Ronaldo said before the game the Ireland coach had tried to put pressure on the referee by telling the officials not to be influenced by the superstar striker.

A FIFA ban would apply to competitive games and could not be served in pre-tournament exhibitions.

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said he wants Ireland fans to boo him in Thursday's World Cup qualifier in Dublin.

England blew away 10-man Republic of Ireland 5-0 to wrap up promotion to the Nations League top flight as four players netted their first international goals

Recently, a statement went viral on social media, which said that the penalty kick in football was invented by the great, great grandfather of Rajasthan Royals' CEO.

Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers is among a group of five players added to England's squad for this month's Nations League fixtures against Greece and Ireland

Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice for Portugal as they comfortably beat the Republic of Ireland 3-0 on Tuesday in their final Euro 2024 warm-up friendly.

Weghorst had scored in the victory against Greece on Thursday and he showed no signs of sulking despite being initially left on the bench at the Aviva Stadium.

Aurelien Tchouameni and Marcus Thuram scored either side of half-time and France could have added several more goals as they outclassed Ireland at the Parc des Princes in Paris in qualifying Group B.

Stand-in skipper Steph Catley calmly slotted home a penalty in the 52nd minute in the only goal of a full-blooded game that sprung to life in the second half

Right-back Benjamin Pavard pounced with half an hour remaining at a sold-out Lansdowne Road before two superb Mike Maignan saves in the final two minutes.

European governing body UEFA has fined the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) after members of its women's team chanted a sectarian song following a World Cup qualifying match

The UK and Ireland look set to be named as joint hosts of the European Championship in 2028 with no rival bids looking likely before this week's deadline, the Times reported on Monday

Cristiano Ronaldo didn't disappoint his teary-eyed Irish fan and gifted her his jersey after Portugal's 0-0 draw against Republic of Ireland in Dublin in a World Cup qualifying match.

Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all-time international goalscoring record with his 110th Portugal goal and then scored an injury-time winner to salvage his country a dramatic 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory over the Republic of Ireland

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK is "the home of football" and that it's the right time for them to host the FIFA World Cup.

Alan Browne was the second Ireland player to produce a positive test this week, with West Brom striker Callum Robinson having to miss the England game following his result.

Jack Grealish sparkled and Harry Maguire enjoyed a moment of redemption in Thursday's 3-0 friendly win against the Republic of Ireland.