Tag: Windsor Park
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Treble-hunting Linfield have strength of character to finish job after booking Irish Cup Final
Linfield being in with a shout of a trophy treble shouldn’t sound as impressive as it is, but in a campaign where the book has been thrown at the Blues from seemingly all directions, a team where winning is par for the course have probably exceeded expectations in making that prospect a reality. They’ve had…
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Why flying Altrincham ace Chris Conn-Clarke could be Northern Ireland’s next breakout star
The Northern Ireland senior men’s first international break of 2024 is a somewhat low-key double-header, with a couple of away friendlies firstly in Romania and then Scotland ahead of the start of the Nations League in September. They tackle the Romanians at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest on Friday, March 22 before heading to Hampden…
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Larne and Linfield’s six-hits keep heat on at top… and Jordan Stewart’s return can boost Blues
There’s no stopping Linfield and Larne at the top of the table, with both sides barely breaking a sweat on their way to comprehensively hitting their visitors for six at the weekend. The Blues swatted away the challenge of Newry City at Windsor Park but they were matched goal for goal by the Invermen, who…
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Portadown showed mettle in BetMcLean Cup Final, but promotion is the ultimate success
It proved one step too far in the end for Portadown in the BetMcLean Cup, but they certainly didn’t disgrace themselves under the spotlight on Sunday. The Ports, who eliminated three Premiership outfits en route to the decider, weren’t able to take down a fourth on trophy day as Linfield ran out 3-1 victors in…
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Linfield’s captain fantastic Jamie Mulgrew is perfect inspiration to Blues’ present and future
After Linfield defended their BetMcLean Cup crown at Windsor Park on Sunday, there was jubilation in the way you would expect a trophy win to be celebrated. Any trophy is there to be toasted and, although a club of the Blues’ stature will never be content just to stop at one, they are moments for…
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Linfield are big favourites to retain BetMcLean Cup… but Portadown won’t go down quietly
The second of the Irish League’s three senior cup Finals is now upon us – the one that has, in recent years, attracted the biggest crowd of the lot. The NI Football League’s bold call to make the BetMcLean Cup decider a Sunday special, a day of the week when Irish League football has very…
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Cup progression further inspires Linfield to do talking on the pitch after turbulent week
In the first of two successive Sunday specials against Championship opposition for Linfield, round one passed with little hitch. Although the BetMcLean Cup showpiece against Portadown is on the seventh day by design, with crowds of over 11,000 flocking to Windsor Park each of the previous two editions, their visit to Institute was more through…
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Play-Off success inspires belief that calm and collected Tanya Oxtoby can take NI forward
Although it wasn’t a display that always ebbed and flowed, Northern Ireland’s place in League B of the Women’s Nations League is secure following Tuesday night’s play-off second leg. Entering the two-legged series against Montenegro knowing that victory was essential to avoid the drop into League C of the competition, most of the groundwork, as…
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