Liam Brady

Liverpool have been told they must drop Mohamed Salah for their crunch Champions League clash on Wednesday night. The Egyptian endured a horror show during the 4-0 FA Cup defeat to Manchester City …

The winning entry in our 2025 writers’ competition reflects on a father and son’s football relationship. Entries are now open for the 2026 competition By Robert Dear The boy thwacked the ball against the flint wall. It ballooned back, smothered in churchyard and rotting leaves. His father had followed him and was watching from behind...

To celebrate John Giles' retirement week this week, Off The Ball have been trawling through the archives to celebrate the very best of Giles' contributions from over 23 years of broadcasting with Newstalk. Over the course of this week, we will release some of that timeless content, regaling some of the best Giles' stories from over the years. From selecting best elevens, to in-depth conversations on the state of the game itself, to paying tribute to the game's greats, Giles has seen pretty much everything there is to see over 70 years of playing, coaching and punditry. In the ninth episode this week, we take you to some of the golden nuggets of Giles' analysis on Thursday nights on Off The Ball. Here Giles talks of Liam Brady's impact with Juventus in Italy, and playing against German World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer. Become a member at offtheball.com/join

Nathan Murphy was joined by the former Reading and Leeds United manager Brian McDermott on Thursday's Football Show. As a young Arsenal player making his debut alongside the likes of Liam Brady, David O'Leary and Frank Stapleton, Brian explained why his playing career never panned out as he would have wanted it to. Internationally bound to England after playing in an underage tournament, he explored his on-going regret at never playing for Ireland and how it impacted him throughout his life. Fair warning, there are some serious issues discussed throughout this podcast. In association with Sky

Ahead of Monday's documentary about Liam Brady and his life in football, John Giles spoke to Nathan Murphy on Off The Ball about what made Brady a "beautiful footballer" and brilliant teammate. In association with Sky

John Giles joined Nathan Murphy on Thursday's Off The Ball to discuss Leeds United's search for a new manager, Jurgen Klopp's inability to fix Liverpool and what VAR would have been like in 1970s football. In association with Sky

It's time to have a chat about the Jack Charlton period as manager of Ireland. We talk long balls, white baseball caps, Liam Brady's magazine based rebellion, Paul McGrath's genius and the many errors of Packie Bonner with Paul Doyle of The Guardian. We also find time to have a squint at the 1989 Ballon D'or list and ask, just who is Robby Langers and how did Derby County get in there? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nessundorma.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rog and Davo sully MLS All-Star Week with a Live Show in San Jose, California. Guests include Kyle Beckerman, Jermaine Jones, Jordan Morris, Chris Wondolowski, and Arsenal legends Freddie Ljungberg and Liam Brady. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.