Ireland Soccer

2022 - 6 - 12

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Soccer Aid's Russell Howard says the words 'Boris Johnson' make ... (Irish Mirror)

Comedy star Russell Howard is astonished and appalled that Boris Johnson is still Prime Minister after the Partygate scandal and a confidence vote that saw ...

I’m good for a comedian and in a comedian’s game, on a Tuesday, I’m all right for that standard. I think if you hear laughter at a football ground it’s gone badly. You kind of just make money through stealth. “I have no idea what position I’ll be in yet, I’ll play anywhere. It’s such a fun, mad thing. “It’s the stuff of nightmares, thinking, ‘Oh God, I haven’t trained properly. It’s a really difficult thing to take. I’ve got to try and go round Roberto Carlos’. If I manage to get 20 minutes, that’ll do me, really. But here’s the thing. Neither Russell, nor his fans, find the Prime Minister funny. You’d say, ‘Are you sure about that?

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Soccer Aid viewers say same thing as Liam Payne captains after ... (Irish Mirror)

Soccer Aid captain Liam Payne is determined to impresses on the pitch - but the football match comes days after the star's controversial comments on his One ...

So I said to him, ‘If you don’t remove those hands there’s a high likelihood you’ll never use them again’.” Another wrote: “Liam Payne can’t look at him the same since he’s done that interview, makes me cringe,” as another tweeted: “Ever since I watched that Liam Payne interview I can’t look at him without laughing.” I made it very obvious, I’m not going to tell you how.

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Jamie Carragher wipes out Usain Bolt after world's fastest man skins ... (Irish Mirror)

Usain Bolt has been causing havoc in Soccer Aid with Jamie Carragher unable to keep the Jamaican under control before eventually resorting to scything down ...

I do think about it sometimes that it didn't work out the way that I wanted it to because football is something that I love. "But it's just one of those things you miss out on and just have to move on. Bolt has previously claimed he didn't get given a fair shot during his spell training in Australia, which all but ended his hopes of making it as a footballer.

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In his own words: Michael Obafemi on his Irish roots & why we all ... (Irish Mirror)

Michael Obafemi won over the Green Army with his outstanding goal and assist against Scotland - but how close was the London-raised youngster to not being ...

“I played all the way, well, not all the way but from U17s upwards. “I didn't really pay attention to Declan's situation. The three-time capped Hammers ace had opted out of that campaign to avoid being tied to Ireland. “I think I moved back to London a couple of weeks later, where I grew up. I didn't (see) the need to change. And so Obafemi, who spent the first few weeks of his life in Dublin, decided this was the country he wanted to represent. Bola rarely misses a chance to see her son in action. I’m thankful for that.” Off the pitch, Obafemi recalls how he was the “class clown” in school, because he was always having a laugh. I knew myself that I would play for Ireland. It was the only one out of the three [that I wanted to represent]. “I didn't really pay attention to all of that as I didn't think it was a big issue,” he said during his 2019 visit to Dublin. “I know that I was born in Dublin, my mum was visiting her sisters,” said Obafemi in 2019.

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