Author: WORLDVOGUENEWS

LEEDS UNITED SUFFERED their fourth defeat of the season with a 2-1 loss against third-placed Fulham on Saturday afternoon. But Championship leaders West Brom couldn’t “Leeds beaten by Fulham – but Championship leaders West Brom held at home by Brentford”

ADAM IDAH’S DREAM week has continued after the Cork teenager hit a hat-trick for Norwich City in their FA Cup clash against Preston North End. “Watch: Ireland teenager Idah scores hat-trick for Norwich in the FA Cup”

AJAX FULL-BACK Sergino Dest has left the club’s training camp in Qatar because of concerns over the political situation in the Middle East. The Dutch “USA international leaves Ajax training camp in Qatar over military tensions in Middle East”

Newcastle United 4-1 Rochdale BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY and Rochdale couldn’t add their name to the list of FA Cup giantkillings as Newcastle United swatted them aside “Disappointment for Rochdale’s Irish contingent as Newcastle cruise into fourth round”

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER says his former Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville has chosen the wrong time to debate the future of executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward “Solskjaer hits back at Neville and insists Man United are making ‘strides forward’”

JONATHAN AFOLABI WILL spend the rest of the season with Dunfermline Athletic. In a bid to gain senior experience, the Republic of Ireland U21 striker “Celtic send Ireland U21 striker Afolabi on loan to Scottish Championship side”

KEITH LONG HAS strengthened his Bohemians squad ahead of the start of the 2020 League of Ireland season by signing Callum Thompson on loan from “Bohemians bring in ‘very talented’ winger Thompson from Wolves”

KIKO CASILLA MADE a crucial goalkeeping error for the second week running as Leeds slipped to their second defeat on the bounce. A 2-0 defeat to “Error from ex-Real Madrid keeper sees Leeds slump to second straight Championship defeat”

BARCELONA CRASHED out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night as Athletic Bilbao pulled off a shock result to reach the semi-finals. Barca were “Late drama leaves Barcelona stunned in Copa del Rey”

MANAGERS’ NOTES in the pre-match programme can often be quite bland and full of clichés that really say nothing — but not so in Dundalk “‘We’ve got to put pressure on our TDs… Football is a window for changing the whole country’”