The Belgian striker is likely to receive a special reception at Anfield on Sunday.

What is it like to play in a Champions Cup final? And what sort of influence does Ronan O’Gara have on a team? Munster’s 2008 Heineken Cup winner Denis Hurley opens the dressing room door.

Joe Bryan all too easily directed home Bobby De Cordova-Reid’s cross as Fulham replied.

Darragh Fanning went from selling gym equipment to getting called up by Joe Schmidt’s Ireland in a whirlwind year.

Shane Byrne won 41 caps for Ireland, played four tests for the British and Irish Lions and is fondly remembered as one of the best hookers of his era. Yet his career is touched with sadness and regret.

Paul Wallace lit up the 1997 Lions tour but also thrived for both Munster and Leinster in Irish rugby’s bitterest rivalry.

Barry Daly was Leinster’s top try scorer when they won the Champions Cup/Pro14 double. But injury brought his career to a premature end.

Andrew Trimble reflects on the Ulster glory days and predicts another unforgettable night at Ravenhill tomorrow.

Becoming a professional rugby player was meant to be David Corkery’s dream job. Instead it left his body ‘a car crash’ at 27.

It is 25 years since rugby turned professional – the same year a new tournament called the Heineken Cup was born. Former Leinster captain Chris Pim relives the madness of those transitional years.

The number eight has announced his retirement from rugby at 36.

The Ivory Coast star played for Arsenal between 2005 and 2011 and he took home a seven-digit sum every year during his stay.

Cillian Sheridan is in flying form at league leaders Jagiellonia Bialystok.

The 33-year-old has agreed to join the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division side.

A cult League of Ireland figure but Sheridan’s mythical status has counted against him throughout his carer.

Paddy McCourt is likely to be involved for the Lilywhites this evening as they take on his former club Glenavon in a friendly.

The former Boro striker has revealed his desire to return to the Riverside.

He may be 40, but the Swansea City legend is still banging in goals for fun.

Gary Breen admits getting ‘very emotional’ right before Ireland’s 2002 World Cup campaign and says he sees a similar togetherness in the current squad.

The Arsenal and Wales star was appearing on Sky One’s A League of Their Own.

Nathan Hines has been called in at the last minute.

After a fine season in which his 15 clean sheets helped to secure promotion, the former Spurs keeper commits to three more years.

Jeremy Davidson has been working wonders on a low budget at Aurillac in the Pro D2.

Rob Henderson tells The42 about his memorable season with the European giants.

Jason Holland will be working alongside John Plumtree at the Hurricanes.

20 years old when he scored that glorious goal in the 1997 Champions League final, what came next?

Manager Neal Ardley has described David Connolly as “the best striker I ever played with”.

One of the stars of the 1994 World Cup was playing in a charity match last week.