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We'll Leave It There So: Ireland prepare for crunch Euro clash, Zlatan to call it a day and all today's sport

Here’s what the sporting world threw at us on Tuesday.

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Irish fans play football in the Grand Place Ireland fans enjoying themselves in Lille ahead of tomorrow's decisive Euro 2016 game against Italy. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

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Michael McGovern with Mario Gotze Northern Ireland's Michael McGovern in action against Germany's Mario Gotze. Presseye / William Cherry/INPHO Presseye / William Cherry/INPHO / William Cherry/INPHO

Where we were today

Ben Blake and Paul Fennessy are in Lille ahead of Ireland’s crunch Euro 2016 final Group E clash with Italy tomorrow evening. Fintan O’Toole was at the #GAAThisIsMajor launch in Croke Park, and Ryan Bailey caught up with Olympic triathletes Bryan Keane and Aileen Reid.

Aileen Reid and Bryan Keane Aileen Keane and Bryan Reid. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

The best thing we shared

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If only….

On the record

There were mistakes made and, as the coach, I’ll take ownership of them. We should have travelled out sooner.

“We should have maintained the same level of meticulous preparation and competitive mindset that we had become accustomed to. We won’t be tucking into desserts, driving around in flashy cars and fucking about. Well, maybe there will still be nice cars, but anything that negatively impacts our usual level of preparation will be knocked on the head.

It has to be, and I know it will be, because nobody is more critical of Conor than Conor himself.

We published the exclusive first extract of John Kavanagh’s autobiography ‘Win or Learn’, which was co-authored by The42‘s own Paul Dollery.

The fixture list

  • The final Euro 2016 group games are upon us: Iceland v Austria (5pm), Hungary v Portugal (5pm), Sweden v Belgium (8pm) and of course, the big one, Ireland v Italy (8pm).
  • Meanwhile, the Copa America semi-final between USA and Argentina kicks off at 2am Irish time.
  • And on home soil, Carlow face Offaly in the Leinster U21HC semi-final (7.30pm).

Showbiz, baby!

PayetGoal

Dimitri Payet scored this impressive goal in a training game against Paris FC’s Under 19 side on Monday.

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Ireland poised to shuffle the pack for all-or-nothing Italy game as Walters doesn’t recover in time

‘There were mistakes made and, as the coach, I’ll take ownership of them’

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