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Meghann Scully and Keith Treacy are joined by Barry Murphy as Off The Ball Breakfast returns for 2026! They chat through the Premier League results from a low-scoring New Year's Day, debate about the nature of the title race, and Enzo Maresca's Chelsea departure. Off The Ball Breakfast every weekday from 7:30AM

The Independent’s Richard Jolly joins Mick McCarthy to reflect on all of the festive football stories, most notably Enzo Maresca parting ways with Chelsea on New Year’s Day! Football on Off The Ball with William Hill.

Shane Hannon is joined by Johnny Ward, former LOI manager Shane Keegan and former Ireland International David Connolly to discuss all the talking points surrounding the world of football on what is a less than busy Saturday in the Premier League as Aston Villa close the gap on Arsenal before the Gunners take on Bournemouth later today. Meanwhile Celtic lose yet again, this time to Glasgow rivals Rangers in the Old Firm derby. Football Saturday on Off The Ball is brought to you by William Hill

Journalists Roy Curtis and Orla McElroy join Shane Hannon for the first Saturday Panel of 2026, looking ahead to their sporting hopes for the year, with a prediction or two thrown in!

Phil Egan and Brian Kerr are on hand to bring you immediate reaction to the late drama at Craven Cottage where Cody Gakpo thought he got Liverpool's winner, however Fulham's Harrison Reed got his first goal since April 2023 to spread the points between the two teams.   The Sunday Kickback is brought to you by William Hill  

Stephen Doyle and Keith Treacy are on hand to bring you immediate reaction to the tight encounter at the Etihad Stadium which saw Chelsea equalise in stoppage time through Enzo Fernandes to split the honours even in Manchester.   The Sunday Kickback is brought to you by William Hill

Football writer, Henry Winter, joins Ger Gilroy & Vinny Perth on the show to round up the weekend's Premier League results & news. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Ger Gilroy, Arthur O'Dea, Dara Smith-Naughton & David Wilson react LIVE to Ruben Amorim's sacking as Manchester United boss. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

On Monday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest from Manchester United's decision to sack head coach Ruben Amorim. Amorim's tenure lasts just 14 months. Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola, Xavi, Zinedine Zidane or Gareth Southgate next? Leeds United proved the Portuguese undoing. Chelsea look set to appoint Leroy Rosenior. Gary O'Neil to be his replacement at Strasbourg? Pep Guardiola's defensive crisis. Keith Andrews' Bees machine keeps on rolling. And Evan Ferguson's Roman future. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

Eoin Sheehan and Michael McCarthy discuss the biggest news in sport today as Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim, following a bizarre run of results and press conference comments. Guardian Football Journalist Jamie Jackson joins Eoin to discuss the last few days of events that led to the Manchester Club making the decision to part ways with the former Portuguese International The Football Show on Off The Ball with William Hill

Tom English joins Eoin Sheahan to discuss the news of Wilfried Nancy's departure from Celtic and who his potential successor may be. Football on Off The Ball with William Hill

Manchester United writer, Mark Critchley, joins Ger Gilroy & Adrian Barry on the show to react to yesterday’s news of Ruben Amorim’s sacking & discuss who may replace him... Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

Your weekly dive into Irish footballers & managers making moves across the water. Off The Ball’s Matthew Brennan joins Ger Gilroy & Adrian Barry to recap the last week of Irish performances from across the Irish Sea in The Championship, League One & League Two - as well as further afield across the world! We’ve put together a rolling team of the week from across the three EFL leagues & will hone in on some of the stand-out/most notable performers from the last round of fixtures! There’s currently three Irish bosses at the helm in the three divisions, the bulk of which coming in League One by way former Republic of Ireland international Conor Hourihane at Barnsley, Brian Barry-Murphy at Cardiff with our sole representative in League Two being Dean Brennan at newly promoted Barnet. We’ll run through how each of them got on & hear from them on a regular basis! There’s also a number of former League of Ireland stars now plying their trade in the EFL, so League of Ireland fans, there is plenty in here for you too! Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest from Manchester United's manager search as the hunt goes on for Ruben Amorim's successor, whilst Chelsea get their man. Is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about to return to Old Trafford? What went on behind the scenes at Carrington in the final days? Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola, Xavi, Zinedine Zidane or Gareth Southgate next? Liam Rosenior gets a hefty contract to take the Chelsea job. Martin O'Neill in to steady the Chelsea ship. Wilfried Nancy's departure. Pep Guardiola's defensive crisis causes them to go for more defenders. Mohammed Salah's Egypt roll on. Evan Ferguson's Roma take on Lecce. And is Bosun Lawal the man to take the place of Josh Cullen in the Irish midfield in March against Czechia. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

Join Matthew Brennan, Ben Symes and David Wilson as they review the best of the Irish across the water over the Christmas period. Matthew and David tell all about their sojourns to the World Darts Championship. We find out how Jimmy Dunne is getting on at Queen's Park Rangers. There is a discussion around the job that Keith Andrews has been doing at Brentford and where could they possibly end up come the business end of the season. Celtic's calamitous season continues, and is Martin O'Neill the long-term answer for their problems. And where do the lads foresee Irish football, and Irish footballers in general ending up this season? And as ever, we are looking for your inspiration to help us, fancy getting in touch? You can do so my emailing [email protected] Contact us on socials @offtheball across all our platforms. Or if you want to contact us directly message the @offtheball.football account on Instagram. And as ever, we are on WhatsApp on 087 9 180 180. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join