Ken Early: The good, the bad and the ugly of catching O’Neill’s eyeJack Byrne’s approach was high-risk but not as risky as Kevin Doyle’s as it turned outFri Mar 25 2016 - 22:51
Ken Early: Johan Cruyff the great idealist who proved beauty is bestDutch master was a visionary whose ideas revolutionised the global gameThu Mar 24 2016 - 22:30
Ken Early: Rafael Benítez has little to lose at NewcastleSpaniard’s methods usually take time to bed in and he only has 10 games to save clubMon Mar 14 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Leicester’s only problem might be leadingIt’s money that matters most in the lottery that is the English Premier LeagueMon Mar 07 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Arsenal have lacked courage not moneyArsene Wenger has missed glorious opportunity as fortune has favoured the braveMon Feb 29 2016 - 07:00
Ken Early: Nothing as wonderful as know-how, or as hard to findChinese clubs have been paying enormous sums for some of football’s B-listersMon Feb 22 2016 - 09:39
Canvassing for change in Dublin Bay NorthPeople voted for change in 2011, but it never happened. Their anger has hardened into disillusionmentSat Feb 20 2016 - 06:00
Ken Early: Mauricio Pochettino has cured ancient Spurs malaiseTottenham boss is from what you might call ‘terminate with extreme prejudice’ schoolMon Feb 15 2016 - 08:30
Ken Early: Leicester’s style turning football logic on its headImprobable Premier League leaders rank 20th out of 20 teams for pass completionMon Feb 08 2016 - 07:32
Ken Early: Roberto Martínez offers poor case for the defenceEverton manager seems to be opposite of his predecessor David MoyesMon Feb 01 2016 - 07:30
Ken Early: Wenger’s Arsenal just being average, as usualSubstitution of Olivier Giroud following sending off pointed to a loss of nerve from managerMon Jan 25 2016 - 14:22
Ken Early: Jurgen Klopp needs control over transfersManchester United were confused and incoherent yet still left Liverpool with pointsMon Jan 18 2016 - 14:14
Ken Early: Zinedine Zidane faces test of his political skillsReal Madrid manager’s charisma as player enhanced by spectacular meltdownsMon Jan 11 2016 - 12:59
Ken Early: Allardyce remains stuck in his own blind spotThe Sunderland manager is quick to see faults in others that he fails to see in himselfMon Jan 04 2016 - 07:46
Ken Early: Manchester United will need leap of faith for GiggsIn this celebrity era, top clubs only think of biggest names when bringing in new managerMon Dec 28 2015 - 08:42
Ken Early: This soap opera world is alien to Louis Van GaalSpeculation José Mourinho could replace Dutchman at Old Trafford seems bizarreMon Dec 21 2015 - 07:30
Ken Early: Chance to make amends for Euro 2012It's a daunting enough draw but it can’t really get any worse for Republic of IrelandMon Dec 14 2015 - 08:47
Mystic McGregor is now a law unto himselfSelf-help documentary 'The Secret' helped instill athlete’s unshakeable confidenceMon Dec 14 2015 - 02:11
Conor McGregor knocks out Jose Aldo in 13 secondsIrish fighter wins with fastest ever victory in UFC history to take UFC featherweight titleSun Dec 13 2015 - 07:48
Ken Early: Golden goose Conor McGregor meets invisible champion Jose AldoUFC duo will come to blows in Las Vegas octagon after build-up lasting almost a yearFri Dec 11 2015 - 21:42
Ken Early: Neville may be first to replicate Fergie effectFerguson’s style of management has proven devilishly difficult to reverse-engineerMon Dec 07 2015 - 07:15
Ken Early: Scholes and United old boys have short memoriesManchester United ‘of old’ were greatest side ever – or that’s what we keep hearingMon Nov 30 2015 - 08:30
Ken Early: Baiting managers just another Spanish bloodsportAftermath of Real Madrid loss shows bulls not only creatures tortured for entertainmentMon Nov 23 2015 - 13:57
Ken Early: Changing of the guard as new generation deliversIreland’s mental strength proved a decisive advantage over the two legsTue Nov 17 2015 - 00:20
Cloud of fear will hover over European ChampionshipsNo longer ‘unthinkable’ that a major footballing event could be directly targetedMon Nov 16 2015 - 08:30
