Troy Parrott

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you all the latest from the Champions League action last night, whilst having a look ahead to events tonight, plus there is Irish action in the English Championship. Norwegian minnows Bodø/Glimt stun Inter at the San Siro to reach the last-16 of the UEFA Champions League, continuing one of the competition’s greatest modern fairytale runs. Irish defender Alex Murphy shines with a full 90-minute performance for Newcastle United, with manager Eddie Howe praising the team’s European progress. Atlético Madrid advance thanks to a hat-trick from Alexander Sørloth, while Bayer Leverkusen also book their spot in the next round. Huge anticipation ahead of Real Madrid vs Benfica, with controversy surrounding allegations involving Vinícius Júnior and reaction from goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, while José Mourinho serves a suspension. Holders Paris Saint‑Germain prepare for a decisive clash with Monaco, as defender Achraf Hakimi faces ongoing legal proceedings off the pitch. Major pressure on Juventus after a heavy defeat to Galatasaray, while Borussia Dortmund hold a strong advantage over Atalanta. Relegation fears grow for Tottenham Hotspur, with interim boss Igor Tudor backed to bring discipline, according to Dan Kilpatrick of The Athletic. Republic of Ireland selection questions intensify, with fitness concerns over Evan Ferguson ahead of the World Cup playoff against Czechia, and debate over who could partner Troy Parrott in attack. Off-field headlines as Snoop Dogg energises fans at Swansea City, while West Bromwich Albion sack manager Eric Ramsay after a poor run of results. Irish stars impress in the Championship, with goals and key performances from John Egan, Sammie Szmodics, and Ryan Manning boosting their clubs’ promotion ambitions. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they delve into the biggest stories this week in the world of Irish football. On this week's episode, the trio chat about Nathan Collins' form with Brentford, and who could be in with a shout of getting into the defensive positions in March's squad for Czechia. Is Andrew Omobamidele's new found form at Strasbourg going to catapult him into the picture, or what about James Abankwah's strong displays for Watford in the English Championship? With the game coming ever closer, who is going to partner Troy Parrott up top, will it be Chiedozie Ogbene? And what is the latest on Evan Ferguson's injury woe at Roma? There is a healthy discussion around Jack Moylan and whether he could be in a squad, and also is there room for a Sinclair Armstrong? Matthew regales the excellence of fan favourite David 'Didzy' McGoldrick and what could have been. After Minister for Sport Patrick O'Donovan's comments after the Louth derby, the lads get into why Irish football fan culture is so important and why it is changing. And there is an update as to why the violence in Mexico is something worth keeping an eye on ahead of this summer's World Cup. And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch? You can do so by emailing [email protected] Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms. Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram. And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

In this issue It might be hard to believe for anyone who sat through Luxembourg 0-0 Republic of Ireland last year, but Irish football is on the rise. Troy Parrott’s heroics have given the national team a shot at World Cup qualification, the domestic league is thriving as a new campaign gets underway, and an […]

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings news of Ireland's squad named for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers, plus there is a look ahead to tonight's Champions League action whilst another Irish youngster is on the move. Carla Ward names her squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against France and the Netherlands, with key selection decisions ahead of two massive fixtures. Champions League playoff drama takes centre stage as Benfica face Real Madrid in Lisbon just weeks after their last European thriller. Team news from Spain sees Madrid without Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo, while a series of heavyweight clashes light up European football. Borussia Dortmund host Atalanta, Monaco meet PSG in an all-French showdown, and Galatasaray welcome Juventus to Istanbul in a packed night of action. Troy Parrott’s red-hot form at AZ Alkmaar continues, with Kevin Kilbane joining the Football Show to discuss the Irish striker’s impressive rise. FA Cup reaction as Keith Andrews’ Brentford avoid a giant-killing against Macclesfield, with the fifth-round draw producing several standout ties. Frank Lampard’s Coventry City deliver a statement win over Middlesbrough to intensify the Championship promotion race. Ivan Toney insists he is still dreaming of an England World Cup place despite limited opportunities under Thomas Tuchel. Republic of Ireland youngster Vinnie Leonard seals a move to Norwich City, while Michael Obafemi is ruled out for the rest of the season through injury. Plus, League of Ireland analysis, big individual performances, and all the latest football stories from across Europe and beyond. