Largs Thistle legend George Wall writes for the News about football matters local, national and international.

Viewers of the Tommy Tiernan Show on RTE praised the former Ireland manager for his candid interview, during which he ...

Shea Charles believes Northern Ireland have to use Tuesday's 5-1 friendly defeat in Sweden as motivation for their World Cup qualifiers.

The 2026 men’s World Cup is still more than a year away, but in March of 2025, its field of 48 teams began to take shape.

As the tournament progresses, England and Northern Ireland stand out as group winners, securing their promotion to Group A and Group B, respectively. The Three Lions clinched automatic promotion by ...

Michael O’Neill says Northern Ireland must treat their 5-1 demolition by Sweden as a learning experience, warning things will get tougher still in World Cup qualifying. Northern Ireland were blown ...

Newcastle forward Alexander Isak scores one and creates another as Sweden thrash Northern Ireland 5-1 in a friendly in ...

Coverage of the friendly international between Sweden and Northern Ireland at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm.

Alexander Isak brought his sparkling Premier League form to the international stage as a young, inexperienced Northern ...

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says he hopes his side ensure Sweden striker Alexander Isak "has a quiet night" in Tuesday's friendly.

Sweden vs Northern Ireland is at the Friends Arena on Tuesday evening, March 25. The game kicks off at 6pm. The game is being ...

We are a very young team and on '1 v 1' situations it ... to this level of opposition." Northern Ireland have two more friendlies before the start of the World Cup qualifiers in September. O'Neill's ...