'I don’t want James McClean getting all the attention' - Stephen Hunt
The midfielder believes Giovanni Trapattoni wants the best for Ireland but will not be expecting a warm ‘hello’ any time soon.
The midfielder believes Giovanni Trapattoni wants the best for Ireland but will not be expecting a warm ‘hello’ any time soon.
The history of public singing in Ireland suggests it emerges as a response to troubled times, writes Denis Buckley.
The Ireland skipper added that the Irish players need to “stick together” after the recent lows.
The Irish rugby captain believes the Fulham midfielder is ‘incredibly professional’ and is enjoying is football away from the shackles of the international game.
It’ll be grand, said Andy Roxburgh of the tournament’s growth from 16 t0 24 teams.
The England boss says he reluctantly accepts the decision of the Chelsea defender to call time on his international career.
The former Three Lions captain made the announcement on the eve of his FA disciplinary hearing over racism charges.
David Moyes has admitted the player will be missed in Everton’s upcoming matches.
The Premier League club now accept that Richard Dunne “received the highest standard of medical care” while with Ireland at Euro 2012.
The goalkeeper also revealed that other players in his position such as Brad Friedel influenced his decision to retire.
“To sing the anthem or not has nothing to do with the amount of effort we give on the pitch,” the Real Madrid midfielder said.
The FAI chief executive said club pressures may have led the goalkeeper to announce his international retirement.
The 25-year-old defender was a free agent after being released by Celtic in the summer.
The Eastlands midfielder wasinvolved in an angry exchange with a journalist after the quarter-final defeat by Spain, during which Nasri challenged the reporter to a fight.
The experienced defender says calling time on his Ireland career has “crossed his mind” over the past few weeks.
The Man City midfielder along with Yann Mvila, Hatem Ben Arfa and Jeremy Menez are to appear before an FFF disciplinary committee. Merde.
Whether Trapattoni really does intend to ring the changes for the World Cup qualifiers is unclear, writes Paul Fennessy.
There’s no call-up for Robbie Keane, Damien Duff, Shay Given and Richard Dunne, while Kevin Foley has turned down a call-up.
Ryszard Grobelny is some man for the craic, it seems…
The Argentinian attacker believes both Andres Iniesta and Xavi deserve the prestigious accolade.
The Italian will take over from Dick Advocaat but has yet to sign a contract, the Russian Football Union said today.
The French President also believes money has little to do with the national team’s problems.
… he’ll also be opening a special Euro 2012 photo exhibition, and we have a sneak peek.
The ex-Northern Ireland player made his presence known at the PFA Legends tournament recently.
Poznan! We thought we had something special going on…
The former Marseille coach will replace Laurent Blanc, who stepped down after the end of the European Championships.
Iker Casillas, Tomas O’Connor and an ex-competitive eater all feature in this week’s countdown.
The footballing legend also clarified recent comments he made comparing Neymar to Messi.
Surprise surprise, Spain remain the world’s top-ranked side following their win at Euro 2012.
Some the usual suspects are lampooned in the last skit of the tournament.
‘It’s after midnight…’
As the sun came up over Kiev following Sunday’s Euro 2012 final, Miguel Delaney met Spain’s history boys.
How can you not love this man?
We’ve done well for a small island nation, writes Mark Boyle from Japan, but we shouldn’t overstate our sense of exceptionalism: it doesn’t serve us well abroad.
The striker leaves Newcastle United having made 42 appearances for the club.
Miguel Delaney lists the the stand-out performers as well as the biggest flops at this summer’s finals.
From Pirlo’s panenka to Bendtner’s boxers, here are the moments that we’ll always associate with Euro 2012.
Juan Mata’s final goal of the tournament sparked 15,358 tweets per second. That’s a lot.
The Liverpool star and his team-mates were celebrating Spain’s third major trophy win in a row.