https://www.the42.ie/5-key-predictions-ahead-of-the-2026-world-cup-7057949-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T21:52:17+01:00 5 key predictions ahead of the 2026 World Cup Harry Kane, looking ahead, Soccer, England, France, Germany, Spain, World Cup 2026 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/file-photo-dated-04-11-2025-of-kylian-mbappe-one-of-the-faces-of-the-sport-the-france-striker-has-scored-12-goals-in-14-world-cup-appearances-and-could-easily-be-targeting-taking-his-tally-to-20-in-a4f3e1e6-c1fa-4248-9a7b-8fad4254444c-630x426.jpg https://www.the42.ie/irelands-katie-mccabe-seals-switch-from-arsenal-to-chelsea-7057957-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T19:02:04+01:00 Ireland's Katie McCabe seals move from Arsenal to Chelsea Done Deal, Katie McCabe, Soccer, Arsenal, Chelsea, Ireland Republic https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/katie-mccabe-d324a1b8-2eff-4188-8571-413f4085200d-630x397.jpg https://www.the42.ie/serena-williams-returns-to-tennis-7057931-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T17:18:00+01:00 Serena Williams confirms her comeback to tennis with Queen’s doubles wild card Ready to go, Return, RETURN OF SERENA, She's Back, Tennis https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/wimbledon-2022-day-two-all-england-lawn-tennis-and-croquet-club-84ffa88a-7f91-4db6-8aed-477884879654-630x461.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-injury-list-7057924-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T17:10:47+01:00 Leinster injury list grows longer after Lions win Concern, Injury news, Leinster, Leo Cullen, Rugby https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/leo-cullen-5fd7a970-8324-4eaa-ac63-9556fd1a6a34-630x428.jpg https://www.the42.ie/carla-ward-on-katie-mccabe-7057892-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T16:44:34+01:00 'She's the best left-back in the world, no question about it' Carla Ward, Katie McCabe, Soccer, Superstar, Ireland Republic, Netherlands https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/liverpool-england-may-16-katie-mccabe-at-anfield-stadium-for-the-match-of-liverpool-fc-v-arsenal-in-the-barclays-womens-super-league-08770b0a-bf02-4930-ae55-6930b8f3313b-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kevin-keegan-cancer-3-7057908-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T16:04:39+01:00 Kevin Keegan reveals stage four cancer diagnosis King Kev, sad news, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/soccer-barclays-premier-league-west-ham-united-v-newcastle-united-upton-park-31d8beda-8c24-487b-afef-79430ae2deba-630x453.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kobe-mcdonald-aidan-oshea-andy-moran-7057889-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T15:40:36+01:00 Kobe is the future of the sport. Unfortunately, it might not be our sport Andy Moran, Kobe McDonald, Mayo once more, Prodigy, the prodigy https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/kobe-mcdonald-1d9843ee-8fc3-4ee7-a215-e188761b0f87-630x551.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jim-crawford-mens-u21-squad-announced-7057810-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T12:56:59+01:00 Jim Crawford names men's U21 squad ahead of friendlies this week Call-ups, JIMS BOYS, Soccer, SQUAD NAMED, u21 squad https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/jim-crawford-e4f36a2a-2d49-47bc-b20c-9ac4c86f52f0-630x616.jpg https://www.the42.ie/var-world-cup-7057803-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T12:30:40+01:00 World Cup VAR could punish fouls occurring before ball is in play at set-pieces Ah Ref, var, World Cup https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/kigali-rwanda-on-march-16-2023-the-legendary-italian-referee-and-former-head-of-fifa-refereeing-pierluigi-collina-attends-the-73rd-fifa-congress-dfc37510-7afc-42e2-8a3c-725f5e67e4bc-630x412.jpg https://www.the42.ie/james-milner-retires-from-soccer-7057771-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T11:49:40+01:00 Premier League record-holder James Milner retires from football aged 40 James Milner, Milner, Servant, SOME SERVICE, veteran https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-nottingham-forest-premier-league-american-express-stadium-7eec0075-319f-4369-9c32-aa73c3fff58e-630x945.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arne-slot-liverpool-echo-farewell-7057758-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T11:30:43+01:00 Arne Slot says his connection with Liverpool ‘goes beyond football’ Bye Bye, Liverpool, Red men, SLOT GONE, Wave Goodbye https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/liverpool-v-real-madrid-uefa-champions-league-league-stage-anfield-1538da60-5ec2-484e-b979-9613abf624c8-630x453.jpg https://www.the42.ie/paul-flynn-jim-mcguinness-ger-brennan-7057727-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T10:46:09+01:00 'Jim McGuinness should have the same fate as Ger Brennan' - Paul Flynn All-Ireland, fairness, GAA, Sunday Game https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/06/mixcollage-01-jun-2026-10-42-am-1271-046688ae-d400-4b43-acde-3dacd47c07e8-630x630.jpg