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The Irish Sun
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Man City star Josko Gvardiol looks completely unrecognisable dressed as soldier as he completes ‘real commando mission'
JOSKO GVARDIOL swapped the football field for the battlefield as he completed a "real commando mission". The Advertisement 13 Josko Gvardiol has spent his summer trying out a 'real commando mission' Credit: 13 Gvardiol painted his face to get the soldier look Credit: 13 The Man City star used airsoft guns as part of the experience Credit: 13 Gvardiol was taking part in a Commando Squad 9 event Credit: 13 The event transforms 'legendary war games into reality' Credit: Gvardiol, 23, shared snaps to his Instagram showing him spending his summer break taking part in a Commando Squad 9 event. The company claim to the first ever tourist agency to "transform legendary war games into reality". That means getting dressed up in full commando gear and carrying around airsoft guns to get the experience of being part of a virtual warzone during multi-day holiday packages. The packages, which take place in Gvardiol's home nation of £7,000 . Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Pictures uploaded by In his caption the centre-back wrote: "I've always wanted to know what it feels like to be part of a special forces team and complete a real commando mission." The unusual off-season activity sparked confusion amongst Gvardiol's comments section. One fan joked: "The movie industry is calling..." Advertisement Most read in Football Live Blog 13 Gvardiol got physical in one image Credit: 13 He was also seen riding around in a Mercedes Credit: 13 Another snap showed him in the water Credit: 13 The defender is currently on an extended summer break after the Club World Cup Credit: Advertisement 13 He described the experience as 'the ultimate mental and physical prep for the upcoming season' Credit: 13 The star was barely recognisable in his getup Credit: 13 The excursion took place in Gvardiol's home country of Croatia Credit: CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Advertisement While another added: "You look like you're straight out of Call of Duty". A third teased: "You chose the wrong profession bro". Man City sign biggest kit deal in Premier League history as £1BILLION Puma sponsorship eclipses Utd's Adidas contract And a fourth pleaded: "Get back to Manchester, we need you for the coming season!" Gvardiol is enjoying an extended break from Man City training after the club's participation in the Club World Cup this summer. Advertisement While most Premier League teams are already deep into their pre-season preparations, City and Both teams are set to get back to work soon with the first weekend of the new Premier League season now fast approaching. Gvardiol and City kick off their league campaign with a trip to face Wolves on August 16. 13 Advertisement
The Irish Sun
27-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Kerry boss Jack O'Connor drops hint around his future after landing FIFTH All-Ireland crown vs Donegal
KING OF KERRY Jack O'Connor admits today's All-Ireland win could be his final farewell as manager. O'Connor's men romped to their 39th crown as Advertisement 3 O'Connor led his county to Sam Maguire for the FIFTH time today 3 Embracing Jason Foley after they ran out 1-26 to 0-19 winners 3 Jim McGuinness admitted the better team won on the day Star man O'Connor His wife, Bridie took a photo of him leaving the house on Thursday - and he hinted at a dream exit after Kerry's sizzling performance at Croker. Kerry are one off a whopping 40 titles - and it remains to be seen if O'Connor will stay at the wheel to take them there. Advertisement Read More On GAA He said: 'I think I was on record earlier in the year that it would probably be my last hurrah, do you know, so. I don't want to be telling ye lads before I tell anyone else. 'There's a lot more people down the corridor. Look, we'll do that in due course. There's no hurry. 'I was going out the door Thursday evening with the bag and my mrs took a picture of me going out the gate. 'I have a fair idea that will be up on the wall as my last hurrah. I'd say now she'll be firm on that one.' Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Live Blog Meanwhile deflated Donegal boss Jim McGuinness He said: 'We are a wee bit raw. We didn't perform, Kerry did perform. That's the bottom line. They started very early in the game and they got a foothold in the game. 'Sad to see him go' - GAA fans emotional seeing Michael D Higgins attend last men's All-Ireland final as President 'I thought we responded quite well in the first half on our attack. "We were good, we were clinical but I think they might have scored in their first six attacks and we were struggling to deal with them in that period. Advertisement 'They went for a lot of twos and they hit a lot of them as well and that was big. David Clifford coming on to those balls on a loop. "We did a lot of work on him and we did a lot of work in terms of managing him. 'I thought Brendan McCole did actually quite well on him for periods but obviously it does take more than one person to try and close down David and he kicked some brilliant twos. 'From our own point of view we made too many mistakes. We did things that we don't normally do. Advertisement "We made decisions that we don't normally do and we had just too many turnovers. 'We were chasing our tails, that's the bottom line. We had too many turnovers and some of them were off clutch moments.'
