John Giles has not been dropped from the panel covering Ireland’s soccer matches, RTE has said, although he will not be part of the panel covering our European qualifier against Scotland this weekend.

Tom Boyd is predicting a no-holds-barred battle of wits as Martin O’Neill and Gordon Strachan go head-to-head in Dublin on Saturday evening.

Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane have been involved in a minor traffic collision on the M50, with both escaping serious injury.

New Scottish Football Association president Alan McRae says qualifying for Euro 2016 would be the perfect tribute to the late chief executive David Taylor.

Luis Enrique has confirmed he will stay on as head coach of treble winners Barcelona by signing a contract extension.

Celtic have been granted permission to introduce “safe standing” for football fans at the club’s stadium.

The $10m sent from FIFA to Jack Warner never appeared in the annual accounts of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and nor did FIFA track the money to ensure it had been invested correctly, it can be disclosed.

John Carver has left Newcastle as the club prepares to appoint a new head coach, it is understood.

Juventus have reached an agreement to sign German midfielder Sami Khedira on a free transfer, the Italian champions have announced.

Stephanie Roche has admitted that she may have to give up on her dream of making it as a professional in America.

John Delaney has been urged to take a voluntary 50% pay cut as TDs prepare to quiz him.

Police in northern Italy say Argentine businessman Alejandro Burzaco, who was indicted by US authorities in connection with the Fifa corruption case, has turned himself in.

Slaven Bilic is the new manager of West Ham.

Dani Alves has ended speculation regarding his future by signing a two-year contract extension with Barcelona.