Eric Cantona not surprised to be inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame

Manchester United legend follows in footsteps of Shearer and Henry

Mikel Arteta backs Arsenal’s owners: ‘they are fully committed’

Arsenal boss ‘is sure they will do anything to bring the fans closer to them’

Spotify increases prices for Irish subscribers as Daniel Ek prepares bid for Arsenal

Premium plans will cost up to 20% more after string of podcast investments

After a year of sporting famine, get ready for a high summer feast in 2021

Johnny Watterson looks at the year ahead as sport, like life, tries to get back to normal

Gérard Houllier 1947-2020 - obituary

Manager led the French national side and took Liverpool to three cup wins in 2001

The Irish Times view on Diego Maradona: A master of the game

Maradona should be remembered for his majesty on the football pitch

Arsène Wenger: Arsenal was a matter of life and death to me

French great on scaling Everest, missing out on the European Cup and dealing with defeat

Brawls to handballs: The complete guide to Ireland’s playoff history

It took five attempts to win one and there’s been more heartbreak than joy down the years

Kevin De Bruyne wins Premier League player of the season award

Manchester City midfielder wins award after recording 20 assists to match record

Silva’s legacy is secure, why is Yaya Touré’s still being negotiated?

A complete footballer, clearly there has been a racial element to some of his treatment

Danny Ings rouses Southampton to earn point against Brighton

Point should be enough to keep Seagulls in the Premier League

Olivier Giroud is a man making up for lost time at Chelsea

French World Cup winner: ‘my body is ready to play a few more years at the best level’

Defining period awaits a Man City side now in transition

Pep Guardiola has a new assistant and Uefa ban could lead to De Bruyne’s departure

One night in Paris: Henry’s stray hand, the 33rd team and the great Fifa shakedown

Sporting Controversies: Reverberations from 2009 World Cup playoff still rattle Irish football

Thierry Henry fears for Arsenal if they sell Aubameyang

‘If you’re an Arsenal man you don’t want him to leave but also the guy has a career’

My favourite sporting moment: When Zidane glided through Brazil in 2006

Emmet Malone looks back on the 2006 quarter-final dominated by the mesmerising Frenchman

Watford’s survival looks in good hands with Pearson at the helm

Certain similarities can be drawn with manager’s miraculous escape at Leicester

Barcelona turn sacking of Ernesto Valverde into a public pantomime

Everyone seems to know the head coach is leaving but nobody will come out and tell him

Agüero eclipses Henry as Man City hit sorry Aston Villa for six

Argentina striker bags 12th Premier League hat-trick and becomes record foreign scorer

Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds will not risk promotion target at Arsenal

Championship leaders capable of causing Arteta’s team problems but top flight is the goal

Fifth-generation Clio scores with its Gallic charm and practical appeal

The new version delivers on comfort, safety and tech, but still trails rivals in terms of driving dynamics

All to play for as Irish football embarks on a potentially pivotal new decade

Things are in flux on the island and it’s hard to know what shape the game will be in by 2030

Ireland’s Euro 2020 vision obscured by Denmark

McCarthy's side fail to qualify for Euro 2020 automatically and will now enter the play-offs

Ken Early: Thierry Henry, a missed flight, and the invisible hand of history

How I ended up missing out on the collective outrage about France’s infamous handball

Ireland’s do or die games: The nights we did - and the nights we died

From McAteer against the Netherlands to, yep, Henry against us (and the rules)

Rugby World Cup: Think of the storm if it was Ireland and not Scotland getting turfed out

It would have made the Thierry Henry carry-on seem like a typhoon in a teacup

Morata set to leave Chelsea for Atlético Madrid

Chelsea confident of securing Gonzalo Higuaín on loan from Juventus this week

Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira still friends after Monaco-Nice clash

Both managers come away with reputations intact as intense encounter ends in a draw

Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry ready to lock horns in paradise

The 108th Derby de la Côte d’Azur will pit Henry’s Monaco against Vieira’s Nice

Cesc Fabregas completes €10m move to Monaco from Chelsea

Spanish midfielder will link up with former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry

Round-up: Napoli and PSG draw to leave group wide open

Champions League: Atletico snap Dortmund’s unbeaten run with home win

Barcelona enjoy convincing win over Inter Milan without Messi

Round-up: Di Maria’s late equaliser denies Napoli in Paris; Borussia Dortmund put four past Atletico

Thierry Henry to take inspiration from Pep Guardiola at Monaco

French man says coaching club where he started his career is ‘dream come true’

Thierry Henry returns to where it all began to take over Monaco

‘Having started my footballing career with this great club, it seems fate . . . can’t wait’

Dean Smith named Aston Villa boss with John Terry number two

Smith joins from Brentford with Jesús García Pitarch named sporting director

Olivier Giroud inspires France to victory over Netherlands

Chelsea striker ended a 10-match goalless run to score the winner in Paris

Agüero convinces Guardiola of his enduring value to City

The prolific striker has adapted his game to meet the demands of the rigorous Catalan coach

Spanish footballers’ union says games in US could lead to strikes

Players against playing league games abroad and angry at not being consulted by La Liga

French media call for salary cap to curb Team Sky dominance

‘The problem in cycling isn’t doping any more. It’s money,’ says French directeur sportif

Bruce to learn Villa fate as betting suspended on Henry’s arrival

‘The new owners might want to have their own man in’

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