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Scottish Sun
an hour ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Moment Panathinaikos fans take over Irish bar and sit in Glasgow street ahead of crunch Rangers clash
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) PANATHINAIKOS fans have been spotted enjoying themselves ahead of tonight's £40m Champions League crunch versus Rangers at Ibrox. The Athens outfit are renowned for their passionate supporters and a group of their followers have made themselves at home in Glasgow's Merchant City ahead of the clash. Sign up for the Rangers newsletter Sign up 2 Fans gather in the street outside Connolly's Irish bar 2 The fans go wild Russell Martin is kicking off his reign as Rangers boss with his first game against Panathinaikos in a crunch Champions League qualifier. And the Greek fans are clearly up for it - with footage shared on social media by Greek outlet Gazzetta showing fans sitting and kneeling down in the STREET then going wild as they performed terracing chants outside Connolly's Irish Bar on Bell Street in the city. It's an establishment usually hugely popular with followers of Celtic and the travelling Greek fans - whose side also wear green and white and have a shamrock for their badge - clearly making themselves feel at home. It was captioned with the words: "Panathinaikos fans are going wild in Glasgow!" Both Panathinaikos and Rangers have three qualifying rounds to get past to reach the moneyspinning all-new Champions League 'league' phase for the first time. The winners of the tie will face either Servette or Viktoria Plzen in the next round with the likes of Club Brugge or Benfica potentially waiting in the playoff round. Premier League scouts, meanwhile, will be in attendance at Ibrox tonight to watch over a target who is attracting serious transfer interest, it's being claimed. Star right-back Giorgos Vagiannidis is expected to start for Rui Vitoria tonight and he'll be hoping to put on a show in front of admirers. According to Prasinoforos, scouts from the likes of Wolves and Everton among other clubs will be watching the action in Govan to assess the 23-year-old. They could also have their eyes on at least one Rangers star, though, as Everton have recently expressed interest in a current Gers ace. Rangers AREN'T READY for Champions League qualifiers Plus latest transfer news REVEALED Hamza Igamane is believed to be on the radar of the Merseyside club, with other Premier League sides reportedly keeping tabs on him as well. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Glasgow Times
an hour ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Panathinaikos fans party outside Glasgow Irish bar before Rangers tie
The Greek side take on Rangers in the second qualifying round first leg tie this evening before the return fixture next Wednesday. 22.07.2025, Panathinaikos🇬🇷 in good numbers on away match in Glasgow before match with Glasgow Rangers🏴, click here for more: — Official (@hooliganscz1999) July 22, 2025 Ahead of the match, footage shared on social media showed Panathinaikos supporters in good spirits ahead of their trip to Ibrox. A large group of supporters could be seen chanting and bouncing around on the street outside Connolly's Irish bar, on Bell Street, in the city centre. UEFA rules state visiting clubs must receive five per cent of available tickets for [[Champions League]] matches. That means Panathinaikos will have been granted around 2,500 tickets for the match in Govan tonight. Read more: Ahead of the match, Russell Martin said: "I'm excited about it. I'm looking forward to the game. "I've said that to the players, they should, with the work they've put in for the last four weeks, they should be really excited about this game now, because it's all been geared towards this. So, I'm really looking forward to it. "It's not going to be a season-defining game. It's not. "So it's a really, really big game, but the season is a long season. We'll be defined by what we do between now and May."
The Irish Sun
14 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Eoghan Connolly reveals Tipperary's B team gave them a hammering before All-Ireland final turnaround
TIPPERARY brought their A-game to the All- Ireland SHC final after taking an 'awful' beating from their own B team. The newly-minted champions curtailed Advertisement 2 Eoghan Connolly of Tipperary celebrates with the Liam MacCarthy cup after their win over Cork in the All-Ireland final 2 Eoghan Connolly revealed the Tipp second string team beat them in a practice game before the final The plan implemented by boss Liam Cahill and coach Mikey Bevans worked a treat on a day that saw But defender Eoghan Connolly revealed that they were given a reality check by their second string in a practice match the previous weekend. He said: 'Liam and Mikey put in massive work in the background. We just got told last week as to what you were going after. 'We actually trained last weekend and it didn't actually work out for us. We had a terrible game in-house — the A versus B. But we got our match-ups right on Sunday and thankfully got the result.' Advertisement READ MORE ON GAA Asked if the B team were victorious, Connolly said: 'Oh, absolutely. By an awful score as well. 'There was wicked heat inside in Thurles last weekend and it was probably our first time playing with a plus-one in a long time - since the Clare game. "I think — so it just took us a while to get to grips with it. But even by Friday evening we were training and we couldn't get enough of it.' Connolly was paired up with Joe Fogarty, who did not make the 26-man Tipperary panel for the All-Ireland final. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling It was a chastening experience for the Cashel King Cormacs man, though he managed to perform when it mattered. Connolly said: 'He's sick. He's actually a carbon copy of Séamus Harnedy. I got an awful licking off him last weekend. I was even half worried as to what my form was at, to be honest.' RTE GAA pundit embrace Tipperary captain Ronan Maher after his epic display toppled Cork in All-Ireland final Still, Connolly made a case to claim his first All-Star award as he helped Tipp to their first All-Ireland since 2019. He added: 'I've been involved since 2021 and I've been on the B team for a few years of that. Advertisement 'It's just the competition. Them boys are mad for a jersey as well. They're all so competitive so it just drives everybody's standards higher.'
