Kazan (Russia) (AFP) – Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick, including a 93rd-minute winner, as Wales fought back to beat Belarus 3-2 on Sunday in World Cup qualifying. The victory was Wales' second in three games in Group E and moves them up to third, one point behind the second-placed Czech Republic with a game in […]

Yes, soccer fans. There is still live soccer being played, and it's now available for viewing in the United States. For fans craving the ability to watch live soccer games, the Belarusian Football Federation has begun streaming live matches from the Belarusian Premier League on YouTube. Previously, the games livestreamed via the league's website were […]

Cork (Ireland) (AFP) – Roy Keane said on Wednesday he felt like killing some of the Republic of Ireland players who played in Tuesday's Euro 2016 warm-up defeat by Belarus. However, the plain-speaking 44-year-old assistant coach — who infamously was sent home before the 2002 World Cup finals after a blazing row with then-coach Mick […]

Cork (Ireland) (AFP) – The Republic of Ireland ended their preparations for Euro 2016 on a sour note, as they were beaten 2-1 by Belarus in Cork on Tuesday night. Mikhail Gordeychuk gave the visitors a 20th-minute lead with a wonderful curling strike, and Maksim Volodko's deflected effort doubled the advantage with 25 minutes to […]

A slow week for good posts, largely because I've been spending most nights writing article after article for the next issue of the EPL Talk Magazine. Thankfully I've been able to continue writing with one eye on my laptop, and the other eye on the television. For example, watching today's England v Belarus friendly on […]