TNS vs Linfield
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Shamrock Rovers’ visitors TNS: Welsh Champions On A Mission

ByDavide Kociu

The big names of Welsh football are best known for plying their trade in the English Premier League, One club trying to buck that trend is The New Saints or just TNS for short. The club have been crowned champions three years in a row and have now smashed through another glass ceiling

Larne Vs Shamrock Rovers conference league
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Champions Clash: Larne vs Shamrock Rovers

ByDavide Kociu

It isn’t often two champions from the same island clash in European competition, but that’s what happened tonight in the Conference League. The competition was designed to help smaller clubs pit the best against the best from either side of the border. Reigning League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers took a break from their gripping…

Larne Fans
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New Boys on the Block: A Look at Larne

ByDavide Kociu

Matchday two of the UEFA Conference League brings us the most unlikely of fixtures this Thursday: an Irish derby in Europe. Larne vs. Shamrock Rovers. League of Ireland champions Shamrock Rovers are seasoned European competitors by Irish standards, but what about their opponents from the north? An unknown who’ve taken part in less than 20…

Liam Brady Irish international who played in Italy for Sampdoria
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Viva Italia! The Rich History of the Irish in Italy

ByDavide Kociu

Irish ties with Italy go deeper than your local chipper. Especially in football. Besides Giants Stadium at U.S.A. ’94 and Giovanni Trapatoni, there have been a number of Irish internationals who have plied their trade in the Bel Paese over the years. Recent years have seen an influx of Irish starlets to Italian clubs so…