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Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Maurice Brosnan: The Rebel unravelling begins and ends with Premier poise
Wheeling away with both arms aloft, completely at ease. The long-awaited spark has ignited a red fire. There's a roar. Shane Barrett is still celebrating. Patrick Horgan is letting Rhys Shelly know all about it. Tipperary dash down the tunnel. Cork are cruising. They are six points up and strong favourites in a showpiece that has arguably only had one significant upset in the 21st century. League champions. Munster champions. One foot on the steps. Little do they know it, but the whole structure is about to collapse from beneath their feet. Yeats knew the score. 'Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.' By holding their nerve, Liam Cahill's outfit manufactured Cork's comprehensive collapse. They scored two points in the second half and conceded 3-14. It was a capitulation of staggering scale. This is Tipperary's gift. To arrive in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day and know that they belong. To emerge after a sucker punch and stick to their gameplan. To understand that a league final and Munster round robin defeat are meaningless in a matchup like this. In this extraordinary arena, bursting with colour and gripped by a strange, simmering tension, there are only two roles. One side gets to be the hammer. The other must become the nail. Something was going to explode on this highly-charged Sunday. The cork couldn't stay in the bottle forever. All day long, the fermenting process held north Dublin in a fervour. The streets around Phibsborough became veins of red and blue, as cars with flags obscuring their rear number plates coiled through housing estates in search of that rarest prize, a parking space. Jones's Road was wedged three hours before throw-in. Never before had the avenues around the ground borne so many signs pleading for tickets. They came in all shapes and sizes, handwritten and heartfelt, each a testament to longing. Forget hallowed field. They were standing at the gates of ground zero. They just didn't know it yet. When Liam Gordon brought an end to an remarkable contest, what spilled across the turf was inevitable: golden confetti showers. Unimaginable joy. Absolute despair. A visceral outpour of it all. Long after the final whistle, three Tipperary players emerged from under the Hogan Stand and pleaded with the stadium groundskeepers to be allowed back out on the pitch. Conor Stakelum, Brian McGrath and Craig Morgan won an U21 All-Ireland in 2018 with Dillon Quirke by their side. The trio walked to the centre of the grass, laid the bib that honours the Dillon Quirke Foundation on the 'Iomáint 2025' emblazoned logo and embraced. How did they achieve this extraordinary feat? How did the second half slide so fast? Minutes before half-time, the volley of 'Rebels. Rebels. Rebels' was deafening. Minutes before the end, every Premier pass was being greeted by an Olé. This says everything about Tipperary. It also says so much about Cork. A MOMENT OF GLORY: Tipperary's Craig Morgan and Conor Stakelum celebrate after the game Hurling is a deeply emotional game. Hurling is also a numbers game. When you bring a player out of your full-forward line to create a sweeper at the other end, you accept being outnumbered at one end. This is a simple calculation. The opposition will win most of their puckouts as a result. Tipperary knew this. They could not have known, but would have hoped, they still retain more puckouts than Cork did. Outside of a superb Shane Barrett goal, Rhys Shelly was scarcely troubled. He looked unerringly comfortable. It was almost unnerving. Goalkeepers aren't supposed to take off up the wing as an outlet, to drive out and score, to save well-struck penalties with poise. Bryan O'Mara is coming off. To describe his facial expression as a grimace would be a grave injustice. It's a face contorted in torture. He can hardly open his eyes. This is the look a man bears when he is fully aware of how important his role is in a decider. So he pours everything into it. He hobbles over the line, having had a seismic impact on the shape of the game. There are 20 minutes left and Tipperary are two ahead. O'Mara was freed up from the off. Later Craig Morgan would assume sweeping duties but early on, it was the number seven choking off the space where Cork's three-headed inside line beast tends to feed. By doing that, Tipperary gained more than protection. They built a platform. Cork finished with a stunning 48 turnovers from which they conceded a crippling 3-15. Despite being six down, at half-time Cahill and co. would see that they had more shots than their opponents. Find their range, hope the same Hill 16 wind that impacted their shooting would also afflict Cork's and they had a serious chance. Now O'Mara is gone, Seamus Kennedy has come in and the Rebels are stressing. In the end, they will have 15 second-half shots. Seamus Harnedy hits the crossbar. Alan Connolly's handpass