Troy Parrott interview: ‘I’ve done all my watching. The goosebumps are gone a little bit now’

Ireland striker on family, Mourinho, his future, and the belief that more memories like Budapest will come Troy Parrott celebrates scoring his hat-trick in the World Cup 2026 Group F qualifier win over Hungary at Puskás Aréna in Budapest, last November. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile It might have been a moment that caused any Irish person … Read more

Miguel Delaney: How ‘scandalous’ Europa League final left Tottenham and Manchester United fans scrambling

People pose with a giant Europa League ball in Bilbao ahead of Wednesday’s final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United It is 7am on Sunday morning at Gatwick airport, three days before the Europa League final, and there are already a lot of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur shirts. Some are travelling to Bilbao this … Read more

Miguel Delaney: Newcastle and the Saudi Arabia question no one wants to ask

Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Chairman of Newcastle United celebrates with the trophy after winning the Carabao Cup. Picture: REUTERS/Dylan Martinez As the Newcastle United players celebrated, and their fans let out 70 years of anguish, PIF chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan smiled down benevolently from the royal box. Jamie Reuben, the club’s minority owner, occasionally hugged him or slapped … Read more

‘They aren’t building them for the likes of you or me’ – why a new Man United stadium will be bad news for fans

Manchester United are looking at options to redevelop Old Trafford (Nigel French/PA) When Jim Ratcliffe arrives at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, he will get another tantalising view of the expanded concourse known as the Market Place. It helps Spurs take in around £1m per home game on food and drink alone. To some … Read more