FOOTBALL DAILY | Off The Ball announce bumper LOI rights deal | Shamrock Rovers welcome Dundalk to kick off the season's coverage
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Off the Ball's Football Daily. Phil Egan which will bring the number of live national radio commentary games to 33 across the new 2026 SSE Articity men's Premier Division season.
How did Shamrock Rovers perform in their opening match against Dundalk?
Off the ball covered live games on Friday night for the first time last season, the new agreement brings even more national radio coverage than ever before for the League of Ireland. LOI Late Night on X Spaces and the LOI podcast, which is free to air each match week, will continue as normal. And alongside the live League of Ireland matches, Off the Ball will also broadcast games from the 2026 Men's and Women's FAI Cups. The new season kicks off on Friday the 6th of February. Defending champions Shamrock Rovers play last season's First Division champions Dundalk at Tala Stadium. And it's a game you'll be able to hear on Off the Ball. Manchester City are in full control of their League Cup semi-final against Newcastle.
Goals from Antoine Semenyo and Ryan Cherky gave City a 2-0 win over the holders in the first leg at St James' Park. Boss Pep Guardiola was happy his team got the win, even though they weren't at their best.
We were there. Of course, there are some momentums. I know his pressing is really good, but we break up. First half, Jeremy was top. Second half, Simeone and Erling were much, much better. But all the team, the guys who came from the bench, good game and the first step to reach the final.
It's now two goals in two games for Semenyo since his move from Bournemouth. He also had a goal ruled out after a five-and-a-half-minute check. There was VAR drama when the teams met in the Premier League earlier this season, and Guardiola isn't happy both decisions went against his side.
Today, four people were not able to decide because the line was, I don't know, but the second goal, the Newcastle score, that was perfect. It was perfect, the line.
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe admits conceding a second goal in injury time makes it very tough to turn it around in three weeks time.
It's a body blow for us but not fatal at the moment and we're still in there fighting I think maybe a bit of naivety with a minute to go on the clock that we're still trying to chase a goal in that moment we need to defend I thought the lads gave everything today under difficult circumstances with the extra time on Saturday and there was a bit of fatigue in our performance but I can't fault the players.
New Chelsea boss, Leymar Senior, wants the fans to leave Stamford Bridge tonight knowing his side have given everything on the pitch. They take on Premier League leaders Arsenal in the first leg of their semi-final. Senior grew up in nearby Wandsworth and says he's aware of how much the team means to the fans.
Cam Bates bought this club for a pound and people at this football club who still support this club were working so hard to keep this club going and then to see the era with the trophies and Jose Mourinho. But that club was built and that success was built on hard work.
The new Chelsea boss also says Arsenal's success this season isn't solely down to set pieces.
Arsenal are good at everything. They're good at everything. They're a good team. It's not about taking a game back in time. You have to manage your 1% to be as good a team to win as many different ways as possible. I respect them. I don't know who's calling them set piece FC. I'm definitely not.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says they can use the League Cup as a launchpad for Premier League success this season. The Gunners have a six-point lead at the top of the league. Arteta says in his experience, winning becomes a habit.
When you get to this stage in the competition, you get to the final and you get over the line and win it, it brings energy, it brings belief and the sense that everybody is very important and playing part of that.
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