Larne and Cliftonville will both have lengthy trips to make for their UEFA Conference League first qualifying round ties after being drawn against Latvian and Gibraltarian opposition respectively.
Category: European
Linfield drawn to play Shelbourne in Champions League all-island derby in July
Linfield will face Shelbourne in a fascinating Champions League all-island derby next month.
Dungannon Swifts manager Rodney McAree reveals why he feared he would have to sit out club’s European return
As Dungannon Swifts prepare to learn their first European opponents in 17 years, manager Rodney McAree admits he had to do his homework to make sure he was eligible to take his seat in the dugout for July’s games.
Inspired by his daughter’s tragic death, how Luis Enrique has inspired PSG to Champions League Final
Luis Enrique is getting exasperated but, as usual, there’s a wicked smile underneath. It is his first weeks at Paris Saint-Germain, in autumn 2023, and he is trying to introduce the squad to a new approach.
The football disaster that killed Belfast man and 38 others and the lessons sport still needs to learn
The Heysel disaster embodied what were the darkest days of football. Four decades on, there are still lessons to be learned.
How tasting glory in Conference League showpiece can be watershed moment in Chelsea’s new era
It might be the achievement that doubles up as an indictment. Chelsea could complete the European Grand Slam, becoming the first club to win each of the Champions League, Europa League, (now-defunct) Cup Winners’ Cup and the recent innovation of the Conference League.
Steven Gerrard: Liverpool’s ‘Miracle of Istanbul’ will never be repeated again
It was a moment in time so memorable it has endured over two decades to become the standard reference point for overcoming overwhelming odds in adversity.
We’ve defied critics in style, declares Tottenham’s Europa League Final hero Brennan Johnson
Tottenham’s match-winner Brennan Johnson feels their Europa League Final victory over Manchester United has silenced their critics.
Tottenham’s Euro salvation is a final humiliation in a wretched season for Manchester United
To the people of this football-obsessed city, it is known affectionately as The Cathedral. And so it seemed fitting that the San Mamés was the scene of a Tottenham Hotspur salvation act.
Ange Postecoglou lives up to billing as Spurs end long trophy wait with Europa League glory
Ange Postecoglou dared to say it, and his players have gone and done it. The Australian-Greek has won a trophy in his second season and Tottenham Hotspur’s first in 17 years.