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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 30: Ladislav Krejci of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford on December 30, 2025 in Manchester

Manchester United booed off in draw with Wolves

Manchester United's topsy-turvy 2025 ended with a poor 1-1 draw at home to Wolves as the Premier League's bottom side ended an 11-match losing run and collected a first point since Rob Edwards took charge.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 30: Motherwell's Ibrahim Said (R) celebrates scoring to make it 1-0 during a William Hill Premiership match between Motherwell and Celtic at Fir Park, on December 30, 2025, in Motherwell, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamso

Said and Watt power Motherwell past Celtic

Ibrahim Said headed his first Motherwell goal as the Steelmen consigned Wilfried Nancy to his fifth defeat in his first four weeks as Celtic manager, with Elliot Watt adding the gloss to the home side's victory.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

New coaching role for Nash at Swedish champions Mjallby

Former Cork City boss Ger Nash has been appointed assistant coach at Swedish champions Mjallby.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 30: Justin Kluivert of AFC Bournemouth scores his team's second goal past Robert Sanchez of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on December 30, 2025 in London, England. (Pho

Premier League round-up: Bournemouth and Chelsea draw

Chelsea's poor Premier League form extended to one win in seven games as Bournemouth held on for a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, while Everton inflicted a 2-0 defeat on Nottingham Forest, Newcastle saw off Burnley 3-1, and West Ham and Brighton shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

Former FAI president Michael Hyland dies

Former Football Association of Ireland president Michael Hyland has died.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

Aaron Briggs, former Liverpool set-piece coach

Liverpool axe set-piece coach amid defensive woes

Liverpool's set-piece coach Aaron Briggs has paid the price for the team's woeful performance in that area this season with his immediate departure from the club.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

Tunisia's Dylan Bronn (L) and Tanzania's Feisal Salum - Africa Cup of Nations

AFCON: Tanzania reach knockout phase for the first time

Tanzania grabbed a second-half equaliser to hold ⁠Tunisia to a 1-1 draw in their last Group C encounter at the ‍Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and book themselves a place in the last 16.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

Tottenham Hotspur's Brennan Johnson celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Europa League Final 2025 between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at San Mames Stadium on May 21, 2025 in Bilbao, Spain.

Frank hails 'professional' Johnson as Palace agree fee

Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank has hailed "top professional" Brennan Johnson and insisted he could play at Brentford on New Year's Day despite Crystal Palace's pursuit of the attacker.

Soccer • 30 Dec 25

Evan Ferguson of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Genoa CFC at Stadio Olimpico on December 29, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Ferguson named man of the match as Roma beat Genoa

Evan Ferguson turned in a man of the match display as Roma claimed a 3-1 victory over Genoa which moved the Giallorossi into the Champions League places.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the opening ceremony of The âWorld Sports Summitâ at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on December 29, 2025.

Infantino cites 150m requests in ticket price defence

FIFA president Gianni Infantino defended the ticket prices for next year's World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, citing heavy demand for them ⁠and the revenue generated for the sport around the world.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

Arteta 'actively' seeking January reinforcements

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says the club are prepared to ease their injury problems by "actively looking" at signing new players when the transfer window reopens next month.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

South Africa's midfielder #07 Oswin Appollis celebrates scoring the team's third goal from a penalty during the Africa Cup of Nations

AFCON: South Africa strike late to book knockout spot

Oswin Appollis scored a penalty in the final 10 minutes to ⁠hand South Africa a 3-2 victory over Zimbabwe in Marrakech and seal second spot in Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations, dumping their southern African rivals out of the tournament.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

Tom Cannon of Sheffield United celebrates in front of the traveling Blades fans during the Sky Bet Championship match between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United at Hillsborough in Sheffield, England, on November 23, 2025. (Photo by Scott Llewellyn/M

Championship wrap: Cannon and Costelloe among the goals

Republic of Ireland players Tom Cannon and Dara Costelloe were among the goals on a busy day in the Championship.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

Celtic Manager Wilfried Nancy during a Celtic training session at Lennoxtown Training Centre, on December 16, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images)

Nancy won't change Celtic approach, no matter results

Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy stressed there will be no letting up in his quest for improvement if his side move top of the William Hill Premiership on Tuesday.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

Fernandes desperate for United return, reveals Amorim

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim says injured skipper Bruno Fernandes is already pushing to return and joked he might be after his job as his leadership extends to watching team-mates train even after undergoing treatment.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

Rayan Cherki of Manchester City celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City at City Ground on December 27, 2025 in Nottingham, England.

