Ewan MacKenna |
4 years ago
No longer seduced by the myth of purity in professional sport, I now see it differently
No longer seduced by the myth of purity in professional sport, I now see it differently
West Brom’s James McClean is at the centre of a storm of political humbug – but he should be allowed to air his republican views
Sportswriting has become a dying art, with proper stories not being told as they should be
There is a different kind of Gaelic football hero, the player who togs out for county teams.
The GAA is finding there is a fine art to tapping the diaspora for dollars
The FAI, an organisation now burdened with debt, is out touch with football fans and the grassroots enthusiasm that – from the most basic level up – keeps the game alive
Fifa under the leadership of Sepp Blatter was a vast underground conduit for corruption and self-enrichment by individuals who helped kick football into a moral morass
With more and more players walking away from careers to concentrate on playing and growth in the ‘grey’ endorsement scene, the GAA’s coveted amateur status is under threat
Bill O’Herlihy led a full and successful life, yet couldn’t believe that anyone would have the remotest interest in reading his life story
The Leinster senior football championship began yesterday, but it’s already over
French club rugby is squashing all comers with its endless supply of money, and there appears to be little anyone can do about it for now
Fans will continue to have grounds for discontent as long as the GAA’s enthusiastic amateurs raise and spend millions on inadequate stadiums
By some industry estimates, around 140,000 adult tourists crushed their way into Dublin last Tuesday, looking to entangle themselves with anything Irish – be it as ludicrous as leprechauns or obvious as Guinness. That same day, a 20-minute walk away,
In a dimly lit room at the Carrington training ground early in the season, Louis van Gaal sat across from Gary Neville for an interview with the Daily Telegraph newspaper and was everything you’d expect. Intimidating, like the manager who angrily dro