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    Fab Move For Barcelona Tied Up As Wenger Waves Goodbye To Skipper
    Share Cesc Fabregas is officially a Barcelona player after signing a five-year contract with the European champions. The former Arsenal captain, 24, was paraded in front of 30,000 Barca fans in the Nou Camp after passing two medicals on Monday. Arsenal will receive a guaranteed £30m transfer fee, with a further £5m dependent on the number of games played and trophies...
    by at August 15th, 2011 at 01:08 pm
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    Traps Boys Un-Beaten Run Continues In Dire Draw
    Share Republic of Ireland 0  -  0 Croatia The only positive to take out of a rather dull and completely useless friendly international match, was that the Republic of Ireland have now gone five games without a loss, drawing 0-0 with Croatia in the Aviva Stadium tonight. Tonights game was one with very little highlights, with the hosts failing to get going at all, although...
    by at August 11th, 2011 at 12:08 am
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    Pats U-turn Means Europa League Tie WILL Go Ahead As Planned
    Share In quite a dramatic u-turn St Patrick’s Athletic Europa League tie against Karpaty WILL go ahead after the Football Association of Ireland stepped into a dispute between club owners and players. At mid-day today the players of St Pats decided they were going to pull out of tonight’s tie as the clubs owners had not co operated with players problems with...
    by at August 4th, 2011 at 03:08 pm
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    Players Pull Plug On Europa League Tie
    Share In a devastating blow for  St Patricks Athletic and Irish football itself,the PFAI (Players football association of Ireland) have confirmed that the players of St Patricks Athletic have pulled the plug on their Europa League second leg third round qualifier with Karpaty due to take place in the Tallaght Stadium tonight. Pete Mahon was alone at the press conference...
    by at August 4th, 2011 at 01:08 pm
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    Manchester City Lift First Ever Dublin Super Cup
    Share The inaugural Dublin Super Cup came to a dramatic conclusion with Manchester City eventually lifting the trophy after a weekend of top quality football that saw 13 goals scored.   AudioPlayer.embed("pod_audio_1", {soundFile: "http%3A%2F%2Fsportspeak.eu%2Fmedia%2Fpodcast_2011_07_31_02.mp3"}); Roberto Mancini’s side secured their first piece...
    by at July 31st, 2011 at 11:07 pm
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    Shays Career Given Lifeline By McLeish
    Share Given was a bench warmer at City for all of last season Aston Villa have completed the signing of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given from Manchester City on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said. The 35-year-old Given had slipped behind England’s Joe Hart in the pecking order at City and played only a handful of first-team matches last season. “Aston...
    by at July 18th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
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    Republic Of Ireland End Season On A High Against Italy
    Share Italy 0-2 Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews and co, celebrate after Andrews put Ireland in front. Giovanni Trapattoni guided the Republic of Ireland to a 2-0 victory against his native Italy at the Maurice Dufrasne Stadium in Liege, Belgium. This was only the second time ever the Republic have beaten Italy. In a game of few clear-cut chances it was Ireland who made...
    by at June 7th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
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    Robbies Nifty Fifty Gives Macedonia A Kick In The Balkans
    Share Macedonia 0 – 2 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane made history by scoring his 50th and 51st international goals in the Republic of Irelands Euro 2012 qualifying victory over Macedonia in Skopje tonight. Keane has scored 5 goals in the last week In a game that was paused for a duration as goalkeeper Shay Given complained about fans shining lazors in his eyes...
    by at June 4th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
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    Banana Skin Match In Skopje In Prospect As Skipper Wins War Of The Strained Groin
    Share Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane has been passed fit for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia in Skopje tonightKeane, who suffered a groin injury during a training session on Thursday, will partner Simon Cox in attack, after completing a full session in the sweltering Skopje heat yesterday evening. Darren O’Dea starts in defence along with Stephen...
    by at June 4th, 2011 at 09:06 am
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    Its The Final Red Card As Scholes Hangs Up His Boots
    Share Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has retired from playing professional football at the age of 36, but will join the club’s coaching staff. One of many trophies: Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs with the FA Cup in 1996 Scholes, who has spent his entire career at Old Trafford, becomes the latest of Fergie’s Fledglings to call it a day after Gary Neville...
    by at May 31st, 2011 at 03:05 pm