Owen Cowzer

Column: Let them ref-splain thesun.ie/sport/17182308…

Excited to have this on the way. Big thanks to Gill Books for their superb work on it. Published September 17.

The World Cup has led to new unexpected opportunities for Pico Lopes. But this week is about staying on course for one laid out at the start of the year thesun.ie/sport/17326664…

Shelbourne confirm signing of much-needed goalkeeper who has League of Ireland experience amid injury crisis thesun.ie/sport/17325554…

LOI clubs learn their potential European third round opponents with Dutch giant a possibility for Shelbourne thesun.ie/sport/17325115…

Shelbourne will face Ajax or Vojvodina of Serbia if they can beat Nomme Kalju in the Conference League. Away in the first leg.

And Rovers will face the losers of the same tie in the Europa League third round should they lose to Ararat in the Champions League second round. Drawn at home in the first leg

Shamrock Rovers will face the winners of the tie between Egnatia of Albania and Celje (again) of Slovenia in the Champions League third round, if they beat Ararat Yerevan in the second round. Drawn at home in the first leg

Hopefully that is the end of the Infantinoisation of football

Argentina now have to shoot

It is probably for the best that fans were priced out of attending this game

Fuck FIFA.

You've got to hand it to Infantino. He has turned the game we always remember and look forward to for four years into a game I now wish would be over

@bMurfy Plus Robbie Williams in three stripes

I’d missed this aspect, their 2 biggest national teams with their 2 biggest players, dream final for them

A first half befitting its organisers

@evinh111 🤣

@OCowzer Wait you weren't really excited to see Tom Cruise stumble through an unnecessary narration about the tournament?

This is worse than a Super Bowl pre-match

The Adidas final

@evinh111 thesun.ie/sport/16661177… No excuses made by Joey to be fair

As awful as last night was (and it WAS awful), I feel like there's been absolutely no mention in that media at any stage this season that Shels have had a Spurs 25/26 level injury crisis all year long. Currently missing 1/2/3rd choice keepers, 3/4 strikers, 2/3 CMs...

Aoibheann Costello reckons the secret to Galway United’s All-Island Cup success is treating finals like another game thesun.ie/sport/17313711…