Documentary the latest move in constructed Ronaldo mythAt Ronaldo's exaggerated level of fame, it’s hard to know where reality actually beginsMon Nov 09 2015 - 16:20
Ken Early: José Mourinho lost in labyrinth of own fictionChelsea players losing faith as manager’s credibility dwindles with each new excuseMon Nov 02 2015 - 12:21
Ken Early: Sherwood just another Villa manager who couldn’t make it to MoscowLike Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool, lack of control was key aspect behind departureMon Oct 26 2015 - 07:45
Ken Early: Fighters realise hardest part of copying the McGregor formulaBeards, flags and crazy-eyed grinning were all on show as Irish fighters gave their all for the fansSun Oct 25 2015 - 19:44
Ken Early: Media revels in Jürgen Klopp but jury still outNew Liverpool manager welcomed with open arms but he has a lot to prove yetMon Oct 19 2015 - 08:30
Lewandowski lives up to his world class, star billingIreland lacked midfield cohesion shown in victory over Germany on ThursdayMon Oct 12 2015 - 14:50
Ken Early: Emerging generation banish old fatalismIreland has a new team now, a very different one from that broken in Gdansk and PoznanSat Oct 10 2015 - 17:03
Ken Early: Mourinho may already have lost the Chelsea dressing roomSenior squad figures concerned at manager’s public criticism of players’ shortcomingsMon Oct 05 2015 - 08:36
Ken Early: Brendan Rodgers, rocket science and frictionRodgers at times looks unsure of what sort of Liverpool team he wants to buildMon Sept 28 2015 - 08:00
Ken Early: Japan turns the Rugby World Cup on its headMichael Leitch’s courageous decision to go for winning try turns world on its headSun Sept 20 2015 - 22:29
Ken Early: Sterile Old Trafford clash badly missed a Gerrard or a KeaneNew elite coaching doing very little for the global appeal of Premier League brandMon Sept 14 2015 - 14:01
Ken Early: Hard to see Robbie Keane starting another big gameMartin O’Neill’s decision to bring on Shane Long for second half changed game in Ireland’s favourTue Sept 08 2015 - 16:30
Ken Early: Robbie Keane thriving as a big fish in a small pondSkipper plays better surrounded by bad players, so he revels in MLS while Pirlo flopsMon Sept 07 2015 - 10:08
Ken Early: Big money in football may not last foreverThe costlier football becomes the greater the chance people will just turn offMon Aug 31 2015 - 08:35
Ken Early: money not doing talking for Manchester UnitedWorld football's most valuable brand are failing to act like it in the transfer marketMon Aug 24 2015 - 08:30
Ken Early: Ruthless Mourinho makes Terry pay for mistakeManager ensured nobody forgot captain was chiefly responsible for early defensive scareMon Aug 17 2015 - 09:14
Ken Early: Big clubs no place for young talent'It’s not surprising that Mourinho is more famous for winning titles than for developing young players'Mon Aug 10 2015 - 08:30
Ken Early: Mourinho’s tune may change quicklyChelsea’s only moves in the transfer market this summer have essentially been swapsMon Aug 03 2015 - 08:30
Ireland need a hero to take us through to RussiaKen Early says the World Cup draw is too good to be true but Ireland need leaders to progressMon Jul 27 2015 - 08:00
Delaney’s big vision for the FAI seems to focus on the localEmphasis runs counter to the uniform philosophy espoused by performance director Ruud DokterMon Jul 20 2015 - 08:25
Conor McGregor: Toughest test yet for the would be kingWith his win against Chad Mendes, McGregor can no longer be dismissed as just a ‘rabbit-killer’Sun Jul 12 2015 - 22:08
McGregor’s winning streak continues as he defeats MendesFeatherweight initially appeared to struggle but sensationally recoveredSun Jul 12 2015 - 17:09
McGregor may be idol of new Ireland but real work remainsShrinking majority not won over by fighter still asking questions about sport’s credibilityFri Jul 10 2015 - 23:20
Ken Early: Ireland are a poor side, and we're getting worseScotland stalemate leaves no room for anger just a stagnant sense of resignationMon Jun 15 2015 - 08:57
Ken Early: Hoolahan key factor in defining gameCombative Scots will not be pushed around, so guile will be needed to propel campaignSat Jun 13 2015 - 06:00
