After a European Championship held in front of sparse attendances due to COVID restrictions in 2021, and a World Cup 18 months later held in tandem with the hanging of Christmas decorations, the football calendar is finally back in sync as UEFA’s showpiece event descends on Germany over the next month. The nation staged aContinue reading “Euro 2024 preview: Glory up for grabs in Germany with several genuine contenders”
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World Cup 2022 preview: Here’s hoping the football can outshine the dark shadows over Qatar
It has been almost 12 years since that earth-shattering December day when then-FIFA president Sepp Blatter took us all by surprise and announced that the 22nd World Cup (coincidentally taking place in a year ending with 22) would be held in Qatar, a country whose land mass is smaller than Cork and Kerry combined. EverContinue reading “World Cup 2022 preview: Here’s hoping the football can outshine the dark shadows over Qatar”
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