's side ended their winless streak

European wrap: Barca end barren run, O'Brien helps Lyon

Sergi Roberto scored twice as Barcelona returned to winning ways with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over bottom club Almeria in La Liga.

Soccer • 20 Dec 23

Real Madrid quartet Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, David Alaba and Jude Bellingham celebrate

European wrap: Real rout Villarreal, Kane on the double

Jude Bellingham struck his 17th goal of the season as Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a thumping 4-1 win over Villarreal at the Bernabeu, while Harry Kane was among the goals for Bayern Munich.

Soccer • 17 Dec 23

Harry Kane (L) and Thomas Muller finished on the losing side

European wrap: Frankfurt fire five past brutal Bayern

Bayern Munich suffered a spectacular 5-1 defeat as Eintracht Frankfurt ran riot to take their unbeaten Bundesliga record in style.

Soccer • 09 Dec 23

Jake O'Brien celebrates the first of his two goals

Euro round-up: O'Brien double not enough for Lyon

Cork's Jake O'Brien found the net twice for Lyon but it wasn't enough as they lost 3-2 to 10-man Lens in Ligue 1.

Soccer • 03 Dec 23

Jude Bellingham has been in unstoppable form for Real Madrid this season

European round-up: Real Madrid move top of La Liga

Jude Bellingham returned from injury to help Real Madrid move back to the top of LaLiga with a 3-0 win at Cadiz.

Soccer • 26 Nov 23

Damien Comolli has spoken about the data that drives the success of Toulouse

Comolli says Toulouse's success 'driven by data and AI'

Toulouse president Damien Comolli insists that his club's use of data is the reason behind their success rather than "football wisdom".

Soccer • 16 Nov 23

Jake O'Brien celebrates scoring the winner for Lyon in their 1-0 victory over Rennes on Sunday

European wrap: Ireland's O'Brien scores winner for Lyon

Jake O'Brien scored the only goal as basement side Lyon beat Rennes 1-0 to secure their first Ligue 1 win of the season.

Soccer • 13 Nov 23

Joselu Mato of Real Madrid shows his frustration

European round-up: Madrid drop points in Spain

Real Madrid were unable to reclaim top spot in LaLiga as Carlo Ancelotti's men drew 0-0 at home with derby rivals Rayo Vallecano.

Soccer • 05 Nov 23

Marseille-Lyon Ligue 1 match off after coach attacked

Marseille's Ligue 1 match against Lyon has been postponed after the visiting team's bus was attacked on its way to the stadium.

Soccer • 29 Oct 23

Euro round-up: Bellingham Clasico brace, Kane hat-trick

Jude Bellingham scored twice as Real Madrid took El Clasico honours with a 2-1 win at Barcelona.

Soccer • 28 Oct 23

Jude Bellingham is already onto double figures for goals for the season

European wrap: Bellingham continues Real goal streak

Jude Bellingham's goalscoring hot streak continued with a brace as LaLiga leaders Real Madrid thrashed Osasuna 4-0 at the Bernabeu.

Soccer • 07 Oct 23

Federico Chiesa lines up a free for Atalanta

Euro round-up: Juve held and Atletico come from behind

Juventus were held to a frustrating goalless Serie A draw by Atalanta with only one point still separating both sides in the table.

Soccer • 01 Oct 23

Fans are getting used to seeing at least 10 minutes of injury-time

Big rise in number of 100-minute games in top leagues

The percentage of matches lasting 100 minutes or more in Europe's top 20 leagues has more than doubled in the initial rounds of this season compared to last season.

Soccer • 14 Sep 23

Kylian Mbappe scores his second goal against Lyon

Euro round-up: Mbappe scores twice as PSG thump Lyon

Kylian Mbappe warmed up for France's Euro 2024 qualifier with the Republic of Ireland by scoring twice as Paris Saint-Germain powered to a 4-1 win over troubled Lyon in Ligue 1.

Soccer • 03 Sep 23

Pedri beat Cadiz goalkeeper Conan Ledesma after the latter had made a string of saves

Euro wrap: Barca leave it late, Minamino drives Monaco

Pedri and Ferran Torres scored late in the second half to earn Barcelona their first La Liga win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Cadiz, while Monaco won 3-0 at home against Racing Strasbourg and are one of two Ligue 1 teams with a 100% record.

Soccer • 21 Aug 23

Jude Bellingham bagged a brace at Almeria

Bellingham double maintains Real's winning LaLiga start

Jude Bellingham was on target twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Almeria 3-1 and maintain their winning start to the new season of LaLiga.

Soccer • 19 Aug 23

Gavi of FC Barcelona competes for the ball with Djene Dakonam of Getafe CF

Euro wrap: Barca's title defence begins with stalemate

Raphinha and head coach Xavi both saw red as Barcelona got their LaLiga title defence under way with a goalless draw at Getafe in a tempestuous affair that saw both sides finish with 10 players.

Soccer • 13 Aug 23

Luis Enrique replaces Christophe Galtier at PSG

Former Spain and Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has been named as the new manager of Paris St Germain following the sacking of Christophe Galtier.

Soccer • 05 Jul 23

Former El Clasico rivals Ramos and Messi will head to pastures new

Euro wrap: Messi and Ramos' PSG swansong ends in defeat

Lionel Messi ended his Paris SaintGermain career with a 3-2 defeat to Clermont.

Soccer • 03 Jun 23

Mbappe and Messi combined for PSG's third goal

European wrap: Mbappe becomes PSG record league scorer

Kylian Mbappe starred as Paris Saint-Germain beat ten-man Lens to extend their lead over their nearest Ligue 1 title challengers.

Soccer • 15 Apr 23

Mario Hermosa celebrates his goal for Atletico

European wrap: Atletico close gap on Real in La Liga

Atletico Madrid closed the gap on second-placed neighbours Real with a 2-1 victory at Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.

Soccer • 09 Apr 23

Euro round-up: Winning start for Tuchel at Bayern

Bayern Munich started life under Thomas Tuchel with a 4-2 victory over his old club Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena that saw them replace the visitors at the top of the Bundesliga table.

Soccer • 01 Apr 23

Jude Bellingham on the move for Dortmund

Euro round-up: Dortmund put Chelsea defeat behind them

Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga in convincing fashion with a 6-1 thumping of Cologne.

Soccer • 18 Mar 23