It’s been a bruising few days for the Irish football team. A disastrous tackle has left us shorn of our captain Seamus Coleman while the goalless draw with Wales has seen us slip off the World Cup qualifying group summit. Here are ten talking points.
Who says sport doesn’t matter? Eidur Gudjohnsen couldn’t hold back the tears after Iceland’s World Cup dream ended with a 2-0 defeat to Croatia. The islanders had held the Croats scoreless in the first leg but lost out in Zagreb to spell heartache for the former Chelsea man and his homeland with a population of just over 300,000.
Dubliner Steven Beattie is one of the growing list of Irish players who’ve come through the US Colleges’ system. Currently starring for Icelandic side Tindastóll, famous for recently spoofing Chelsea paint-drenched kit launch, Steven tells Póg Mo Goal of his experiences Stateside and the opportunities open to aspiring footballers from these shores.