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Belfast Telegraph
3 days ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Coleraine prodigy on cusp of dream move to newly-promoted Premier League side
Sunderland are closing in on Coleraine's 16-year-old midfielder Matty Burns, Sunday Life Sport can reveal. In March, Burns was called up to the Northern Ireland Under-17 squad for their Euro 2025 Elite round qualifiers against England, Israel and Slovenia.
Belfast Telegraph
3 days ago
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
Irish FA chiefs told they risk ‘humiliation' if they don't drop unpopular AGM proposals: ‘It is a recipe for disaster'
An IFA Council member has told Sunday Life Sport that there is uproar amongst divisional Associations at how Northern Ireland football's governing body has approached the 2025 AGM, describing the handling of it as 'shambolic' and 'chaotic' and adding that IFA Board members will be 'humiliated' at the meeting if they do not take action.
Belfast Telegraph
3 days ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Linfield finally offer David Healy a new deal… but allow him to talk to Scottish Premiership side
Exclusive | Linfield have given David Healy permission to speak to Dundee about their vacant manager's position, Sunday Life Sport can reveal. The Blues have also offered Healy a new contract, but the interest from the Scottish Premiership side has left a question mark over his future at Windsor Park.
Belfast Telegraph
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Northern Ireland withdraw from youth tournament that set Steven Davis and Conor Bradley on their way to stardom
Exclusive | Northern Ireland have pulled out of the famous Victory Shield youth tournament that set the likes of Norman Whiteside, Michael O'Neill, David Healy, Aaron Hughes, Steven Davis, Jonny Evans and Conor Bradley on their international football journey. The Irish FA confirmed to Sunday Life Sport that they have withdrawn from the competition 100 years after it was first played as a 'strategic step designed to allow us to reshape and refocus our Under-16 programme'.
Belfast Telegraph
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Irish FA looking at sending referees to Australia for VAR training... while cutting costs at home
Exclusive | The IFA's Head of Refereeing Mike Riley wants to send three Irish League officials to Australia for VAR training, Sunday Life Sport can reveal. The costly round the world trip has not yet been sanctioned by the association but was proposed by the IFA Referees Committee recently.
