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# Sport Review 2014

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opinion makers
Power ranking our 12 favourite football pundits of 2014
Ranked by knowledge, entertainment value, originality and several other key traits.
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Jan 1st 2015, 10:00 PM
Stars
Do you agree with our Premier League team of 2014?
Featuring Seamus Coleman, John Terry, Luis Suarez and more standout players.
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Dec 31st 2014, 9:00 PM
clash of the ash
What was your 2014 hurling moment of the year? Here's what The Sunday Game lads chose
Hawkeye? JJ’s hook? Wexford’s qualifier run? Let us know what you thought.
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Dec 31st 2014, 4:00 PM
twitterati
Joey Barton on hurling, Sheamus at Craggy Island and 36 more sporting tweets of the year
Also, ‘Bunk’ from The Wire reveals his love of St Pat’s, Gary Lineker takes Robbie Keane’s ‘unidentified fan’ crown and more.
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Dec 31st 2014, 3:00 PM
Year in Review
From the Aviva to Zurich -- It's our A to Z of the sporting year
Katie Taylor, Odell Beckham Jr and Joe Brolly all make our list too.
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Dec 30th 2014, 9:28 PM
boooo
Brolly v Hunt and 5 more of 2014's most tedious stories
Good riddance to the news cycle with these lads in it.
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Dec 30th 2014, 4:25 PM
Lucky for some
Oooomph! 13 huge hits that shook our bones in rugby this year
“Are you ready to give up, or are you thirsty for more?”
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Dec 29th 2014, 3:00 PM
After years of graft, Irish MMA finally got recognition in 2014
‘We’re not here to take part, we’re here to take over.’
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Dec 28th 2014, 11:00 PM
Sport Review 2014
Realising a boyhood dream - My 2014 sporting moment
Eoin O’Callaghan recalls how a football hero from his youth provided him with a huge personal highlight earlier this year.
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Dec 28th 2014, 5:00 PM
Reel to Reel
Lebron meets Hozier, and A Game of (Sochi) Thrones: The sports ads we loved in 2014
Beats and Guinness led the way with some stellar efforts this year.
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Dec 28th 2014, 3:05 PM
Chewy Luis
Free-kicks and clever flicks: These were Luis Suarez's best goals in 2014
When he wasn’t chewing the shoulder off Italian defenders, Suarez was scoring some pretty decent goals.
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Dec 26th 2014, 11:30 PM
Popular
The Top 10: Here's what you were reading on TheScore.ie in 2014
Thanks for reading – here’s to an even bigger and better year in 2015.
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Dec 26th 2014, 6:00 PM
back on the bike
'It’s easy to be down when you’re in so much pain': Dan Martin mentally stronger after testing 2014
After crashing out of the Giro D’Italia in Belfast, Ireland’s premier cyclist refocused to turn 2014 into a very good year indeed.
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Dec 26th 2014, 4:00 PM
Test Yourself
QUIZ: Can you spot the odd one out from the 2014 sporting year?
One of these things is not like the others…
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Dec 26th 2014, 9:00 AM
Zlat's Entertainment
Our Christmas gift to you - 6 great goals scored by Zlatan in 2014
Tis the season.
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Dec 25th 2014, 11:30 PM
Interview
‘We were getting phone calls from every news channel’ – How a young Irish boy took Greece by storm
Jay Beatty from Armagh had a year he’ll never forget.
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Dec 25th 2014, 8:00 AM
decomissioned
18 incredible rugby players who retired this year
It’s almost enough to fill a squad for the greatest charity match ever.
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Dec 25th 2014, 7:00 AM
Leo
Sometimes you forget how good Leo Messi was in 2014. Remind yourself.
Happy Christmas, Leo – thanks for all of the joy you brought us this year.
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Dec 24th 2014, 11:30 PM
Focus
'They went ballistic': The perfect moment captured when Ireland Women beat the Black Ferns
Photographer Dan Sheridan tells about his unique view of one of the greatest ever moments in women’s rugby.
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Dec 24th 2014, 8:00 PM
Best of the best
Winners alright! 10 horses that grabbed the headlines in 2014
2014 was another year in which racing fans gained some new favourites and said goodbye to some old ones.
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Dec 24th 2014, 6:18 PM
Sport Review 2014
The 10 best Premier League goals of 2014
From Wayne Rooney’s lob to Tomas Rosicky’s gorgeous dink, there have been some terrific top-flight strikes this year.
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Dec 24th 2014, 6:16 PM
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
Sheasy's heroics, beating New Zealand & a legend's final act - I wish I was there in 2014
Our writers on the sporting events they would have loved to witness this year.
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Dec 24th 2014, 8:00 AM
kun
He's class, isn't he? The best bits from Sergio Aguero's brilliant 2014
It’s only December but Aguero has already set out a convincing case to be Premier League Player of the Year.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 11:30 PM
Sport Review 2014
The 10 most memorable moments of the 2014 World Cup
Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez and Tim Howard all created their unique storylines at what was a wonderful tournament.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 6:00 PM
No Limits
An evening of footballing inspiration -- my sporting moment of 2014
An evening of watching football like I’d never seen it before.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 5:00 PM
behind the lens
The story behind this euphoric picture of Brian O'Driscoll retiring a champion
We spoke the man who captured the iconic moment.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 8:00 AM
CR7
Cristiano Ronaldo's 2014 highlight reel is an irrefutable case for the Ballon d'Or
Even by his exalted standards, Ronaldo has had a sublime individual year.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 11:30 PM
3 LOI players who made the big move to England in 2014 and 3 who could be next
Brian Lenihan’s move to Hull and more of the league’s brightest prospects.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 11:00 PM
opinion makers
Kimmage, Dunphy, Hunt and 8 other sports pundits who took 2014 by storm
Paul Kimmage, Stephen Hunt, Jerry Kiernan and others whose comments sparked controversy.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 9:30 PM
Interview
Irish pentathlete Natalya Coyle on Rio 2016, the 'big' year ahead and her love of sleep
After enjoying an encouraging 2014, the Meath woman is confident of qualifying for Brazil.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 3:03 PM
WIT
'If you have an obsession with Roy Keane, he hasn't disappointed you in 2014'
The Ireland manager showed some of his customary wit at the RTÉ Sport Awards last night.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 1:36 PM
Legend
Brian O'Driscoll held back tears after receiving a surprise Hall of Fame award last night
The rugby legend was commended for his fantastic year.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 9:42 AM
recommended
Keano, Rio and Pirlo - 13 of the best football books to read this Christmas
In case you’re in need of a last-minute Christmas gift, one of these fine reads should do the trick.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 9:00 AM
good reads
10 of the best sports books to buy as last-minute Christmas gifts
‘Night Games,’ ‘The Test,’ ‘The Race to Truth and more of this year’s most memorable work.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 8:06 AM
Over the Bar
Was there a better point than Shane Walsh's in the 2014 Championship? Here's the top five
Donegal captain Michael Murphy features twice in the football “best of” list. TWICE.
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Dec 17th 2014, 6:02 PM