Duff Road Ahead for Republic to Reach Rio

Duff Road Ahead for Republic to Reach Rio

The Irish camp has been rocked with the news of Damien Duff’s retirement as the Green Army prepares to mobilise again to a Samba beat. The next chapter in the Irish football story starts here with Giovanni Trapattoni’s announcement of the squad for the first World Cup 2014 qualifier with Kazakhstan.

Given, the Greatest, Hangs Up Gloves

He sat ringside at London’s ExCel Arena. Around him, thousands of green-clad Irish were in raptures creating a cauldron of noise as Ireland’s sporting superstar, Kate Taylor, powered to Olympic gold. As he hangs up his gloves, trying to replace Shay Given could prove a knock-out blow to our future qualifying hopes.

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