It was a tedious morning of "Henry is a disgrace" and "Henry, Eduardo, we investigate the cheats in football." Then BBC Radio Five Live decided to get Republic of Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady on. Liam sounded as if he had not slept for a week. But he spoke slowly and clearly, and utterly refused to be [.

Classic schoolboy prank from Gunners Airports can be pretty dull places, but not when the cheeky scamps from the Arsenal Supporters Club Bulgaria are on hand. Allegedly waiting at Sofia airport to greet Gunners legend Liam Brady as the Republic of Ireland team landed, the group had also come armed to play a prank on Spurs [.

Ireland Under-19 manager Sean McCaffrey has announced his squad for the upcoming Four Nations tournament, which will be held in Dublin and Bray on September 5th, 6th and 8th.
Ireland will compete against Turkey, Holland and Portugal in the Four Nations Tournament.
Ireland Under-19 squad
Ger Hanley Galway United
Ciaran Gallagher Finn Harps
Richie Towell Celtic
Rob Kiernan Watford
Gavin Gunning Tranmere Rovers (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)
Mark O'Brien Derby County
Greg Cunningham Manchester City
Shane McEleney Derry City
Stephen McDonnell Celtic
Conor Henderson Arsenal
Conor Clifford Chelsea
Conor Hourihane Sunderland
Gearoid Morrissey Blackburn Rovers
Aaron Doran Blackburn Rovers
Robbie Brady Manchester United
Patrick McEleney Sunderland
Ronan Murray Ipswich Town
Joe Mason Plymouth Argyle
Jamil Adam Barnsley

Ground-sharing, although commonplace in the rest of Europe, has always been something of an anathema in England. The very existence of both Liverpool and Everton started with a row over rental rates at Anfield. Everton had baulked at an increase in rent at Anfield, which led to them leaving for Goodison Park and the ground's owner John Houlding forming a new club, Liverpool FC, to play at the stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo is fearless. Take this picture for example. Is that a man purse? No it is not.

It is a tote bag a man is using to carry his personal belongings in. A purse is much more feminine then this item and this, sir, belongs to a world champion footballer.

So now that we've got that out of the way you know Real Madrid's record signing doesn't fool around.

One of the most striking things about the youth setup at Arsenal is the way that the "Arsenal way" of playing football is inculcated into the very fabric of the Academy structure. All of the players share the same vision and have one abiding common characteristic. A high degree of technical ability.

Former Ireland boss Brian Kerr has again criticised Current Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni over his stewardship of the national side. Kerr said Trapattoni's idea of watching players club games on DVD was a "load of baloney". He added that for the Italian to attend ‘a dinner here and there' displayed little regard for the well-being of Irish football in general.

It looks like we could finally have some good goalkeeping news. Ben Foster hasn't had the best of times in the Man United goal but now we could have Edwin Van Der Sar back.
Van Der Sar is set to return for Man United's reserves against Everton today. trip to the Stobart Stadium, Halton in Widnes kicks off at 19:00 this evening.

Having played a key role in Arsenal's FA Youth Cup final triumph over Liverpool yesterday and made a number of impressive appearances in the Carling Cup for the first team, it comes to no surprise many are tipping young Jack Wilshere to become a star.

Speaking to setanta.com, Arsenal legend Liam Brady said:

He is a special kid.

Former Arsenal legend Liam Brady warned the North London club that it will not be easy to get past Celtic in their Champions League tie this month.

He said:

Our players have been all over the continent but they will never have experienced anything like it. The atmosphere at Celtic Park is unique.

Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady has said that former Ireland manager Mick McCarthy had "thrown them a dummy" over the availability of Kevin Doyle for Ireland's friendly against Australia on Wednesday.
Speaking after the team trained in Tipperary today, Brady said that Doyle would be able to play for 45 minutes on Wednesday.

Seems like a whole lot of past and present Arsenal connections have played or are playing a very influential part in the France vs Ireland match and its aftermath.

The latest is Liam Brady calling FIFA for a replay which he says would be only fair given that it was a clear handball by Thierry Henry that set up William Gallas equalizer.

Morning all, good to see the Thierry Henry stuff has blown over. Erm ... I wouldn't normally bother but I think it's only fair that someone tries to counter the lies and the hysteria. He's not one of ours now but he was and he was one of our best. Plus it's kinda quiet.

The Mirror:

Liam Brady last night branded Thierry Henry "shameful" after launching a bitter attack on FIFA for fixing the outcome.

Photo from Picapp.

Jack Wilshere is a 17 year old midfielder for Arsenal. He can play both left and right midfield or as a supporting striker. He was one of the youth players who scored in 6-0 rout of Sheffield United.

He started in Arsenal's Hale End Academy when he was nine years old.

Liam Brady believes Ireland have got world champions Italy worried simply because of their choice of venue for Wednesday night's Group eight qualifier.
The Irish squad headed out from Dublin this afternoon for the Group Eight clash with the Italians at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari having conceded a two-point lead to Marcello Lippi's men as a result of their 1-1 draw with Bulgaria at Croker on Saturday night.

Ireland take on Bulgaria in a World Cup 2010 qualifier on Saturday at Croke Park, Dublin in a game that could have a massive bearing on whether the "Boys in Green" can get to South Africa.

Bulgaria will always occupy a prominent place in Ireland's football history because of the historic events of 1987.

When: Tonight, 7:30pm
Where: University Field, St Leo campus
For two weeks in a row, the Lions (2-0-1) have been close, but have not been able to break into the top twenty-five of the NSCAA Division II poll. Hampered by three cancelled matches and lightweight opposition in the games they have played, the St Leo women haven't gotten any recognition for their undefeated start.

Irlanda o Kuwait. Queste le opzioni principali nel futuro di Marco Tardelli. Per l'immediato, il vice di Trapattoni, campione del mondo a Spagna '82, costituisce una coppia "scoppiettante" con il focoso Giovannino (staff tecnico completato dall'ex giocatore Liam Brady, come potete vedere nella foto).

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The QPR youngster Raheem Sterling is considered one of the most promising young strikers in English football a the moment, and today's Sun says that he is close to agreeing to sign for Arsenal after talking to the Gunners youth supremo Liam Brady.

It seems that Liverpool and Man City have also made overtures to QPR, who could expect about £750,000 in compensation, but Arsenal are now favourites to sign him, especially as he won't have to move from his home in North London.

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When I was 15 or 16, I interviewed Brighton & Hove Albion manager Liam Brady for a school magazine piece that never got published (the magazine never made it to print), and found him to be an amicable and thoughtful man oddly willing to listen patiently and answer a school kid's long-winded questions about his time playing for Juventus and what he thought of Fever Pitch.

Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady has blasted FIFA president Sepp Blatter for revealing the supposedly confidential details of a meeting with the FAI.
Speaking at a conference in South Africa, Blatter stated that the Irish had enquired at the meeting as to the possibility of being invited to next summer's World Cup as a '33rd nation' after their controversial play-off exit at the hands of France.