to an onrushing Brian Hayes is an inch off. They keep forcing it. Just look at how Tipperary sourced their second goal. Patrick Collins goes long with his puckout because this is what they do. Darragh Fitzgibbon wins the break and races for goal. This is their blueprint. When he tries to pick a pass across the square, there are six defenders inside the 21m line. Stock the zone that matters the most. They lose it and Tipperary counter. It's not a long ball for long ball's sake. They work it. They work it until it's on. Now Eoghan Connolly can go long, John McGrath can nudge the already booked Eoin Downey, catch the sliotar with his left and spin into the small square. The Loughmore/Castleiney man who now has 22 goals in 45 championship appearances is closing in. The fox is in the henhouse. Suddenly every red head in the big house is scrambling. Every single one. Damien Cahalane is being introduced, it takes some time for Diarmuid Healy to be informed he is the one being replaced and Liam Cahill is quick to remind Donal O'Rourke of their delay. Healy glances to the screen to take in the seven-point deficit. Alan Connolly clips a wide and turns to look as another substitution is being announced. It's not him. It's Patrick Horgan. Cahalane urges for calm yet storms out and is penalised for barging. The whole place is spinning. It's been 20 years of near misses and dashed dreams and heartbreak and sweet mother of mercy McGrath has just flicked another dropping Connolly ball over a charging Collins to make the gap 11 points. And Cork are going to boom the next puckout long again and Tipperary are going to capitalise again. This highly-anticipated journey has become a debacle. Fix the gaping leak in the hull while the engine is belching black smoke. Bail out water as torrential rain comes tumbling down. Quench the engine fire while the compass spins wild. Code red, the worst kind of chaos. Try to keep the ghosts of prior failed voyages and another long winter out of mind. Wait! Are you absolutely certain you didn't leave the oven on before you left? This is the headspace Cork found themselves in. This is how fast it all descended. This is how an All-Ireland defeat becomes a hammering. This is how Tipperary secure their biggest All-Ireland final win since 1989. This is how the 2025 decider will be remembered. One team's composure is another team's unravelling.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
😱 Totally unexpected, Scaloni's surprise for the FIFA break
In the absence of an official announcement, Olé confirmed that Lionel Scaloni has a surprise in store for the defense. Let's remember that there are many absences to cover and, in light of this, the Argentina coach decided to call up Mariano Troilo. "Nano", as his friends call him, has played 51 games in Belgrano's top division, being one of the team's top performers. Advertisement Will he be the new "Cuti" Romero? This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 DIEGO LIMA
The Irish Sun
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘He needs to get trimmer' – Reynolds insists Lys Mousset has work to do but Bohemians fan favourite ‘could be anything'
ALAN REYNOLDS insists Lys Mousset has more work to do to push into his Bohemians starting line-up — as he declared the secret to the team's late shows is fitness. French striker Mousset scored his first goal since joining Bohs in February off the bench in last Saturday's 1-0 win over Sligo Rovers. Advertisement 2 Lys Mousset scored his first goal for Bohemians against Sligo Rovers Credit: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile 2 Alan Reynolds insisted he still has work to do Credit: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile And the one-time £10million man — who moved to Dublin having been without a club for 18 months — got a fabulous reception from fans who have 'Moose' has two songs in his honour already — a straight-forward 'Mousset, Mousset' to the tune of 'Olé, Olé', and the somewhat cooler 'Psycho Killer, Lys Mousset' to the iconic Talking Heads track. And boss Reynolds believes there is more to come from the 29-year-old if he can regain the fitness that made him a Rennie said: 'He's working away at it but he needs to get trimmer. He has the quality, we've seen that in training. Advertisement Read More on Bohemians 'The people that talk about Premier League quality — you can see the glimpses of it. 'That's what frustrates you, this fellow could be anything. But there is a reason he didn't have a club for a while. 'When you see him in training and the type of stuff he does, it's excellent. 