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they delve into the biggest stories this week in the world of Irish football. On this week's episode, Ben continues his push to have all Irish players playing in Europe, whilst Matthew keeps us up-to-date with all the Irish going on in the EFL. Coleman vs Doherty: We debate who should start at right wing-back against Czechia and ask if Ireland suddenly have a problem in that position. Alan Browne’s role: Can Browne’s energy and versatility still make him a key piece of this Ireland side? Life without Cullen: Matthew gives an update on centre-midfield options and who can realistically step in. Nathan Collins watch: Should we be concerned that Brentford have looked solid without him for the last two games? Injury doubts: We unpack the reported knock that kept Collins out against Aston Villa. Parrott’s momentum: Troy Parrott’s weekend drama—goal controversially ruled out against Ajax, plus an assist. Ferguson fitness fears: Evan Ferguson’s latest ankle setback and why the recurring sprains are becoming a real worry. Gasperini speaks: We react to Roma’s boss detailing Ferguson’s physical and psychological struggles. Can they play together?: Heimir Halgrimsson on his reasoning behind why Ferguson and Parrott could work as a front two. Selection headaches: Who starts at RWB, who anchors midfield, and who leads the line right now? Fixtures & fresh faces: A potential Canada friendly and Jacob Devaney's stardom at St. Mirren. Around the leagues: Irish moves abroad (Furlong, Reghba, Okoflex), chaos at Wigan, and Ireland’s first World Cup song with Kaeyan – “Troy Parrott.” And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch? You can do so by emailing [email protected] Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms. Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram. And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news of Arsenal's win over Chelsea, plus Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaks out on issues in Palestine and Ukraine. Arsenal book their place in the EFL Cup final, seeing off Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate at the Emirates Mikel Arteta reflects on the boost of reaching the club’s first major final in six years Kai Havertz delivers the decisive goal against his former club as Chelsea’s approach is debated Manchester City look to finish the job against Newcastle, holding a 2–0 lead ahead of the semi-final second leg Pep Guardiola says City are close to clicking again — and faces questions on his long-term legacy Newcastle boss Eddie Howe insists belief is key as his side chase a comeback Troy Parrott stars for AZ Alkmaar, assisting and scoring to reach the Dutch Cup semi-finals on his birthday Thousands of Irish fans miss out on tickets for the World Cup play-off in Prague as demand far outstrips supply Scottish Premiership drama as Hearts, Celtic and Rangers react to discipline issues, deadline-day deals and title pressure Pep Guardiola speaks candidly on Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan, saying he’s “hurt” by the human cost of conflict Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the latest from the Irish who made the moves on deadline day, plus Heimir Halgrimsson on the pressure ahead of Ireland's playoff with Czechia. Deadline day movement for Irish players, including who made moves and who stayed put Johnny Kenny joins Bolton on loan from Celtic in search of first-team football Sammie Szmodics heads to Derby County, reuniting with former manager John Eustace Andrew Moran returns to the Championship with a permanent move to Preston Aidomo Emakhu leaves Millwall to sign for Oxford United, while Festy Ebosele stays put Mipo Odubeko remains at Shelbourne after a late collapse of his move to Cercle Brugge Heimir Hallgrimsson plays down pressure relief despite Troy Parrott’s winner in Hungary Big Premier League talking points including Burnley Sunderland and Chelsea’s EFL Cup hopes Debate grows over Pep Guardiola’s future at Manchester City after more dropped points Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr future in doubt amid reports of unrest and frustration Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they delve into the biggest stories this week in the world of Irish football. Could Evan Ferguson be on his way out of Roma, and is a move back to the Premier League a good move for his development? What is the latest on Troy Parrott? We hear the latest from David's trip to the Netherlands to see him play. And what about Anselmo Garcia McNulty, could he be next in line for an Ireland squad? James McClean is back in the League of Ireland, but what other players have also been on the move? The lads get into debate about where Michael Noonan should make his next move to. Should it be Europe, should it be the UK, or should he stay at Shamrock Rovers? There is debate about who starts up front for the game against Czechia in Prague. And what should be the midfield for that game in the Czech Republic? And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch? You can do so by emailing [email protected] Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms. Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram. And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest as Carla Ward names her new assistant coach in Gary Cronin. Spurs Thomas Frank on his future. Pep Guardiola happy with the City board but concerned about Bodo/Glimt's plastic pitch. Mikel Arteta on a busy Arsenal schedule. Gabriel Jesus on his way back to Brazil? Full Champions League round of fixtures. Manchester United look for a new midfielder. Brighton's Greek wonderkid. Troy Parrott to leave for Leeds United? And the clubs in the League of Ireland scramble to get deals done. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest from Morocco as the fallout to the 2026 African Cup of Nations final continues. Captain Sadio Mane on taking Senegal back on the pitch. Jonathan Wilson on the craziness of the situation. Troy Parrott to have a new boss at AZ Alkmaar. David Moyes on the good vibes, and the good-natured Jack Grealish. Unai Emery needs reinforcements at Aston Villa. Eddie Howe on a poor away day for Newcastle United. Rob Edwards on the improvement that Wolves are making. Thomas Frank under even more pressure as Spurs get ready to welcome Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. Real Madrid and Jurgen Klopp continue to be linked. And a dream debut for Denise O'Sullivan at Liverpool. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest from the Netherlands as Troy Parrott nets a hat-trick against Ajax. Parrott condemns Ajax to their worst defeat in 99 years, Arsenal take the advantage in the EFL Cup. Liam Rosenior takes the blame for Chelsea goalkeeping mishaps. Could Kelleher end up at Chelsea? AFCON final decided, as Mane pays tribute to Salah. Shelbourne spend big on Odhran Casey. Armstrong Oko-Flex is on the move in Bulgaria. Real Madrid suffer defeat under Alvaro Arbeloa in their first game. And should Johnny Kenny stay at Celtic? Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest ahead of the night's Premier League action, plus how are the Irish players faring in the UK and the continent. Thomas Frank says fan certain elements of fan criticism is unacceptable. Eddie Howe wants to keep the good times going for Newcastle. Everton's David Moyes on the weekend's reality check. Andoni Iraola on a bad spell at AFC Bournemouth. Pep Guardiola wants Phil Foden to commit to his boyhood club. Marco Silva tells Fulham to beware of City sting. Andre Onana's 2025 goes from very bad to awful. Could Aaron Connolly join Evan Ferguson and Troy Parrott in the Ireland squad next March? Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Friday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has fall out from both Irish teams in Europe as Shelbourne are beaten by AZ Alkmaar and Shakhtar Donetsk dispatch of Shakhtar Donetsk. Stephen Bradley on a night where Rovers go close against one of Europe's best. The return of Jack Byrne. Joey O'Brien rues missed chances yet again. Paddy Barrett feels that Shels are close. Mark Coyle on a disappointing night. Troy Parrott impressed by Shels' resistance. John Caulfield signs a new deal. Dundalk get their licence. A big night for Martin O'Neill with Celtic. And a World Cup on the island of Ireland? Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest ahead of both Irish teams take on big European sides in AZ Alkmaar and Shakhtar Donetsk. Arne Slot continues to feel the emotion of losing. Mikel Arteta praises his Gunners. Luis Enrique on a Parisian night for Spurs. Newcastle complain after Marseille treatment. Joey O'Brien wants to take the game to AZ. Troy Parrott deflects transfer speculation. Rory Gaffney not taking anything for granted. Stephen Bradley on a tough night in store for the Hoops. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