The 42
a day ago
- Sport
- The 42
'We had a terrible game in-house': Tipperary turned it around to claim famous All-Ireland win
TIPPERARY PRODUCED A masterclass to take down Cork in yesterday's All-Ireland hurling final, yet a week before their preparation saw their first-choice side beaten by their second string in training. A defensive reconfiguration saw Tipperary play with Bryan O'Mara as a sweeper in front of Cork's danger men in the full-forward. Advertisement The ploy paid off as Tipperary shut down the Cork trio of Horgan, Connolly, and Hayes, but last week in training they had struggled to adjust to the new system. 'Liam and Mikey put in massive work in the background, we just got told last week as to what you were going after,' remarked defender Eoghan Connolly. 'We actually trained last weekend and it didn't actually work out for us, we had a terrible game in-house, the A versus B. But we got our match-ups right on Sunday and thankfully got the result. 'Absolutely, (beat us) by an awful score as well. There was wicked heat inside in Thurles last weekend and it was probably our first time playing with a plus one in a long time, since the Clare game I think, so it just took us a while to get to grips with it. But even by Friday evening we were training and we couldn't get enough of it. 'I have been involved since 2021 and I've been on the B team for a few years of that, it's just the competition, them boys are mad for a jersey as well, they are all so competitive so it just drives everybody's standards that bit higher.' Connolly marked Moneygall's Joe Fogarty in the in-house game. 'He's sick, he's actually a carbon copy of Seamus Harnedy. I got an awful licking off him last weekend, I was even half worried as to what my form was at, to be honest.' The Cashel King Cormacs clubman endured a difficult first half marking Diarmuid Healy but grew into the game in the second half and became one of Tipperary's most prominent players. Related Reads 'We were walking down the street ducking and diving from people' No homecoming event for Cork hurlers 'at request of team and management' Here's The Sunday Game's Hurling Team of the Year for 2025 At full-time he was crowned an All-Ireland senior champion, replicating his achievement in 2018 at U21 level with Tipperary against Cork. *****
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
'I haven't made up my mind': Éamon Ó Cuiv yet to decide on run for presidency
Former Fianna Fáil TD Éamon Ó Cuiv is the latest name to be touted as a possible Fianna Fáil presidential candidate with the former Galway West TD saying he is waiting for the party to confirm it is running a candidate. Mr Ó Cuiv said he hadn't 'made up his mind' on a run, but indicated he would be interested in the role. He said there needs to be two decisions by Fianna Fáil ahead of his confirmation, one of which is whether or not the party would run a candidate. The second block is whether there would be a candidate selected by the party's leadership or if there would be an open contest. 'Until the process is clear, I haven't made up my mind. It's a way down the road,' Mr Ó Cuiv said. Mr Ó Cuiv, who stood down at the last general election, is the grandson of former Taoiseach, President and Fianna Fáil founder Eamon de Valera. He said grassroots members from across the country have approached him asking him to run. Mr Ó Cuiv said the election itself is 'very unpredictable' and it is hard to get a fix on support levels for the current frontrunners, as the field is not yet complete. At present, the only two candidates confirmed to be running are Fine Gael's Mairead McGuinness and independent TD Catherine Connolly. It comes amid speculation that former chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, could be considering a tilt at the presidency and that Fianna Fáil could be interested. One Fianna Fáil TD said the party would be 'mad' to consider running Mr Holohan, while another said there was 'too much baggage' around the former chief medical officer following the covid-19 pandemic. Party sources have said they believe any candidate run by the party must be of high calibre, warning against running a candidate who would only act as 'a sweeper' for Ms McGuinness. Fianna Fáil TDs have said there is not a lot of excitement around some names suggested to be the Fianna Fáil candidate, including Mr Holohan and Derry-based academic Deirdre Heenan – who was suggested on Monday as a possible contender for the party. Catherine Connolly has already secured the 20 Oireachtas votes to get on the ballot paper. File photo: Sasko Lazarov / © Meanwhile, it is understood the Green Party is seeking to meet with Ms Connolly later this week, ahead of any decision to back the independent candidate. While Ms Connolly has already secured the 20 Oireachtas votes to get on the ballot paper, if she secures the Green Party support it would be a third party – alongside the Social Democrats and People Before Profit – to back her campaign. A final decision on whether to back Ms Connolly would come down to a decision by the Green Party's national executive, it is understood. Over the weekend, Lord of the Dance and Riverdance star Michael Flatley said he was 'seriously considering' running in the upcoming election. However, former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte confirmed he is not interested in running for the presidency, saying his comments over the weekend should not have been taken seriously.
