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Captaining Ireland versus Uruguay on Sunday, Jon Walters marked the occasion with a sensational strike from the edge of the box just before the half hour mark.  After a scrappy phase of play on the edge of the box involving Glenn Whelan and the opposition’s midfielders, the ball fell to the Stoke City striker. After getting it out of his …

Seamus Coleman’s double leg break earlier this year in Ireland’s World Cup qualifier versus Wales was a huge blow to the Ireland set-up. With less and less Irishmen featuring regularly in the Premier League, Coleman is one of a handful who plays week in, week out. Not only that, he is regarded by many as one of the top right-backs in …

It seems the norm that no international window goes by without a public spat between Ronald Koeman and Martin O’Neill. The duo have had ongoing disputes over the international selections of players not deemed to be fit by the Merseyside club, namely James McCarthy. The midfielder, who has rarely featured this season due to injury, misses out on O’Neill’s latest …

James McClean will captain Ireland in Friday’s friendly against Mexico, according to The Irish Independent. The 28-year-old is due to win his 50th cap for his country in what has been an emotional year for the Derryman. McClean is Ireland’s top goalscorer in World Cup qualifying so far, scoring two against Moldova and hitting the crucial winner against Austria in Vienna. …

The Irish Independent has reported that Roy Keane was top of Limerick’s list to replace Martin Russell as manager. The Ireland assistant boss has hinted in the past that a return to club management could be on the cards in the future with Sunderland and Ipswich Town his only two previous managerial posts. Having not been a first team manager since 2011, …

Speaking to Pundit Arena’s Irish football podcast, The Mixer, a couple of weeks ago Jagiellonia Bialystok striker Cillian Sheridan put his brilliant form in Poland’s top flight down to the momentum he had carried through from playing in Cyprus.  Looking at his form in Poland in isolation, though, it is clear the Cavan native has adapted particularly well to the Ekstraklasa, having …

With the Football League in England drawing to a close for another season, a number of players will be left without a club come the summer. Among those free agents are three former big name League of Ireland players. Pat Hoban, Paul Keegan and Dave Mooney have all been let go by their clubs and will be hoping to rapidly find …

Speaking to Pundit Arena’s Irish football podcast The Mixer this week, Cork City’s midfield enforcer Conor McCormack spoke about moving to Manchester United at a young age, playing for a time in Italy as well as now being compared to N’Golo Kante in some quarters.  McCormack, who joined Cork City ahead of the 2017 season from Derry City, came to …

The Irish Independent has reported that Martin O’Neill will not blood any new talent in the upcoming summer friendlies against Uruguay and Mexico. The matches will mainly be used to give his first choice options some game time with the World Cup qualifier against Austria the main priority. Ireland play Mexico in the United States and Uruguay in the Aviva Stadium. “We …

He may not wear the captain’s armband for his club yet, but Ireland international Seamus Coleman has proved since taking on the honour for his country that he is more than able for the task. A tenacious right-back who plays in a direct, robust manner, Coleman had been a mainstay for both Ireland and Everton until a shockingly timed tackle …