https://www.the42.ie/kevin-doyle-paralympics-interview-7037181-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T07:00:30+01:00 ‘I've sold everything I possess to continue in the sport’ Accident, Feature, Interview, Kevin Doyle, paralympics, Shooting https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/kevin-4-05bac639-73a0-43a7-81c6-8be23231e968-630x630.png https://www.the42.ie/stormers-leinster-sacha-7057629-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T06:30:39+01:00 Stormers will miss Sacha FM for semi-final visit to Leinster big blow, Leinster, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, semi, URC https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/sacha-feinberg-mngomezulu-in-action-9c20b221-9c33-49e0-b9bf-d35bccc3fe26-630x474.jpg https://www.the42.ie/golden-boot-contenders-world-cup-2026-7052948-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T06:00:34+01:00 World Cup 2026: The Golden Boot contenders 2026 world cup, Football, Goals Galore, Golden Boot, leading lights, scoring charts, Soccer, World Cup 2026 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/lusail-iconic-stadium-lusail-qatar-18th-dec-2022-fifa-world-cup-football-final-argentina-versus-france-kylian-mbappe-of-france-on-the-podium-to-collect-his-golden-boot-trophy-credit-action-plus-60f6ed02-28a3-41ee-ad8a-70cec3288df2-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leo-cullen-pressure-7057599-Jun2026/ the 42 en 2026-06-01T06:00:26+01:00 'Do I feel under pressure? No, I absolutely love it' - Leo Cullen Head Coach, Leinster, Leo Cullen, Passion, Positive Pressure, Pressure https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/leo-cullen-during-the-warm-up-144035ec-ac21-46c7-adf2-02b938366c4f-630x426.jpg https://www.the42.ie/iga-swiatek-french-open-5-7057297-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T22:39:00+01:00 Marta Kostyuk stuns Iga Swiatek with French Open victory french open, Tennis https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/french-open-tennis-40904410-33e5-482b-b33b-81a1be8fe915-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arsenal-title-winning-7057597-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T21:31:35+01:00 Extraordinary numbers turn out to celebrate Arsenal’s title-winning season Arsenal, Football, North London Forever, Soccer https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-31st-may-2026-the-team-buses-arrive-and-more-red-smoke-flares-go-off-obscuring-the-view-for-all-the-phone-photographers-heatwave-weather-as-fans-gather-in-north-london-for-the-parade-9e05880f-9e62-49b8-bfd8-7ac60d571bbd-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/gabriel-bannigan-andy-moran-mayo-monaghan-7057575-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T20:22:58+01:00 'It shouldn’t happen with two umpires there' - Bannigan reacts to ghost point All-Ireland Football, Mayo, Monaghan, Reaction https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/gabriel-bannigan-reacts-late-in-the-game-d045c70e-ade2-4a36-8d02-d0c282458a53-630x413.jpg https://www.the42.ie/iraola-liverpool-7057488-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T18:39:17+01:00 Liverpool set to open talks with Andoni Iraola as they look to replace Arne Slot Liverpool, managerial changes, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/afc-bournemouth-v-liverpool-premier-league-vitality-stadium-2773864a-af1d-4686-9d1a-c08f19f8fad5-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/monaghan-mayo-all-ireland-football-championship-7057430-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T17:54:44+01:00 Mayo hit six two-pointers as they just about squeeze past Monaghan GAA, Gaelic Football, Monaghan Mayo, Nail-Biter, Nervy, Two-Pointers https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ryan-otoole-and-ryan-odonoghue-37c7d177-aa4c-4a9d-ab32-71426a6a2c79-630x382.jpg https://www.the42.ie/katie-mccabe-chelsea-7057450-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T17:35:10+01:00 Katie McCabe set to join Chelsea after Arsenal exit Katie McCabe, On the Move, WSL https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/katie-mccabe-celebrates-with-the-trophy-c555f475-fea5-4aef-ae47-6d6e8adc803a-630x389.jpg https://www.the42.ie/man-city-brighton-womens-fa-cup-final-7057408-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T17:09:23+01:00 Disappointment for Hayes as Man City blitz Brighton in Women's FA Cup final Football, Fourmidable, Soccer, women's fa cup https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/london-uk-31st-may-2026-khadija-shaw-of-manchester-city-women-is-challenged-by-jelena-cankovic-l-and-caitlin-hayes-of-brighton-and-hove-albion-women-during-the-brighton-women-vs-manchester-city-9d4e4146-215c-4765-b90b-2d59c9571170-630x419.jpg https://www.the42.ie/dublin-louth-all-ireland-sfc-7057390-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T16:56:00+01:00 Late Lennon goal gives Louth the edge in pulsating contest with Dublin All-Ireland SFC, Dublin, GAA, Louth https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/ciaran-byrne-celebrates-a-score-d02ee1a8-3ebd-461b-9543-8ac7b1908fc8-630x410.jpg https://www.the42.ie/clare-galway-all-ireland-u20-hurling-final-7057377-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T15:51:58+01:00 Clare maintain perfect record in All-Ireland U20 hurling final with 10-point win over Galway Clare, Galway, Hurling, Raise the Banner https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/marco-cleary-celebrates-scoring-his-sides-fourth-goal-1292523f-0a88-4c69-9d4d-aca47e3a5f8f-630x462.