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Irish Daily Mirror
15 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Shels wary of return of the 'new' Luca Modric for 2nd leg at Tolka Park
Joey O'Brien has warned his players - and Shels supporters - to expect Rijeka to be fired up by talisman Toni Fruk's return for tomorrow night's European qualifier at Tolka Park (7.45pm).An attacking midfielder, capped at every international age-group from u14 to u21 (eight age-groups!), he was called into the world-ranked 10th Croatia squad for their two World Cup qualifiers in June. Fruk wears no10 and has already been written in as the successor to current no10 Luca Modric, 39, who is expected to retire either in or just after this World Cup cycle. READ MORE: Heimir Hallgrimsson will be thrilled with Troy Parrott's comments as Ireland striker's sensational scoring run continues READ MORE: Ciara Mageean receives support on Camogie's big day at Croke Park 'As you might expect, playing at the level they play at, Rijeka are serious opposition and have serious quality players," warns shels boss Joey O'Brien.'Their main man Toni Fruk was suspended in the first leg but from watching the videos of previous games, and he played against Ludogorets in both games, he was probably one of the best players on the pitch."He started their league game at the weekend and he'll come straight back in and add a different dimension to them because he's a top, top player so we'll be on guard."Shels, 2-1 to the good from the first leg of their Uefa Europa League, 3rd qualifying round, will be specifically looking to close down the space on the flanks."I suppose people probably haven't seen how good a team they were, I don't know how many people seen the match but we are going to be up against it. "In possession, they are really good, they use wingers on the side of the pitch, one-v-ones, we had our hands full there and we know that."It's going to be a tough, tough night but as I've always said, we're playing here at Tolka, they've no fans so it's going to be a full house all for us, so we are going out to win."It's going to be a great challenge for us and one we can't wait for, it is very exciting."There was a capacity 5,474 at Tolka on Saturday evening for the Bohs derby and the Rijeka match is also sold out with the Shels boss adding:"I thought the atmosphere here today from both sets of fans was brilliant and, as a game of football showcased our league, a full house."I just said to someone over there that I don't think ten years ago with a game like Leeds and AC Milan across the road, I don't think this place would have been full."So I think it shows where our league is at, overall, I'm sure both sets of fans, they got their money's worth Seán Boyd is not expected to return from the calf injury that has been dragging on longer than hoped although there was some consolation in a lively display from new signing Sean Moore. 'Seán looks to be struggling and I don't think he'll turn it around that quick."And I don't think there were too many injuries tonight (against Bohs), we were able to get more minutes into the lads who haven't been starting, they've got a start, I'm sure they're raring to go for Tuesday. "Seán Moore coming in as a new player starting after a couple of pre-season games, he needs to get going, I wanted to see him, coming off that side of the pitch onto his left foot. thought in the first half he opened up a couple of moments. He'll only get better." Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.
