Eoin Mac Raghnaill

Iconic Performances: Peak Platini hits three in rout of Belgium at Euro ’84

Looking back at Michel ‘Le Roi’ Platini’s iconic performance against Belgium at Euro 1984, the phrase ‘hate the artist, love the art’ has never…

01/07/2024

Euro ’96: Germany celebrate the summer of Sammer

Euro ‘96 is fondly remembered by German fans as the tournament that helped heal the wounds of their formerly partitioned nation. Die Mannschaft, comprising…

26/06/2024

Iconic Duos: Del Piero and Trezeguet, Juventus’ potent partnership

Criticism, injury and relegation – iconic Juventus duo Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet stuck it out together through thick and thin. In the…

08/06/2023

Opinion: Man United fans must not allow Ronaldo signing to blind them from the Glazers’ sins

Cristiano Ronaldo’s whirlwind homecoming has rekindled Manchester United fan’s long-lost sense of optimism. While they should bask in their returning hero’s considerable glow, they…

19/09/2021

Technical Directors of Football – What exactly do they do, does anybody really know?

There are currently five Premier League clubs employing ‘technical directors of football’, showing that use of the title is increasing. Although its genesis and…

18/09/2021

Why Liverpool are perfectly equipped to stop Lukaku in his tracks

Having bullied Arsenal’s hapless rearguard last weekend, Romelu Lukaku has Premier League defenders running scared. Among the teams capable of coping with the Belgian,…

28/08/2021

The Final Piece of the Puzzle – Five Players who transformed title contenders into Champions

There is a fine line between contenders and champions, with successful recruitment often proving the difference between the two. Sometimes aspirants have to find…

26/08/2021

From Gunners to Gonners – Tracing the Roots of Arsenal’s Soft Centre

The Gunners capitulation against Brentford last weekend was quite a nostalgic trip. Outfought, battered and bullied – all the hallmarks of the post-Invincibles era…

22/08/2021

Second time’s the charm – Five players who returned to their boyhood clubs with a point to prove

Whether it’s stunted development, a lack of opportunities or the innumerable obstacles of adolescence, there are a plethora of reasons why youth prospects don’t…

13/08/2021