Guardiola says Club World Cup cleared 'fog' around City

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City's title bid was conceived at last summer's Club World Cup which helped clear the "fog" surrounding the club.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

Tottenham Hotspur's Danish head coach Thomas Frank gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park in south London on December 28, 2025

Frank buoyed by Tottenham 'desire' and 'resilience'

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank hailed his players for a "huge mentality effort" after a gritty 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Soccer • 29 Dec 25

First senior goal for Gray secures Spurs win at Palace

Archie Gray's first senior goal gave Tottenham a vital 1-0 Premier League win at Crystal Palace, ending Spurs' poor away run and easing the pressure on their manager Thomas Frank.

Soccer • 28 Dec 25

Ireland's forward #07 Troy Parrott celebrates his 2-3 during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F European qualification football match betweem Hungary and Republic of Ireland at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary on Novemeber 16, 2025. (Photo by Attila KIS

The most-read sports stories of 2025

As is now tradition, we have captured the top 10 stories on RTÉ.ie and the RTÉ News app for each month, to give you a sense of what made you click this year.

2025 in Review • 28 Dec 25

Sunderland and Leeds share spoils

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for the sixth game running to extend Leeds' unbeaten run to five matches after a 1-1 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Soccer • 28 Dec 25

John Mahon has made the move to Waterford

LOI transfers: Mahon follows McLaughlin to Waterford

Waterford have added a second major signing in as many days, with defender John Mahon moving to the RSC from Sligo Rovers.

Soccer • 28 Dec 25

Amad Diallo of Côte d'Ivoire scores and celebrates his teams first goal during the AFCON Group F match between Ivory Coast and Cameroon at Marrakech stadium, Marrakech , Morocco on December 28, 2025. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

AFCON: Diallo on target in Ivory Coast draw

Defending champions Ivory Coast took a lead that lasted only five minutes before Cameroon equalised to secure a 1-1 draw in their heavyweight clash at the Africa Cup of Nations finals on Sunday.

Soccer • 28 Dec 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: Thomas Frank, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, gestures as he gives the team instructions during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 20, 2025 in London, Engl

Only 'fully committed' players can join Spurs orchestra

Thomas Frank has promised Tottenham will only sign "fully committed" players in next month's transfer window.

Soccer • 28 Dec 25

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 27: Florian Wirtz of Liverpool celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on December 27, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Robb

Slot urges Wirtz to build on 'special' display

Arne Slot admitted Florian Wirtz knows he has to kick-on from his breakthrough goal but the Liverpool head coach was more than happy with the playmaker's "special" performance in his side's 2-1 win over Wolves.

Soccer • 27 Dec 25

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 27: Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa celebrates after the team's victory in the Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on December 27, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa

Super sub Watkins bags brace as Villa win again

Aston Villa's remarkable winning run continued as Ollie Watkins came off the bench in the second half to score twice and earn a valuable 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Soccer • 27 Dec 25

Manchester United booed off in draw with Wolves

Said and Watt power Motherwell past Celtic

New coaching role for Nash at Swedish champions Mjallby

Premier League round-up: Bournemouth and Chelsea draw

Former FAI president Michael Hyland dies

Liverpool axe set-piece coach amid defensive woes

AFCON: Tanzania reach knockout phase for the first time

Frank hails 'professional' Johnson as Palace agree fee

Ferguson named man of the match as Roma beat Genoa

Infantino cites 150m requests in ticket price defence

Arteta 'actively' seeking January reinforcements

AFCON: South Africa strike late to book knockout spot

Championship wrap: Cannon and Costelloe among the goals

Nancy won't change Celtic approach, no matter results

Fernandes desperate for United return, reveals Amorim

Guardiola says Club World Cup cleared 'fog' around City

Frank buoyed by Tottenham 'desire' and 'resilience'

First senior goal for Gray secures Spurs win at Palace

The most-read sports stories of 2025

Sunderland and Leeds share spoils

LOI transfers: Mahon follows McLaughlin to Waterford

AFCON: Diallo on target in Ivory Coast draw

Only 'fully committed' players can join Spurs orchestra

Slot urges Wirtz to build on 'special' display

Super sub Watkins bags brace as Villa win again