Stephen Kenny has admitted he does not expect to continue as Republic of Ireland manager when his future is decided next week.The 52-year-old’s current contract effectively ended with Tuesday night’s 1-1 friendly draw against New Zealand in Dublin and the Football Association of Ireland’s board will meet next week to decide whether to stick or twist.Public support for Kenny&rsquo

Rob Page insists Wales can reach Euro 2024 by drawing on their successful World Cup play-off history.Wales were consigned to the Euro play-offs in March after a controversial 1-1 draw with Turkey in Cardiff.Neco Williams’ early strike was cancelled out by Yusuf Yazici’s second-half penalty – with Page suggesting Wales would have won with another referee – as the Dragons fel

Richie Wellens felt Leyton Orient let down their fans after their rearranged game with Lincoln ended in a late 1-0 defeat.Orient had been leading 1-0 in the original League One fixture on October 3 when the match was abandoned after 82 minutes due to a medical emergency. O’s fan Derek Reynolds suffered a cardiac arrest and was treated pitchside before he was later pronounced dead.This time a

England Under-21 boss Lee Carsley threw down the gauntlet to Harvey Elliott after his brilliant brace.The Liverpool midfielder scored twice as the Young Lions breezed past Northern Ireland 3-0 at Goodison Park.Reds team-mate Tyler Morton, on loan at Hull, opened the scoring as Carsley’s men recorded a routine Euro 2025 qualifying win.Elliott now has five goals in Group F, with England second

Bonnyrigg Rose earned their first win in four games with a 4-2 victory over East Fife in cinch League Two.Smart Osadolor opened the scoring for the hosts in the 19th minute but they were pegged back 15 minutes later when Nathan Austin headed home.Bonnyrigg regained their advantage six minutes after the break through Lee Currie and Neil Martynuik’s penalty gave them a two-goal cushion.East Fi

Rock bottom Kidderminster snapped a three-game losing streak by drawing 1-1 at home to Hartlepool in the National League.It took seven minutes for the away side to open the scoring when Tom Crawford’s cross was turned into his own goal by Reiss McNally.Kidderminster were on level terms just after the half-hour mark when Amari-Morgan Smith nodded home from a corner.Hartlepool went in search f

Elgin moved further clear of danger at the bottom of cinch League Two with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Forfar.Ryan McLeman’s 13th minute strike proved enough for the home side, who are now five points clear of bottom club Clyde.Elgin should have doubled McLeman’s low opener just two minutes later but a Robert Jones penalty was well saved by Forfar keeper Marc McCallum.Kieran Inglis and

Taelor O’Kane scored a stoppage-time equaliser as strugglers Fylde claimed a 2-2 National League draw with Halifax at the MBi Shay Stadium.The away side broke the deadlock half an hour in when O’Kane headed in at the back post to make it 1-0.Halifax turned the game on its head in the second period when Jack Hunter equalised just after the hour mark before Rob Harker smashed the ball ho

Ryan East scored twice as Rochdale cruised to a 3-0 win over Altrincham in the National League.The ninth-placed hosts took just 15 minutes to grab the opener when East drilled a low shot home after good work from team-mate Harvey Gilmour.Altrincham missed a golden chance to equalise just past the half-hour when Chris Conn-Clarke saw his penalty saved by Rochdale goalkeeper Louie Moulden.The hosts

Ebbsfleet’s winless run in the National League extended to eight games following their 1-1 draw with Maidenhead.After a quiet first 45 minutes, Ebbsfleet broke the deadlock on the hour mark when Dominic Poleon latched onto a long ball before driving into the area and lashing home.Maidenhead responded just six minutes later when Reece Smith finished from inside the area to make things all squ