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SPORT ON RTÉ2 Week 21

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MAGAZINE – Saturday 16 May at 2.35pm on RTÉ2

THE STORY OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 – RUSSIA’S STORY – Sunday 17 May at 4.20pm on RTÉ2

Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of what it takes to host a World Cup. This film tells Russia’s story as it prepares to stage the world’s premier sporting event, the FIFA World Cup. Shot during the period of 3.5 years, starting in 2015, filming took place around the host cities and their surroundings almost every month until the beginning of the competition in 2018.

RTÉ SPORT CLASSICS – Sunday 17 May at 5.25pm on RTÉ2

Featuring the Republic of Ireland 3-0 USSR on 30TH Oct 1974 and the Republic of Ireland 1-0 Germany on 8th Oct 2015. A Euro qualifying double-header featuring a famous Don Givens hat-trick plus a win over the reigning world champions.

THE SUNDAY GAME – Sunday 17 May at 9.30pm on RTÉ2

Des Cahill and guests Eddie Brennan and Tommy Fitzgerald take a look back at Laois’s big breakthrough last year v Dublin and 2019’s Super 8 meeting of Kerry and Donegal is analysed by Tomás Ó Sé and Michael Murphy plus Darragh Maloney examines the end of Rule 42 and Sean Kelly tells the story from his perspective as GAA president at the time.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CLASSIC MATCHES – Tuesday 19 May at 8.00pm on RTÉ2

Featuring Tottenham 4-3 Manchester City 17/4/19, Quarter-Final, 2nd Leg; Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea 24/4/12, Semi-Final, 2nd Leg; and Inter Milan 2-5 Schalke 6/4/11, Quarter-Final, 1st Leg.

RTÉ SPORT CLASSICS – Thursday 21 May at 9.30pm on RTÉ2

Rugby – Ireland v New Zealand, 2013: Heartbreak for Ireland as an historic first home win against the All Blacks is snatched from them at the death in a classic clash.