The Irish Sun
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Joey O'Brien hails ‘brilliant player' Sean Boyd following Champions League victory against Linfield
JOEY O'Brien has hailed Seán Boyd's reaction to being left out of his starting line-up. O'Brien made Boyd Shelbourne's captain for Advertisement 2 The 27-year-old has been limited to just nine starts in the league this season 2 The Dublin native has seen an unbeaten start to his tenure as Shelbourne manager It was thought that might have been to rest him ahead of their But Boyd again had to be content with a place among the substitutes before he was summoned into action early in the second half in Drumcondra. Within two minutes of coming on, he had gotten the better of two opponents to set up Mipo Odubeko for the only goal of the first leg at Tolka Park. And O'Brien said: 'I'm sure of it, I know he was really disappointed, it was a really hard team to pick, because everyone wants to play in this game. Like, as young players, that's what it's about, playing Champions League football. Advertisement Read more on League of Ireland 'I said that before the game, not many players get that opportunity, and I had to break a few of their hearts I suppose, by not playing them. 'So I'm sure he was one of them that was really disappointed, but listen, that sums him up. 'I suppose he was a person, and the relationship that I have with him, to be able to put it aside and put the team ahead of himself, and to go out and perform the way he did. He's a brilliant player in this league. 'I was delighted with his impact and I suppose on another night he probably would have scored another one himself. Advertisement Most read in Football Live Blog Gossip Live Blog 'As I said to them before, it's about the squad for me. We have a super squad. Sometimes lads are going to get disappointed but they all have to be ready. 'We made five subs. Next week, we'll be making five subs again. It's a squad game. Over the next few days, training is going to be really good because they're all going to be wanting to play next week. League of Ireland mascots compete in charity race in Naas 'That competition, to try to get into that team next week, will keep all the lads tuned in.' O'Brien was also chuffed with Odubeko who scored for the third game running, having netted just five times in his previous 23 appearances. Advertisement The boss said: 'He's been brilliant the last few weeks. He's caused serious problems to teams. I think he's on a nice little run there with goals and all that. 'His overall play I thought was very good. It was difficult for him in the first half just with how deep they were defending. 'For that second half, he came out well and linked with Seán then going up to him. They're up there, sometimes one, two people are looking after Seán and then it creates one-v-ones with him. I thought he was brilliant.' SUBBED OFF? But Odubeko admitted he thought his night might have been over when he saw Boyd limbering up. Advertisement He said: 'I was thinking that, to be fair. The two up front works well. We've a good relationship, a great understanding of each other, both on and off the pitch. That does help. Credit to him. 'He's sort of like a big brother figure for me. When we're on the pitch together we work really well. I was happy to see him come on. He did the right thing and I scored. I'm happy for me but also him.' For O'Brien, there was relief that the focus was on players before with the spotlight having been on The former Ireland, West Ham and Shamrock Rovers player, 39, said: 'There's been so much talk about this football club over the last few weeks, about myself, the manager leaving, all that sort of stuff. I wanted the focus to be on them. Advertisement 'I said to them, 'At 7.45pm, make sure you're ready to rock, go out and do your talking out on the pitch. There's too much noise around this football club. Let's show everyone how good of players we are'. And I thought they did that.'
The Irish Sun
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Dayle Rooney signs new Bohemians deal as winger eyes ‘special' future at Dalymount Park
DAYLE ROONEY has been rewarded with a new deal by Bohemians. The winger's current contract was due to expire at the end of this season but that has been extended by a further two years. Advertisement 2 Dayle Rooney of Bohemians has penned an extension with the Dublin club 2 Rooney has put pen to paper on a new two year contract with the LOI giants The Ballymun man has a goal involvement ratio of one in every two games, with 12 goals and 19 assists from his 62 appearances for Boss Alan Reynolds said: 'You can see in Dayle's face how much he loves it here and how much he loves playing in Dalymount Park. 'He never stops working hard to improve his game either, and we feel that he is getting better and better every week. 'He has a real hunger to win trophies with Bohs, so we are delighted that has committed to the club. Advertisement Most read in Football "He has bought into everything we are working towards, can see what we're trying to build and we feel that he is going to be a big part of that.' Rooney spent seven years at And the former roofer said: 'I'm over the moon to re-sign. We are a close group, we're driving each other on and we feel we are building towards something special. 'We've given ourselves a good platform but we all want to kick on now and build on that. Advertisement Most read in Football Live Blog 'We've had some special nights this year and we want more of them. "The way the fans have got right behind us over the past few months has been really special and there's nowhere else I'd want to be than playing with Bohs in Dalyer.' Phil Foden's classy gesture to help boxing pal and childhood fishing rival Niall Brown achieve his ring dream
The Irish Sun
12-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Trent Alexander-Arnold reveals he's been ‘waiting a long time' to join Real Madrid, then issues immediate clarification
TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD quickly corrected himself after letting slip he had been "waiting a long time" to join Real Madrid. The defender was announced as a Real Madrid player after the Spanish giants Advertisement 1 Trent Alexander-Arnold quickly corrected a statement about waiting a long time to join Real Madrid Alexander-Arnold revealed his excitement at putting pen to paper on what he described as a "proud day". But he also dropped a clanger after suggesting he had been waiting a long time to become a Real player. He said at a press conference: "Very, very exciting for me. A day I've been waiting a long time for now. "Very excited, very happy, very proud to be here. It's a dream to be here but there's still a lot of hard work to do and I'm excited to get started straight away. It's an exciting time for me." Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL The He added: "To clear that up, by waiting a long time I mean a couple of weeks. Not years. "But I am very excited be here. Whether you support the club or not, you have to respect the trophies that the club win. "No matter what, that has been always there for me. I have always admired players and clubs that win trophies." Advertisement Most read in Football Live Blog Breaking BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Alexander-Arnold, 26, His short speech left fans stunned and won him applause from those who gathered at the event. He said in Spanish: "Good afternoon. Thank you to (club president) Advertisement "This doesn't happen every day, it's a dream come true. "I'm very happy and proud to be here. I want to show Real Madrid fans how I play. "I realise that I am signing for Real Madrid and that the demands are high but I am going to give my all for the team and Real Madrid fans. "I want to show those fans how I play, I want to win many titles, I want to be a winner here and enjoy playing alongside the best players in the world. Hala Madrid." Advertisement
