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Emlyn Begley

Limerick, Manchester

Sport Journalist at BBC

Limerickman. BBC Sport football writer and live texter. Oxford United and Treaty United fan. Vegan.

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  • 1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Emlyn Begley

    Serhou Guirassy - a man with a modest career until two years ago - finds himself at the top of the Champions League scoring charts after his hat-trick against Barcelona, though it was not enough to prevent Borussia Dortmund going out. AdvertisementThe striker, 29, has relegations from the German and French top tiers on his CV - and had never produced a 15-goal season until last term. His six transfers in a journeyman career often hit by injury have cost a combined £45m.

  • 3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Emlyn Begley

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Nico O'Reilly has impressed Pep Guardiola this season"He's going to play in the semi-final, for sure," said Pep Guardiola after Nico O'Reilly saved Manchester City's FA Cup skins for the second round in a row. The City manager may have been half-joking - with the words accompanied by a huge smile and laugh - but 20-year-old O'Reilly has certainly added to his growing reputation.

  • 4 weeks ago | bbc.com | Emlyn Begley

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, New Zealand took advantage of Oceania getting an automatic World Cup spotFour teams booked their spot at the 2026 World Cup during the international break, despite some European teams not yet starting their qualifying campaigns. Japan were the first to seal their place, with three games to spare, by beating Bahrain 2-0. New Zealand followed them with a 3-0 win over New Caledonia in the Oceania final.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Emlyn Begley

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Reece James and Thomas Tuchel won the Champions League together at Chelsea"It is good, because I learn about my team and my team learn about me," said Thomas Tuchel after his England reign started with routine World Cup qualifying wins over Albania and Latvia. Some players played their way into Tuchel's thinking, while some may have played their way out of the team.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Emlyn Begley

    Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, "Myles Lewis-Skelly debuted with me on the pitch, so I am not all alone," said Thomas Tuchel afterwardsEngland started the Thomas Tuchel era with a 2-0 victory over Albania in World Cup qualifying. Teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly scored on his senior international debut before captain Harry Kane netted his 70th international goal to seal the win. BBC Sport takes a look at some of the talking points from the game.

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Emlyn Begley
Emlyn Begley @EmlynBegley
6 Apr 25

My hot take is people will get quite into the Club World Cup - even though nobody will care beforehand. Seems unlikely to me football fans in June or July aren’t going to watch Man City, Real Madrid, Bayern etc in competitive games when there’s nothing else on.

Emlyn Begley
Emlyn Begley @EmlynBegley
5 Apr 25

RT @SkyBetChamp: A BIG goal for @OUFCOfficial! 🟡 #EFL | #SkyBetChampionship https://t.co/v8aPxxSjMq

Emlyn Begley
Emlyn Begley @EmlynBegley
5 Apr 25

Holy fucking shit #oufc