The Journal
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Journal
Shelbourne FC beat Croatian champions away in Europa League
Uefa Europa League (Third qualifying round, first leg) HNK Rijeka 1 Shelbourne 2 GOALS FROM SAM Bone and John Martin saw Shelbourne stage a remarkable come from behind victory to record perhaps their greatest away night in Europe, stunning Croatian champions Rijeka in their own backyard on the Adriatic coast. Ahead of this first leg, head coach Joey O'Brien spoke of there being no Plan B in talking up his side's ability to come and win the game. And that they did, showing admirable organisation and shape under Rijeka's dominance of the ball and commendable composure and intent when they had it. It's now very much all to play for ahead of the second leg at Tolka Park next Tuesday. The rewards for getting through are huge. The winners advance to the Europa League play-off round with the parachute guarantee of Conference League league phase and its minimum €3.8 million prize fund. Greek side PAOK or Wolfsberger of Austria await in the play-off round of the Europa League. Defeat for the League of Ireland champions could see a repeat of their Champions League first round clash with Linfield in the Conference League play-offs, should the Irish League kingpins come through their third tier tie against Vikingur of the Faroe Islands. Joey O'Brien celebrates winning. Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO / INPHO O'Brien made five changes from last week's Champions League loss at Qarabag, setting up in a defensive 5-3-2 formation with Mipo Odubeko and Sean Boyd both starting in attack. As expected, Rijeka enjoyed plenty of possession as they worked for openings early on before an injury to Boyd forced Shelbourne into an early change with Martin coming into the fray in a straight swap up top. Despite their dominance of the ball, it was 22 minutes before the home side threatened, Amir Gojak's low drive comfortably held by Wessel Speel. The well-positioned Speel ably dealt with a strike from Niko Jankovic before Shelbouren enjoyed their first spell of possession. Rijeka finished the first 45 back on the front foot, creating their only clear opening of the half. Again it was Jankovic who got sight of goal, his low drive bringing a fine save down to his right from Speel. Advertisement But an unforced error from Speel would all but gift Rijeka the lead 11 minutes after the interval. The recently signed on loan Dutch goalkeeper took a heavy touch from Bone's back pass and then tripped inrushing Congolese winger Merveic Ndockyt. The impressive Jankovic sent Speel the wrong way from 12 yards. The lead lasted just two minute, however, as Shelbourne levelled with a terrific set-piece goal from their first corner of the game. Kerr McInroy worked a one-two from the flag kick with Harry Wood to cross. James Norris nodded the ball back across goal where Bone arrived to head it over the line. Sam Bone scores Shelbourne's first goal. Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO / INPHO The game really having opened up now, Speel redeemed his error for the penalty with a superb tip-over save to deprive Simon Butic while, at the other end, Martin surged forward to rifle a shot just over the crossbar. Shelbourne then silenced the home crowd with a brilliant winner on the night on 70 minutes. Milan Mbeng fed Wood on the right whose arced cross had plenty of pace on it for the negligently marked Martin whose firm header found the top corner to the delight of the boisterous Shelbourne support in the caged away end. Rijeka pressed for much of the remainder of the game as Shelbourne defended tenaciously, epitomised by a brave block by captain Paddy Barrett on a shot from Tiago Dantas. Then came a late scare in stoppage time when a VAR penalty check was needed after a shot from Jankovic struck Bone's arm by his side. But when the Spanish referee blew his whistle it was for full-time. HNK Rijeka: Zlomislic; Orec, Majstorovic (Husic, h-t), Radeljic, Devetak (Lasickas, h-t); Jankovic, Gojak (Menalo, 69), Dantas; Ndockyt, Juric (Cop, 69), Butic (Tanjov, 76). Shelbourne: Speel; Mbeng (Gannon, 87), Bone, Barrett, Ledwidge, Norris; McInroy (Coyle, 87), Lunney, Wood (Chapman, 77); Odubeko (Kelly, h-t), Boyd (Martin, 19). Referee: Ricardo de Burgos (Spain). Written by Paul Buttner and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
