Sao Paulo hospital has announced that Pele is now in intensive care.
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) November 27, 2014
Update:
Just spoken to @Pele 's representative who assures me the great man is fine. Had a minor.infection and.is not in intensive care
— Geoff Shreeves (@GeoffShreeves) November 27, 2014
News emerging that the FAI officially denied to media that John Delaney was the person who featured in footage circulating on social media.
— John Mooney (@JohnMooneyIRL) November 25, 2014
He has a lovely voice, in fairness.
Let the man sing for pity’s sake.
Previously: And Though I Love My Country
https://twitter.com/ianprior/status/536814735061442560
Needs more free birds flyin’.
Meanwhile: FAI accused of manhandling fans protesting about ticketing controversy (Guardian)
Update: The Edge: John Delaney and Emma English heating up Marbella (Independent.ie)
For the day that’s in it.
RTÉ’s promo ahead of Ireand versus Australia, the final game of the popular and often overpriced black stout series at Lansdowne Road Nua.
The rarest of creatures.
Tom McGurk’s inner monologue is unleashed:
Michael Cheika meets Joe Schmidt. It’s rugby’s rumble in the jungle, it’s fire against ice, it’s Cavaliers versus the Roundheads. Who will be Socrates and who will be Plato?
Needs more Honey Badger in fairness.
http://youtu.be/tQo7Wl4fgXg
Boyle native Chris O’Dowd goes full Hollywood for Nike’s new and well timed promotion of its ‘hyperwarm’ range of Winter wear.
Swoosh!
http://vimeo.com/112085315
As part of the Irish Sports Council’s anti doping campaign ‘#blackmark’, sports creative Atomic Sports produced a literally slick awareness video.
Hugh Curran writes:
The discipline, talent and sheer effort that elite athletes put into their work is mind-blowing. That’s why it’s so crushing to fellow athletes, the sporting industry and the public when a doping scandal is uncovered. If the playing field isn’t fair, what’s the point in playing or even being a spectator? The Irish Sports Council work tirelessly to ensure Irish sport is clean.
True or anabolics?
Only you can decide.
Mark Coghlan writes:
Seen on TCD web noticeboard, are they looking for Ronaldo/Messi??
A short film of the ‘Speed Of Light’ performance created for the grand depart of the Tour de France 2014 from Yorkshire last May.
Featuring hundreds of cyclists decked out in LED suits with illuminated bikes, the rolling choreography was a collaboration between public art collective NVA and Phoenix Dance Theatre.
MORE: LED-Adorned Cyclists Create Stunning Dance of Light (Creators Project)
http://youtu.be/CyNWKsuchaU?list=PL6PsOY3TERzRLunOdFmx71VB4ezpgjtFZ
For the week that’s in it.
A new series of tv commercials for a well known and usually overpriced black stout that reinforces the greatness of what can be achieved if we choose to defy expectation.
Hic.
Previously: Retro Rugby on Broadsheet
Clare Conlon
Clare Conlon played with Raheny United [football] and helped them win the Women’s FAI Cup against UCD Waves in the Aviva Stadium Lansdowne Road Nua.
Clare then joined Sarsfields [GAA football] (of Laois) to help them beat Na Fianna (of Dublin) in the Leinster Senior Football Final at Clane GAA Grounds, Co. Kildare.
Super human stuff in fairness.
Raheny United claim third straight Women’s FAI Cup crown on the bounce (Independent.ie)