Stephen Finn

He had great movement around the box & was a brilliant volleyer. Pity about the dissent issues 🇮🇪🇺🇸

Gary Howlett! ⚽️🇮🇪

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Why would Spotify suggest this pod with this subject to me? I just listen to music & sports podcasts. Promoting an interview with this criminal sewer rat seems at odds with my interests 🤔

Terenure Rangers Football Club It is with the greatest sadness that we share the passing of our dear friend Mark Milligan — a true Terenure Rangers legend. Mark was the heart and soul of Terenure Rangers for over 40 years,...

Very sad to hear this news. Mark Milligan was coaching Rangers FC in Terenure when I played for the club at U15s & was still involved his whole lifetime. facebook.com/terenurerang... RIP Mark. Condolences to Jean & family ⚽️💔

Futsal finish. No doubt he has played it in his youth. Unlucky not to score ⚽️

Futsal is strongly referenced in FAI’s revamped Coach Ed plan. We need to see this pushed properly nationwide ⚽️🇮🇪

I’m expecting a tight playoff between Ireland & Bulgaria this week. It may even go to penalties 🇮🇪⚽️🇧🇬

ANALYSIS: Ireland may need an Olympian effort to overcome Bulgaria AS international rivalries go, Ireland-Bulgaria goes back more than 100 years and there is probably as much fanfare around their meeting this week as there was when they first met at the Paris Olympics in 1924. In May last year, the FAI opted to recognise that encounter at Olympique Yves-du-Manoir a century ago as the first official fixture of the Irish Free State.

International football returns this week. Ireland meet Bulgaria in a UEFA Nations League play-off. Here is my analysis of a tricky tie in the offing for the Irish #football #soccer #ireland #uefa #NationsLeague #analysis

ANALYSIS: Ireland may need an Olympian effort to overcome Bulgaria AS international rivalries go, Ireland-Bulgaria goes back more than 100 years and there is probably as much fanfare around their meeting this week as there was when they first met at the Paris Olympics in 1924. In May last year, the FAI opted to recognise that encounter at Olympique Yves-du-Manoir a century ago as the first official fixture of the Irish Free State.

International football returns this week. Ireland meet Bulgaria in a UEFA Nations League play-off. Here is my analysis of a tricky tie in the offing for the Irish #football #soccer #ireland #uefa #NationsLeague #analysis

Still waiting to test this out myself as our Junior B team sadly struggling for numbers 😢

2027 U21 EURO qualifying dates

Qualifying group stage

▪ 17–25 March 2025
▪ 2–10 June 2025
▪ 1–9 September 2025
▪ 6–14 October 2025
▪ 10–18 November 2025
▪ 23–31 March 2026
▪ 21 September–6 October 2026

Play-offs

▪ 9–17 November 2026

2025-27 Under-21 EURO qualifying group stage draw | UEFA Under-21 2027 European Under-21 Championship 2027 qual. draw schedule confirmed. Find out who is facing who in European Under-21 Championship 2027 qual..

UEFA U21s 2027 draw is tomorrow 8am GMT. Ireland in Pot 2. First games are next month! uefa.com/under21/draw... ⚽️🇮🇪

Ireland’s men’s national team heads into 2025 with squad opportunities to be grabbed. How do LOI based options compare with those overseas? Here’s one suggestion on how to compare players across leagues 🇮🇪⚽️

How do you judge players from different leagues when selecting a national team squad? futsalfinn.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/a... ⚽️🇮🇪

How do you judge players from different leagues when selecting a national team squad? futsalfinn.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/a... ⚽️🇮🇪

The Ireland Men's National Team has many similar standard players to consider, but how we judge the quality of that quantity? Can we objectively value the options the Irish management team has at their disposal? I trawled the Wyscout data to find out

My research into international football & what Ireland need to learn from the UEFA Nations League is here: futsalfinn.wordpress.com/2024/12/16/a... Below is a video explainer! 🇮🇪⚽️ #soccer #football #ireland #uefa #fifa #worldcup

You’ll never guess who I saw heading into The Square in Tallaght tonight. Probably heard about the giant Brussels Sprouts this year 🎅🏼

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ANALYSIS: The clues from the Nations League to take into the World Cup qualifiers Chiedozie Ogbene's goal against Greece which was ruled offside (UEFA.com) FIFA’s decision to expand the World Cup finals tournament to 48 teams means there will be as many European teams (16) in the North American event two years from now as there were in the entire tournament when it was held in Mexico in 1970. 54 UEFA nations have just learned what the path to Canada, Mexico and USA 2026 will look like – or at least most of them did, as the quarter-finalists in the UEFA Nations League are all in a situation whereby they will go into one group or another depending on whether they win their last eight tie. 

If you hear another pundit refer to 'Back to Basics' about the Ireland Men's National Team, turn off your device. Here's why that simplistic approach is flawed... #Ireland #football #WorldCup

ANALYSIS: The clues from the Nations League to take into the World Cup qualifiers Chiedozie Ogbene's goal against Greece which was ruled offside (UEFA.com) FIFA’s decision to expand the World Cup finals tournament to 48 teams means there will be as many European teams (16) in the North American event two years from now as there were in the entire tournament when it was held in Mexico in 1970. 54 UEFA nations have just learned what the path to Canada, Mexico and USA 2026 will look like – or at least most of them did, as the quarter-finalists in the UEFA Nations League are all in a situation whereby they will go into one group or another depending on whether they win their last eight tie. 

If you hear another pundit refer to 'Back to Basics' about the Ireland Men's National Team, turn off your device. Here's why that simplistic approach is flawed... #Ireland #football #WorldCup

World Cup qualifying group for Ireland: Winner of Portugal/Denmark Nations League playoff, Hungary & Armenia. No easy game for Heimir Hallgrimsson’s team ⚽️🇮🇪

Johnny Kenny strolls off after bagging goal 19 & 20 of a brilliant season for Shamrock Rovers. Will Celtic give him a go in 2025? 🤔🇮🇪⚽️

Another opportunity for John Patrick Finn in Copa del Rey tonight ⚽️🇮🇪

U18s report: Hertford Town 3-4 Arsenal Read the match report from our eventful 4-3 win over Hertford Town in the third-round of the FA Youth Cup...

Fair play to Hertford Town’s kids : www.arsenal.com/fixture/unde... ⚽️

Some story in FA Youth Cup tonight. In 3rd Round, Hertford Town FC are hosting @arsenalfc.bsky.social ! They've sold over 1000 tickets. Their men's team plays in the Southern League. The U18s beat Bristol Rovers and Cambridge United to get to this stage so great experience for those players ⚽️

Great to see John Patrick Finn, of Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, stock like myself, come on at the Bernabeu for @getafecf.bsky.social against @realmadrid.extwitter.link ⚽️🇮🇪

Sam Prendergast looks very talented. Has the speed of thought & execution to impact at the highest level - yet also runs back into position like he has just stood on a piece of Lego! 🏉☘️