Category: European

A Rangers supporter has died in a road traffic accident in Istanbul ahead of the team’s Europa League last-16 showdown with Fenerbahce at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.

It isn’t why Liverpool’s last trip to Paris tends to be remembered but it brought a minor slice of history for Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson.

As soon as Vinicius Junior had Manchester City’s Rodri banner explained to him, his facial expression changed. He duly went and changed the first leg for Real Madrid, securing a 3-2 lead.

A poor first-half cost Derry City as they fell to a shock defeat against Waterford at the Brandywell.

Stephen Bradley believes that the exceptional European run enjoyed by his Shamrock Rovers can become the norm – but he is adamant that a bit more help from the FAI could have helped to prolong it.

They were the last of them on the pitch, the last men standing. Kevin de Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan, two-thirds of a Champions League-winning midfield two years ago, were saluting the Manchester City fans up amongst the gods at the top of the Bernabeu Stadium. Waving goodbye, perhaps.

The record-breaking Michael Noonan was back to school on Friday, with the morning after the night before bringing the 16-year-old to a world he will soon leave behind.

Stephen Bradley hailed the mentality of “throwback” Michael Noonan after the teenager wrote himself into the record books on his debut for the Hoops.