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FIFA chief Infantino says women should  ‘pick the right battles’ in equal pay fight
Infantino rounds on critics, says 'best' Women's World Cup generates $570m for FIFA

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Watch: Irish fans on Coogee Beach cheer on girls in green ahead of World Cup opener
Watch: Irish fans on Coogee Beach cheer on girls in green ahead of World Cup opener
Viral video shows hundreds of Irish people forming a huge human #COYGIG message on the popular beach outside Sydney

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

Jennifer Horgan: Saying no to ‘sportswashing’ is just turning a blind eye to injustice
Jennifer Horgan: Saying no to ‘sportswashing’ is just turning a blind eye to injustice
Switching off the television is too easy a fix and it doesn’t make the injustice go away. It is far more powerful to sit in our discomfort, to feel it, and understand what it really means

Sat, 24 Jun, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Turning the wake of a true great into the Gianni Infantino show
Irish Examiner view: Turning the wake of a true great into the Gianni Infantino show
The Fifa president's reputation was bad enough already and then he compounds it with his tacky behaviour at Pelé's funeral

Wed, 04 Jan, 2023

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How will Premier League stars cope after highs and lows of Qatar?
How do those players return to civilian life, to the petty concerns of the everyday?

Sat, 24 Dec, 2022

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Joyce Fegan: Turn down volume on ‘free’ speech with only malice at heart
This week it was announced that Formula One drivers will be banned from displaying political or religious statements without prior approval from next season. It has all the hallmarks of what goes on over at Fifa

Fri, 23 Dec, 2022

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When can we expect to see World Cup stars back in domestic action?
Qatar 2022 concluded in thrilling fashion on Sunday with Argentina’s penalty shoot-out win against France and there is little time to draw breath before domestic leagues return to action

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

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Argentina's World Cup winners arrive home to hero's welcome
Thousands welcomed the new world champions home to Buenos Aires.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Argentinians celebrate World Cup title in Buenos Aires
Blue and white euphoria grips Buenos Aires 
More than a million people were in the streets of Buenos Aires celebrating the victory, according to estimates from the Argentinian authorities

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

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How Lionel Scaloni re-shaped Argentina into world champions
Lionel Messi was the first through, cradling the trophy he had barely let go since he set eyes on it. And why not? It is some sight up close, the kind of thing you could hold for ever, that completes you and, in his case, completes football too.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Emiliano Martinez: From penalties to mind games
Emiliano Martinez: From penalties to mind games
In Martinez’s three penalty shootouts for Argentina, opponents have scored only seven times from 14 attempts, a conversion rate of 50 per cent

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

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French hearts are broken but future looks bright
France will be heartbroken after losing the World Cup final in a penalty shootout but the genius of Kylian Mbappé and the depth of talent in the squad bode well for the future

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

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Kieran Shannon: Sport doesn't get bigger and rarely gets better than Messi's World Cup
Football has always been the global game, and for a long time Messi has been its king. And now thankfully after last Sunday he’s indisputably the king of the world

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

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The winner is … Qatar: Curtain comes down on Project Hard Football Power
It was costly, carbon-heavy, bloodstained and corruption-shadowed but this micromanaged power play couldn’t have gone much better for the hosts

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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Ten memorable impressions from the Qatar World Cup
The epic finale will smother all else when the 2022 World Cup is remembered but there were plenty of other dramatic developments over the course of 28 days in the desert

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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A look at some of the breakout stars of the Qatar World Cup
A World Cup which concluded with Argentina’s victory over France on penalties on Sunday saw a number of players enhance their reputation

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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Over one million tuned into RTÉ for World Cup shootout
The national broadcaster reached a viewership of 1.03 million at 5.54pm when the duel between superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé reached a nail-biting penalty shootout climax

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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Far from a 'shame', Lionel Messi's bisht moment was 'a mark of honour' 
The bisht is a formal robe worn by royalty, dignitaries, grooms on their wedding day, and graduates at graduation ceremonies.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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Messi emulates Maradona in fairytale ending to a story like no other
Süddeutsche Zeitung likened it to a crowd gathering to see Michelangelo apply the final brushstroke of a glorious career

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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A World Cup like no other: The good, the bad, the sheiks and the shocks
The best player has to be Lionel Messi. Raging against the dying of the light with all of the glorious grace he has given us for 16 years now. A treasure

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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The Doha Diary: Things go into overdrive in the VVIP lane
It was a road sign on opening night in Al Bayt four weeks ago which brought the Very, Very Important People into our world for the first time. Sunday at Lusail was their Woodstock

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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Colin Sheridan: David Beckham was hiding in plain sight in Qatar
Despite being ubiquitous across sky-scraper length billboards in Doha, Beckham himself was conspicuously hard to find during the tournament, and even harder to hear

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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TV View: Messi brings out the romantic in Duffer and co
Damien Duff was right. It was written in the stars

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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Lionel Scaloni: We will keep a place for Messi in 2026 squad
Head coach Lionel Scaloni promised to 'save a spot' for Lionel Messi in Argentina's 2026 World Cup squad after the captain finally got his hands on football's most coveted trophy

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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Lionel Messi joins Pele and Diego Maradona as football gods
Messi scored seven goals and embraced the responsibility of leading his team out of those dark moments after a shocking 2-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in the group stage

Mon, 19 Dec, 2022

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