Soccer summerâ€™s full of surprises

Last update: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 11:22 | By: Olajide Jatto

Brazil 2014 is turning out to be one of the most interesting Fifa World Cups in recent memory, with amazing goals, brilliant matches, committed play and, perhaps most remarkable of all, some exceptional performances by teams most would consider rank underdogs.

World Cup shocks show need for radical change at home

Last update: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 11:21 | © Metro Éireann

No sooner did the whistle blow to end the England-Uruguay match than the red tops where sniping from the sidelines about the lack of English players competing in the English Premier League.

Letâ€™s play camogie!

Last update: Saturday, March 15, 2014, 03:17 | © Metro Éireann

The Camogie Assoc-iation has launched a new initiative for parents and their teenage daughters to get into the sport via their local clubs.

GAA rules will show racists the red card

Last update: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 02:58 | © Metro Éireann

The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has changed its rule book to protect ethnic minority players against racism in Gaelic games, Metro Éireann has learned.

Dublin paddlers to battle for all-Ireland clubs title

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:43 | © Metro Éireann

Paddlers across Dublin city and county are bound for the south-east to compete in the first ever Canoeing Ireland Club Championships in April.

Belfast hosts biggest Gaelic games festival

Last update: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 02:42 | © Metro Éireann

One of Northern Ireland’s biggest sporting events is set to welcome more than 12,000 people to Belfast over the next five weeks.

National Sports Campus is open to the community

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:27 | © Metro Éireann

New all-weather pitches and pavilion a boon to Blanchardstown and beyond says minister

Soccer stars unite against poverty

Last update: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 02:27 | © Metro Éireann

Superstars of the soccer world are among a growing list of players for the 11th annual Match Against Poverty.

Young â€˜Gunnerâ€™ will make Ireland proud

Last update: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 18:09 | © Metro Éireann

Armstrong Okoflex, 11, signs to Arsenal youth team

Pick Brazilâ€™s World Cup group and win a trip for 2 to the final

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 17:40 | © Metro Éireann

Soccer’s world governing body has launched a competition asking fans to predict who will face host nation Brazil in the group stage of next summer’s World Cup.

Cork athleteâ€™s offensive tweet ruffles feathers

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:15 | © Metro Éireann

Cork golden boy and world walking champion Robert Heffernan should face more than the wrath of social media for a recent offensive tweet he wrote after the removal of two Roma children from their families, anti-racism groups have said.

Nigeriaâ€™s U-17s record fourth World Cup glory

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 15:14 | © Metro Éireann

Nigeria’s under-17s are the toast of the globe after putting three past Mexico youth side on Friday 8 November to win the 15th edition of the Fifa U-17 World Cup.

Fifa gears up for annual awards

Last update: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 14:59 | © Metro Éireann

A number of coveted awards in the soccer world will be presented as part of the televised special for Fifa’s Ballon d’Or in the New Year, the sport’s world governing body has announced.

Canada needs volunteers for womenâ€™s world cups

Last update: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 15:07 | © Metro Éireann

Soccer’s world governing body has launched its national volunteer programme for its upcoming Women’s World Cup tournaments in Canada over the next two years

Wilshereâ€™s comments on England eligibility cause a stir

Last update: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 16:52 | By: Olajide Jatto

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere ruffled feathers in the soccer world recently when the suggested that only English-born players should be allowed to play for England.

Another success for SoccerFest

Last update: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 12:02 | By: Eda Halis

Galway All Stars were the big winners of the Tesco Mobile Sari Cup at the 17th annual Sari SoccerFest, held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on the weekend of 14-15 September.

Bale must prove his worth

Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale has made the move to Real Madrid, signing a six-year contract for an undisclosed fee that’s being reported as a world record €100m transfer deal.

United Arab Emirates prepares for soccerâ€™s U-17 World Cup

The fixtures for the group stage of the upcoming Fifa U17 World Cup have been announced after the official draw in host country the United Arab Emirates on 26 August.

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