The 42
5 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Shelbourne secure famous Europa League win in Croatia
Uefa Europa League (Third qualifying round, first leg) HNK Rijeka 1 Shelbourne 2 GOALS FROM SAM Bone and John Martin saw Shelbourne stage a remarkable come from behind victory to record perhaps their greatest away night in Europe, stunning Croatian champions Rijeka in their own backyard on the Adriatic coast. Ahead of this first leg, head coach Joey O'Brien spoke of there being no Plan B in talking up his side's ability to come and win the game. And that they did, showing admirable organisation and shape under Rijeka's dominance of the ball and commendable composure and intent when they had it. It's now very much all to play for ahead of the second leg at Tolka Park next Tuesday. The rewards for getting through are huge. The winners advance to the Europa League play-off round with the parachute guarantee of Conference League league phase and its minimum €3.8 million prize fund. Greek side PAOK or Wolfsberger of Austria await in the play-off round of the Europa League. Defeat for the League of Ireland champions could see a repeat of their Champions League first round clash with Linfield in the Conference League play-offs, should the Irish League kingpins come through their third tier tie against Vikingur of the Faroe Islands. Advertisement Joey O'Brien celebrates winning. Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO / INPHO O'Brien made five changes from last week's Champions League loss at Qarabag, setting up in a defensive 5-3-2 formation with Mipo Odubeko and Sean Boyd both starting in attack. As expected, Rijeka enjoyed plenty of possession as they worked for openings early on before an injury to Boyd forced Shelbourne into an early change with Martin coming into the fray in a straight swap up top. Despite their dominance of the ball, it was 22 minutes before the home side threatened, Amir Gojak's low drive comfortably held by Wessel Speel. The well-positioned Speel ably dealt with a strike from Niko Jankovic before Shelbouren enjoyed their first spell of possession. Rijeka finished the first 45 back on the front foot, creating their only clear opening of the half. Again it was Jankovic who got sight of goal, his low drive bringing a fine save down to his right from Speel. But an unforced error from Speel would all but gift Rijeka the lead 11 minutes after the interval. The recently signed on loan Dutch goalkeeper took a heavy touch from Bone's back pass and then tripped inrushing Congolese winger Merveic Ndockyt. The impressive Jankovic sent Speel the wrong way from 12 yards. The lead lasted just two minute, however, as Shelbourne levelled with a terrific set-piece goal from their first corner of the game. Kerr McInroy worked a one-two from the flag kick with Harry Wood to cross. James Norris nodded the ball back across goal where Bone arrived to head it over the line. Sam Bone scores Shelbourne's first goal. Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO Aleksandar Djorovic / INPHO / INPHO The game really having opened up now, Speel redeemed his error for the penalty with a superb tip-over save to deprive Simon Butic while, at the other end, Martin surged forward to rifle a shot just over the crossbar. Shelbourne then silenced the home crowd with a brilliant winner on the night on 70 minutes. Milan Mbeng fed Wood on the right whose arced cross had plenty of pace on it for the negligently marked Martin whose firm header found the top corner to the delight of the boisterous Shelbourne support in the caged away end. Rijeka pressed for much of the remainder of the game as Shelbourne defended tenaciously, epitomised by a brave block by captain Paddy Barrett on a shot from Tiago Dantas. Then came a late scare in stoppage time when a VAR penalty check was needed after a shot from Jankovic struck Bone's arm by his side. But when the Spanish referee blew his whistle it was for full-time. HNK Rijeka: Zlomislic; Orec, Majstorovic (Husic, h-t), Radeljic, Devetak (Lasickas, h-t); Jankovic, Gojak (Menalo, 69), Dantas; Ndockyt, Juric (Cop, 69), Butic (Tanjov, 76). Shelbourne: Speel; Mbeng (Gannon, 87), Bone, Barrett, Ledwidge, Norris; McInroy (Coyle, 87), Lunney, Wood (Chapman, 77); Odubeko (Kelly, h-t), Boyd (Martin, 19). Referee: Ricardo de Burgos (Spain).
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Crystal Palace face CAS appeal after being kicked out of Europa League
Crystal Palace must take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if they want to play in the Europa League after being kicked out by Uefa over multi-club conflicts. European football's governing body decreed on Friday that Palace and Lyon breached rules on multi-club ownership because of their common links to US investor John Textor. Textor owns 43 per cent of Palace, who earned a place in Europe by winning the FA Cup last season, and majority owns Lyon – both through his vehicle Eagle Football. Lyon, who also qualified for the Europa League, have been allowed to keep their spot on account of being the higher-ranked team but Palace have been demoted to the Conference League, the least prestigious European club competition. It comes after French football chiefs accepted an appeal from Lyon against their relegation to the second tier for financial mismanagement. Had they been relegated, the club would also have lost their European place. Palace chiefs hoped to fend off multi-club charges by arguing that Textor had no decisive influence despite being the largest shareholder. Textor made his own attempts to placate Uefa by agreeing to sell his stake to Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets and the former US ambassador to the UK. 'The First Chamber of the Uefa Club Financial Control Body has concluded the proceedings on the multi-club ownership case involving Crystal Palace and Olympique Lyonnais,' Uefa said. 'The CFCB First Chamber had opened proceedings against Crystal Palace and Olympique Lyonnais due to a potential conflict with the multi-club ownership rule provided for in Article 5 of the Uefa Club Competitions Regulations. 'On 9 July 2025, the appeal instance of the French financial control authority (DNCG) decided not to relegate Olympique Lyonnais to Ligue 2. Consequently, and following an assessment by the CFCB of all the other relevant conditions included in the settlement agreement, Olympique Lyonnais will not be excluded from the 2025/26 Uefa club competitions. 'Consequently, the CFCB First Chamber pursued the assessment of the documentation submitted by Olympique Lyonnais and Crystal Palace and concluded that the clubs breached, as at 1 March 2025, the multi-club ownership criteria foreseen in Art 5.01 of the Uefa Club Competition Regulations. 'For this reason, and in accordance with the provisions set in Art. 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04 of the Uefa Club Competitions Regulations, the CFCB First Chamber decided: 'To accept Olympique Lyonnais' admission to the 2025/26 Uefa Europa League; and 'To reject Crystal Palace's admission to the 2025/26 Uefa Europa League and to accept Crystal Palace's admission to the 2025/26 Uefa Conference League. 'The present decision may be appealed against before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in accordance with Articles 62 and 63 of the Uefa Statutes.' Sign in to access your portfolio
Irish Examiner
11-07-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Crystal Palace banned from Europa League and relegated to Conference League
Crystal Palace have been banned from the Europa League and moved into the Conference League after Uefa concluded the FA Cup winners were in breach of its multi-club ownership rules. The ban had been expected after Lyon won their appeal against relegation to Ligue 2 this week, clearing them to take their place in the tournament. Clubs with the same owner are barred from competing in the same Uefa competition if an individual or ownership group is considered to have a decisive influence over more than one of those teams. John Textor is Palace's largest shareholder and the owner of Lyon. A 1 March deadline for resolving multi-club ownership issues was not met and although Textor recently agreed a deal to sell his Palace shares to the US billionaire Woody Johnson, the move has not been completed and was deemed to have come too late. Palace, who have never played in a major European competition, are expected to appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. Nottingham Forest are in line to be promoted from the Conference League to take Palace's Europa League spot but Uefa will wait for any court proceedings to end before making an announcement. Uefa said in a statement that its Club Financial Control Body had concluded that the multi-club ownership criteria had been breached and had decided 'to reject Crystal Palace's admission to the 2025-26 Uefa Europa League and to accept Crystal Palace's admission to the 2025-26 Uefa Conference League'. Lyon qualified for the Europa League by finishing sixth in France's top division and had agreed with Uefa that they would be excluded from its club competitions if their relegation, imposed for financial reasons, were not overturned. Lyon's higher league position last season gives them precedence for the Europa League spot. Textor this month resigned from his leadership positions at Lyon, including from the board, and Michele Kang was named as the president and chair. Palace's four co-owners – Textor, Steve Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer – were part of a club delegation that attended a meeting at Uefa's headquarters in Nyon and argued that Textor did not have a decisive influence at Selhurst Park. That, though, did not convince Uefa and the governing body rejected an attempt by Textor and Blitzer to place their shares in a blind trust because they had missed the March deadline. Use of a blind trust has enabled other clubs with the same owners to play together in a Uefa competition. On Thursday Textor had told TalkSport: 'Why should I put my interest in a trust back before March when the rule says you only have to do it if you have decisive influence? I don't.' Guardian