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-i-ireland-7057357-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T15:01:02+01:00 Double bronze for Ireland at World Cup I in Seville Rowing https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/bronzewc1-cremenhyde-a5e91e20-464f-4520-91f5-7cc9a3fca630-630x472.jpg https://www.the42.ie/tyler-fletcher-scotland-7057346-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T14:22:56+01:00 Tyler Fletcher, son of Darren, called up to Scotland's World Cup squad 2026 world cup, Football, replacement, Soccer, World Cup 2026 https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/scotlands-tyler-fletcher-during-an-international-friendly-match-at-hampden-park-glasgow-picture-date-saturday-may-30-2026-81eea26f-5278-44f6-bcbc-439801052af8-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/french-police-detain-780-people-during-violent-clashes-following-psgs-champions-league-win-2-7057306-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T12:50:00+01:00 French police detain 780 people during violent clashes following PSG's Champions League win Arsenal, Champions League, France, Paris, Paris Saint-Germain, PSG https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/paris-france-30th-may-2026-tensions-between-psg-fans-and-the-police-following-psgs-victory-over-arsenal-in-the-champions-league-final-in-paris-on-30-may-2026-30052026-franceile-de-france-bd980aaf-cf80-40ed-9e9a-dba47322904d-630x420.jpg https://www.the42.ie/arteta-reaction-4-7057261-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T11:32:14+01:00 'That easily can be a penalty' - Arteta finds Arsenal’s loss ‘very tough to accept’ Arsenal, Champions League Final, Reaction, Soccer https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/paris-saint-germain-v-arsenal-uefa-champions-league-final-puskas-arena-c5cd8682-ad52-4a2a-9387-d705a7083155-630x496.jpg https://www.the42.ie/owen-elding-ireland-2-7057210-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T08:04:52+01:00 Owen Elding commits to Ireland despite England interest: 'It'd be a dream to put on a green shirt' owen elding, Republic Of Ireland, Soccer https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/owen-elding-d20ffbaa-75e1-4fbf-bba9-ec3eec3ae55f-630x430.jpg https://www.the42.ie/world-cup-moments-and-memories-7054509-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T08:00:32+01:00 Maradona, Ronaldinho, Keane – and reenacting them: Our favourite World Cup moments 2026 world cup, Football, Reeling In The Years, Soccer, Turn back time https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/argentinas-diego-maradona-celebrates-scoring-his-and-his-teams-second-goal-0372cb1c-a055-47b6-a9dc-7e874e378663-630x944.jpg https://www.the42.ie/caitlin-hayes-fa-cup-7053304-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T07:30:20+01:00 The Ireland defender eyeing an FA Cup final upset at Wembley Caitlin Hayes, Football, Magic of the Cup, Soccer https://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/brighton-and-hove-albions-caitlin-hayes-celebrates-scoring-their-sides-second-goal-of-the-game-during-the-adobe-womens-fa-cup-quarter-final-match-at-the-mangata-developments-stadium-borehamwood-1cef5506-8a8f-4d08-85a9-22100161396f-630x429.jpg https://www.the42.ie/jack-mccarron-monaghan-7054439-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T06:45:26+01:00 'He enjoys the clutch moments': the evergreen forward from Monaghan royalty GAA, Gaelic Football, jack mccarron, Monaghan GAA, Scotstown GAA https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/jack-mccarron-celebrates-his-score-8c4b3d7c-1a40-416e-8fc4-3b15de97a2d6-630x470.jpg https://www.the42.ie/absent-xi-the-best-player-who-wont-feature-at-the-2026-world-cup-7051910-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T06:30:03+01:00 Absent XI: The best players who won't feature at the 2026 World Cup Absent XI, Harry Maguire, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Missing Out, Soccer, trent alexander-arnold, World Cup 2026 https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/harry-maguire-of-england-during-the-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022-round-of-16-match-between-england-and-senegal-at-al-bayt-stadium-on-december-04-2022-in-doha-qatar-d845d5e6-3a01-4ca4-a908-cfe940fa99a0-630x414.jpg https://www.the42.ie/leinster-lions-mccarthy-7057199-May2026/ the 42 en 2026-05-31T06:15:08+01:00 McCarthy and Prendergast shine as Leinster swat feeble Lions aside Back To Business, Joe McCarthy, Leinster, Lions, Sam Prendergast https://c0.thejournal.ie/media/2026/05/joe-mccarthy-comes-up-against-angelo-davids-742a2b34-eddd-443d-855d-dc127fded1af-630x419.jpg