With Robbie Keane expected to retire from international football, Martin O’Neill’s need to unearth a striker who regularly finds the net grows ever more urgent.

Malky Mackay is back in football after Wigan confirmed the Scot as their new manager.

The civil war between Cardiff owner Vincent Tan and Malky Mackay reached its logical and inevitable conclusion yesterday with the sacking of the club’s Scottish manager.

Another chaotic day at Cardiff ended with manager Malky Mackay still in charge, for now.

Cardiff manager Malky Mackay has been told to resign or face being sacked by the Welsh club’s owner Vincent Tan.