IRELAND are bound for Barcelona in October.

DAMIEN RICHARDSON is confident his Airtricity League XI can hold their own against Scottish club Celtic and Premier League giants Manchester City in next month’s inaugural Dublin Super Cup.

DAMIEN RICHARDSON is delighted to be involved with the sort of company the inaugural Dublin Super Cup will bring to the Aviva Stadium next month, having been yesterday named as manager of the Airtricity League XI.

ALTHOUGH Anthony Stokes has been relegated to a standby position for Giovanni Trapattoni’s squad for next week’s Carling Cup game against Wales, Celtic manager Neil Lennon has backed his in-form striker to make it as an Irish international.

Celtic and Manchester City have both been confirmed for a four-team tournament in Dublin alongside Inter Milan.

The FAI has announced a new tournament for the Aviva Stadium called the Dublin Super Cup which will see Celtic, Manchester City and Inter Milan compete in the inaugural competition.

Nemanja Vidic insists he never had any intention of quitting Manchester United.

MANCHESTER UNITED will remember their first visit to the Aviva Stadium as a pleasant stroll in a lovely park, Alex Ferguson’s team banging in seven against an Airtricity XI — and that without Smokin’ Wayne Rooney ever catching fire in front of goal.