'I'm sure at times the players and staff wanted to strangle him as well as everything else, but he's a nice lad and we took a gamble signing him, so hopefully it can work out. Advertisement Most read in Football 'He still has plenty of work to do. It's taken a while but you can see with the celebration for the goal, the players are behind him, and the staff.' Reynolds believes breaking his goal duck can boost Mousset's confidence but acknowledged he will likely be on the bench until he can get fitter. Cork City fans watch League of Ireland clash against Dundalk in cinema He added: 'It's been tough because he's picked up an injury and he has to be fitter. I think for now he might be a bit-part off the bench, but hopefully he can progress.' But Reynolds hailed his squad overall for their fitness levels, which have seen them claim victories in five of their last six games, with no winning goal coming earlier than the 85th minute. Advertisement Three of those involved comebacks and injury-time winners but Reynolds stressed the sequence is not down to luck. He said: 'One thing for sure is we're fit. If you score one or two, you'd be going, 'It's a bit of luck'. But we are really, really fit. 'We have a small squad at the minute with a couple of lads out injured and that, so everyone is within touching distance of playing and they are all ready. 'I would put it down to persistence and we are really fit, but I'd also say I think it's hiding the fact of how well we are playing in some games as well. Advertisement 'Obviously there is an issue with going behind, that's something we need to address. 'But we are actually playing well in games and all the focus is on the comebacks at the end of them.' FITTING THE BILL The current run is reaping the rewards of a longer than normal pre-season designed to boost fitness levels, but Reynolds acknowledged his side's early form in this campaign is a reminder of how quickly things can change. He said: 'You were thinking in March, what was the point in bringing them back early, with the results. Advertisement 'Last year I felt we weren't fit enough. At the start of the season you are second-guessing yourself, but I think they see the rewards now. And the players bought into it. 'But it's never too far away from the other side. You need to keep chipping away and working as hard as you can.'
USA Today
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Augusta National Women's Amateur champion celebrates with wine, two kinds of steak
Augusta National Women's Amateur champion celebrates with wine, two kinds of steak When Augusta National Women's Amateur champion Carla Bernat Escuder got back to her hotel Saturday evening, the Spanish players in the field were standing in the hall clapping and singing "Olé, Olé, Olé." When she called her swing coach Victor Garcia, he serenaded her with 'We are the Champions.' Garcia's son, Sergio, the 2017 Masters champion, was among those who sent a congratulatory note, along with LPGA player Carlota Ciganda and former NBA player Pau Gasol. She had more than 200 messages on WhatsApp, over 100 on iMessage and a slew of Instagram DMs. The 21-year-old Kansas State senior carried on the celebration at a local steakhouse, dining on both a ribeye and T-Bone, washed down with some wine. She and a friend stayed up until 2 a.m. watching a replay of the back nine. 'I'm still like, that's not me on the TV,' she said beaming. Bernat Escuder was back at Augusta National on Sunday to pass out hardware to participants in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals. She plans to return to Kansas on Tuesday to get back to class and prep for the Big 12 Championship. Then it's off to the Chevron Championship, April 24-27, for her first LPGA appearance. Last December, Bernat Escuder played in the Women's Spanish Open on the Ladies European Tour and tied for 14th. As for the tattoo she plans to get, Bernat Escuder has decided on an azalea. She already has a lightning bolt on her forearm. Fitting for the petite Spaniard whose flashes of brilliance on Saturday etched her name into history.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Paredes to return to Boca Juniors after 2026 World Cup
Leandro Paredes is expected to return to Argentina in 2026 when his contract with Roma expires. Following the recent controversy surrounding Leandro Paredes' statements following Argentina's victory over Uruguay, Boca Juniors wanted to clarify matters, expressing their position exclusively to Olé. The midfielder, at the center of a heated debate due to the clause included in his contract with Roma, is now the center of attention for a possible return to his homeland. However, the Argentine club has decided to intervene, specifying that it is not the time to talk about a transfer. According to the words released by Boca Juniors, the situation is now clear: Paredes had already declared, about a month ago, that it was not the time to return to his homeland. The player still has a year left on his contract with Roma, and the South American club assures that it does not want to interfere with the plans of the Giallorossi. And if there were to be a return, it would probably happen after the 2026 World Cup. 'It is not the time to talk about this,' said a Boca Juniors representative. 'It's all clear on both sides. Paredes had already said a month ago that it wasn't the right time to return. He has another year on his contract in Rome and we won't interfere. He will probably return after the World Cup in 2026.'
