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On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan previews tonight's League of Ireland action, which includes tonight's Dublin derby that's live on Off The Ball, with coverage on Newstalk starting from 7pm. We speak to St. Pat's winger Zach Elbouzedi, and also hear from Damien Duff, Stephen Bradley and new Waterford manager John Coleman. Arne Slot addresses Trent Alexander-Arnold's Liverpool exit for the first time, while also discussing the prospects of Conor Bradley. And Real Madrid are closing in on confirmation of Carlo Ancelotti's successor.

FAI Grassroots Director Ger McDermott joins Eoin and Nathan to discuss the current state of the grassroots plan set out by the FAI to switch the season calendar to summer football.

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On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news all the fallout from a big weekend of domestic action plus build-up and team news ahead of the Champions League semi final clash between Barcelona and Inter. Stephen Bradley and Damien Duff continue their war of words after the fall out between the pair two weeks ago. Bohemians' boss Alan Reynolds praises his side's fans after a late win in Galway. Drogheda United remain top of the pile, and their head coach Kevin Doherty feels like his side fully deserved their win over Cork City. Tiernan Lynch describes what it means to put on a Derry City shirt. Dungannon Swifts make history, but which of their players looks to be heading to Tallaght? And Hansi Flick's little genius Lamine Yamal is ready to light up Europe again. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal's recent slide risks transforming five-team race for three top 5 slots into six-team race for four slots. The emasculating Guard of Honor tradition may have saved Chelsea's season. Aston Villa's tightrope walk (without a safety net) deserves more attention. HALFTIME: What If you attempted 10 penalties on Gianluigi Donnarumma - how many you making? ROUND THE WORLD: Champions and (abbreviated) Europa League previews of semifinal second legs plus the MLS Minute Man spits one of his best segments in a while STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

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On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news all the fallout from the Europa League semi finals plus all the build-up ahead of a huge night of domestic action. Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim backs his senior pros after an historic win in Bilbao. Ange Postecoglou wants more of the same from his Spurs side. Nottingham Forest poor form continues. Arne Slot says he has had a message from Jurgen Klopp congratulating him on their league title win. Ruesha Littlejohn wants more done for the development of the LOI. Stephen Kenny says that every point is vital, whilst Bohemians' Rob Cornwall pays tribute to Alan Reynolds. Derry City boss Tiernan Lynch wants his side to bounce back whilst Waterford's Padraig Amond wants a turnaround in the Deise's fortunes. And finally, the Ireland under 15's make a racist complaint after a game with the UAE. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news all the fallout from Barcelona's Champions League thriller with Inter. Lamine Yamal is described as a genius, and despite just being 17 years-old has played 100 games for his boyhood club. Ange Postecoglou and James Maddison are on the warpath as Spurs target a first European final since the 2019 Champions League showpiece. Ruben Amorim wants to put an awful domestic season to bed by booking their ticket for next season's UCL. Chelsea claim a 6th WSL title in a row and look to go invincible. Heimir Hallgrimsson targets LOI players in the June squad. And finally, Liam Scales wants revenge on Rangers despite confirming the title last weekend. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

Liverpool are Premier League Champions. Join us pitchside as Arne Slot, Cody Gakpo and Alisson Becker all feature in The Reaction, hosted by Rob Jones, Phil Thompson and Jason McAteer.

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With the NFL Draft looming large this weekend, we decided to take a spin on the format and bring it into the world of the Premier League. What would it look like if we held an All-Time Premier League Draft? Which legends go first and can anyone build the perfect squad? Host: Duncan Alexander With: Jacob Whitehead, Oli Kay, and Jack Lang Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Producer: Mike Stavrou & Liam Warburton Premier League Draft article: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6301841/2025/04/24/premier-league-draft/ Teams: Jacob: Cech, Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Kompany, Baines, Rodri, Lampard, Silva, Salah, Rooney, Giggs Jack: Alisson, Walker, Ferdinand, Campbell, Irwin, Kante, Fabregas, De Bruyne, Hazard, Shearer, Henry Duncan: Ederson, Ferreira, Adams, Vidic, Robertson, Keane, Toure, Beckham, Bergkamp, Aguero, Suarez Oli: Schmeichel, Alexander-Arnold, Carvalho, Terry, Cole, Vieira, Gerrard, Scholes, Ronaldo, Kane, Bale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On Thursday’s Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all the latest from the world of football. Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side had their 13th draw of the season last night at home to Crystal Palace which means Liverpool only need a point to secure the Premier League title at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Could we see Kevin de Bruyne in the claret and blue of Aston Villa? Where is Mohammed Kudus off to? And Chelsea look to make yet another signing. Shane Keegan offers his thoughts on who could fix the mess that is the FAI. What European giants are looking at two Shamrock Rovers starlets? We have the latest from Spain and Italy as Inter lose their chance of a treble, and Madrid secure a scrappy win. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Wednesday’s Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all the latest from the world of football. FAI CEO David Courell says that there was no conversation which tried to persuade Marc Canham to stay at the FAI. Vinny Perth offers his thoughts on who should take over and why this appointment is arguably more important than any of the national side appointments. Pep Guardiola heralds one of his wingers as the ‘best in the world over 5 metres.’ Mikel Arteta wants star winger Bukayo Saka to start contract negotiations to extend his stay with Arsenal. Liverpool could be crowned champions if Crystal Palace beat the Gunners tonight at the Emirates. And, Barcelona take one step closer to the La Liga title. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

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On Tuesday's Football Daily, Cathal Mullaney brings you reaction to all the shock departure of Marc Canham from the FAI. There is also reaction to all of Monday's SSE Airtricity Premier Division games from Alan Reynolds, Stephen Bradley and more. There is cup final heartbreak for Troy Parrott in Holland. There will be another Irish player back in the English Premier League And just who are Manchester United targeting to solve their goal-scoring crisis? Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

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Dan is joined by former Liverpool defender and captain Sami Hyypia to react to Virgil Van Dijk's new 2 year deal at LFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It’s Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Liam Tharme in the studio as your Champions League final four are set in stone. Arsenal snuff out any hopes of a Real Madrid remontada and indeed beat Los Blancos again at the Bernabeu. How much credit does Mikel Arteta deserve given their absentees? Aston Villa almost complete an incredible comeback but it’s PSG who await the Gunners in the semi-final. Inter set up a 2010 semi-final rematch with Barcelona. The Opta supercomputer is struggling to pick a favourite to go all the way. Newcastle look like they’ll be in next season’s Champions League after another five-star showing against Crystal Palace. Chris Waugh tells us they now have second place in their sights. Plus Pep’s first and last trips to Goodison, botched substitutions and why are Brighton so weird? Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: A satisfying semi-final lineup (02.00) • PART 2a: Arsenal knock out Real Madrid (06.00) • PART 2b: PSG knock out Villa (13.00) • PART 3a: Inter knock out Bayern (21.00) • PART 3b: Barca knock out Dortmund (29.00) • PART 4: Newcastle 5-0 Palace with Chris Waugh (34.00) • PART 5: The Premier League weekend preview (43.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Thursday's Football Daily, Richie McCormack brings you that massive news that Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk has extended his stay with the club. We hear from the Dutchman regarding his new deal at Anfield. Mikel Arteta continues to lean on Pep Guardiola for inspiration as Arsenal reach the Champions League semis for the first time in 16-years. Carlo Ancelotti is sanguine about the prospect of the sack at Real Madrid. Micky van de Ven continues to back Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham look to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Shamrock Rovers have received a big boost ahead of their massive Dublin derby with St. Pat's, a game you can hear live on tomorrow night's Off The Ball.

Dan is here with the latest Liverpool news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you reaction to all the Tuesday Champions League action, as Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa were dumped out. Luis Enrique will enjoy a 'cervecita' while he watches Real Madrid's tie with Arsenal. Jude Bellingham eyes a comeback, whilst also wanting his team-mates to run more. Mikel Arteta insists that his Arsenal side have no fear. And just who are Manchester United eying to possibly replace Andre Onana?

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On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you reaction to Shamrock Rovers' 4-1 win at home to Cork City, which has come at a cost for the Hoops. Niall Quinn has come out strongly against the government's distribution of the betting tax. Jake O'Brien talks to OTB about his frustrations under previous Everton manager, Sean Dyche. Emery wants home advantage to count for Aston Villa in the Champions League. And Jason Tindall provides an update on Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.

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Arne Slot speaks to the media following Liverpool v West Ham in the Premier League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dan was joined by The Liverpool Echo's Paul Gorst to discuss the latest on Virgil Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah's contract renewals as the pair look set to put pen to paper on 2 year deals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all of the reaction to last night's Champions League action, which included that incredible goal from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. We hear from Luis Enrique and Unai Emery. The FAI's Academy Director has a dire warning for the future of Irish football. As Liverpool fans get used to the idea of two of their stars extending their contracts, the agent of another of their players is eyeing a move to Spain for his client. A Tottenham full-back is interesting Manchester City, and we hear from Ange Postecoglou ahead of their Europa League quarter-final. And Tim Clancy delivers bad news regarding Ruairi Keating.

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