Keane bowed out of international football having taking his record goal tally to 68.

Keane has been handed the chance to lead out Ireland for his 146th and last appearance.

Scotland took almost 78 minutes to produce their one and only effort at goal. It went wide.

They started last night’s match in unison but as the friendly against the Netherlands progressed, it became evident Harry Arter and Stephen Quinn were battling against each other for a ticket to France.

Roy Hodgson's men played the first of three warm-up matches at a sparsely-filled Etihad Stadium.

Martin O'Neill has revealed Rob Elliot suffered a "serious knee injury".

McClean was typically forthright when asked about taking the penalty instead of Shane Long.

O’Neill was content with the draw against Slovakia despite injuries to Shane Long and Rob Elliot.

Rob Elliot's hopes of making it to the Euro 2016 finals have been dealt a major blow.

Six players who made their mark for Ireland, and five who will regret the events of the past week…

The Newcastle goalkeeper was starting for his country for just the second time.

Robbie Keane is also out of Tuesday night's friendly against Slovakia.

17 players saw action against Switzerland.

Clark struck with a second-minute header to double his international tally.

The build-up to Euro 2016 should continue to bring a welcome edge to Ireland’s upcoming matches.

Cruyff died on Thursday at the age of 68 after losing his battle with lung cancer.

Fans were reported to be arriving early at the Aviva for some ‘pre-gaming’.

"We lived very emotional moments. Now we must move forward, all safety measures will be taken."

Dele Alli enjoyed a stunning full debut on a night of tears, compassion and defiance.

This was a chance for France and England to show the terrorists they will never crush the spirit of the free world.

Wembley’s giant arch will shine in red, white and blue while the French flag and national slogan of ’Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite’ will be shown displayed on LED screens on Wembley Way.

Munster assistant coach Brian Walsh hopes his charges will learn — and quickly — from the lessons of two successive pre-season defeats to Grenoble and Connacht.

Munster 12 Connacht 28: Connacht scrum-half Kieran Marmion could hardly be blamed for feeling more than a little aggrieved last week when he was released back to Connacht by Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt without having had a reasonable chance to press his claims for a place in Ireland’s World Cup squad.

We’re not sure that Tottenham fans have ever recovered from losing goal-scoring sensation Gareth Bale.

Italy will not be seeded for the upcoming World Cup qualifying draw after a 1-0 friendly defeat to Portugal.

Martin O’Neill is clear about the single most important improvement he wants to see in Ireland’s performance against Scotland next week.

Roy Hodgson has told Raheem Sterling to develop a ‘thicker skin’ after he was booed by Irish Liverpool supporters during England’s draw at the Aviva Stadium.

Jack Grealish has not opened negotiations with England with a view to defecting from Ireland.

After the lunchtime lethargy at the Aviva Stadium, the man to emerge from the Irish dressing-room with the broadest smile was debutant Harry Arter.

Republic of Ireland 0 England 0: The good news: 20 years on from the Lansdowne riot, this meeting of Ireland and England in Dublin passed off without major incident.

The leprechaun was understandably confused.

Gareth Maher lists three things we learned from the Ireland versus England game. 

Robbie Brady says he is prepared to do anything to earn a starting spot for the Republic of Ireland in their crucial Euro 2016 Qualifier against Scotland next week.

"I’m happy everything went well and everyone goes home safely."

England have warned fans attending next month’s momentous friendly with Ireland against sectarian chanting.

All friendly matches are equal but some are more equal than others, writes David Shonfield.