England’s perfect World Cup qualifying record, The Republic of Ireland’s miraculous entry into the playoffs, a potential crisis looming at Newcastle United and the promising beginning of Cesc Fabregas the manager at Como were all discussed in the latest Tifo Football podcast… This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie/Alex Barker, Reuben Pinder & Jacob Whitehead and is produced by Steve Hankey. Carl Recine / Staff / Getty Images Europe via Getty Images 00:00 - The Art Of Intro 03:22 - England’s perfect World Cup qualifying campaign 11:30 - Marcus Rashford’s revival 15:54 - The Republic of Ireland make the playoffs! 19:00 - Troy Parrott & strikers honing their craft 21:00 - Joe’s Irish passport application & Ireland’s World Cup record 23:45 - Norway will definitely be there! 25:15 - for Scotland, it’s still up in the air. 26:37 - A crisis for Newcastle United 27:20 - Magpies, Parrots & Parakeets 30:00 - back to the Newcastle crisis, if it’s even a crisis 37:12 - The Separation Game Part 1 39:26 - A break 39:29 - The Separation Game Part 2 42:58 - The Fabregas revolution at Como 51:18 - Points Are Bad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow. Just wow. Troy Parrott takes the headlines once again! Musa and Ryan chat about his amazing hat-trick in Budapest to take Ireland to the playoffs for the 2026 World Cup, ahead of Hungary. They also chat about DR Congo’s penalty shootout win, which saw them qualify and means Nigeria will miss the tournament once more. Then, it’s onto England’s perfect qualifying campaign (16:04), plus a discussion about the weird discourse that continues to surround Jude Bellingham (21:22), a defence for a player that should be celebrated and reasons why an England qualifying campaign isn’t allowed to be routine and calm. There’s also a wrap up and shout outs of the WSL, NWSL, Barcelona’s win over Real Madrid and more (36:26). We're now less than three weeks away from our first live show at the Southbank Centre in London. So, if you haven't already, please go get your tickets here! For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Wilson, Barney Ronay and John Brewin to reflect on Ireland’s dramatic late win in Budapest, England’s flawless qualifying campaign and a decisive week ahead for Scotland and Wales. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod. Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast

Jimbo welcomes Natalie Gedra, Daniel Storey and Tom Williams into the pod after a phenomenal international weekend. The Republic of Ireland complete a remarkable comeback in Budapest to keep themselves in the World Cup and into the play-offs. Troy Parrott is the hat-trick hero. Gavin Cooney from The 42 was there. Similarly Scotland looked dead and buried after an hour in Greece on Saturday but they now have a huge clash with Denmark in Glasgow on Tuesday. Win the match and the Tartan Army will be heading to a first World Cup since 1998. England won plenty of matches - all of them in fact - on the way to qualification as they end the campaign with a 2-0 victory in Albania. And Norway make it 8 wins out of 8 as well with a stunning 4-1 victory at San Siro against Italy. Plus Natalię has been with the Brazil camp this week - can they actually go all the way and win a first World Cup since 2002? Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Welcome Natalie Gedra (01.30) • PART 1b: European qualifying - who’s booked their place? (06.00) • PART 2a: Hungary 2-3 Republic of Ireland with Gavin Cooney (08.00) • PART 2b: Wales v North Macedonia preview (21.30) • PART 3: Scotland v Denmark preview with Laura Brannan (27.00) • PART 4a: Nigeria knocked out by DR Congo (33.00) • PART 4b: Italy 1-4 Norway (35.00) • PART 4c: Could Brazil win the World Cup? (39.00) • PART 4d: Could England win the World Cup? (47.00) • PART 4e: Could France win the World Cup? (50.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ger Gilroy is joined by Colm Boohig and Arthur O'Dea to bring you the reaction after yesterday's drama which saw Troy Parrott write his name into the Irish Sporting history books, scoring a hat-trick including a 96th minute winner for Ireland against Hungary in Budapest that sent Heimir Hallgrimsson's men to the World Cup Play-offs in March Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join

What are the big decisions facing Thomas Tuchel as England head to the World Cup with a perfect qualifying record? What’s the best formation to get the most out of this incredibly talented England squad? Can the Republic of Ireland kick on from Troy Parrott’s late winner and now make the World Cup this summer? Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the fun they’ve been having during the international break, as they get a little bit of time off to enjoy themselves. The Rest Is Football is powered by Fuse Energy. To sign up and for terms and conditions, visit fuseenergy.com/football Introducing Save Your WayTM from Hotels.com. Get instant savings now with Member Prices, or bank as rewards for later. Learn more at hotels.com/product/save-your-way-uk/ Join The Players Lounge: The official fantasy football club of The Rest Is Football. It’s time to take on Gary, Alan and Micah for the chance to win monthly prizes and shoutouts on the pod. It’s FREE to join and as a member, you’ll get access to exclusive tips from Fantasy Football Hub including AI-powered team ratings, transfer tips, and expert team reveals to help you climb the table - plus access to our private Slack community. Sign up today at: therestisfootball.com https://therestisfootball.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_content=link_cta For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices